BoxLang Themes
Beautiful VS Code themes specifically designed for BoxLang development with dark neon and light muted variations
Clean, modern themes designed specifically for BoxLang development. This extension provides two carefully crafted color schemes that enhance your BoxLang coding experience with optimal syntax highlighting and visual appeal.
🎨 Available Themes
BoxLang Dark (Neon)

High-contrast dark theme featuring vibrant neon colors with pink, purple, and cyan accents. Optimized for extended coding sessions while maintaining visual appeal and code readability.
BoxLang Light (Muted)

Subtle light theme with soft teal and green backgrounds, perfect for daytime development. Features muted accent colors that reduce eye strain during long coding sessions.
✨ Key Features
BoxLang Optimized - Specifically designed for BoxLang syntax highlighting and component recognition
Semantic Highlighting - Enhanced token colors for better code understanding
Bracket Pair Colorization - Distinct colors for matching brackets and parentheses
Complete UI Theming - Consistent colors across editor, sidebar, terminal, and all VS Code interfaces
Component Support - Special highlighting for BoxLang components (
<bx:component>
tags)Eye-friendly - Carefully selected contrast ratios for comfortable viewing
📦 BoxLang Developer Pack
Quick Setup: Get this theme along with all essential BoxLang development tools in one click with the BoxLang Developer Pack!
The BoxLang Developer Pack is a curated extension pack that includes everything you need for BoxLang development:
🚀 BoxLang Language Support - Complete language server with IntelliSense, syntax highlighting, and error detection
🎨 BoxLang Theme - This theme extension with both Dark (Neon) and Light (Muted) variants
🧪 TestBox Support - Full TDD/BDD testing framework integration
📦 CommandBox Integration - Package management and project scaffolding tools
Install the Complete Pack
Instead of installing extensions individually, get the full BoxLang development environment:
VS Code Marketplace: BoxLang Developer Pack
OpenVSX Registry: BoxLang Developer Pack
# Install the complete developer pack
code --install-extension ortus-solutions.vscode-boxlang-developer-pack
This automatically installs all BoxLang development tools, including this theme, saving you time and ensuring a complete setup.
📦 Individual Installation
VS Code Marketplace
Install from the VS Code Marketplace:
Open VS Code and go to Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X
/Cmd+Shift+X
)Search for "BoxLang Theme"
Click Install
Go to File → Preferences → Color Theme and select your preferred BoxLang theme
OpenVSX Registry
For VS Code compatible editors like Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, install from OpenVSX Registry.
Command Line Installation
# VS Code
code --install-extension ortus-solutions.vscode-boxlang-theme
# VS Code compatible editors
cursor --install-extension ortus-solutions.vscode-boxlang-theme
🎯 Recommended Settings
Enable these VS Code settings for the best theme experience:
{
"editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
"editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active",
"editor.fontFamily": "Fira Code, 'Cascadia Code', Consolas, 'Courier New'",
"editor.fontLigatures": true,
"editor.fontSize": 14,
"editor.lineHeight": 1.5
}
🔧 Theme Selection
After installation, activate your preferred theme:
Windows/Linux:
Ctrl+K
,Ctrl+T
orFile → Preferences → Color Theme
macOS:
Cmd+K
,Cmd+T
orCode → Preferences → Color Theme
Select either:
BoxLang Dark (Neon) - For high contrast dark experience
BoxLang Light (Muted) - For comfortable light experience
🛠️ Development & Contributing
GitHub Repository
Report Issues: GitHub Issues
Contributing Guidelines
Fork the repository
Create a feature branch
Edit theme JSON files in the
themes/
directoryRun
npm run build
to validate changesTest themes using
npm run dev:host
Submit a pull request with screenshots
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