Dracula
A dark and light color scheme that gets applied to code editors, terminals, and other apps.dracula/dracula-theme
- Stars
- 23.6k
- Forks
- 2.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- —
- Last update
- 5 days ago
- Type
- Other
What it is
Dracula is a color theme, meaning a set of colors that changes how an app looks, especially code editors and terminals. This repository is the main home for the project and its shared color palette, which includes dark (Dracula) and light (Alucard) variants. Each supported application has its own theme, usually maintained in a separate repository within the Dracula GitHub organization.
- Apply the Dracula color scheme to Visual Studio Code, iTerm, Vim, or another supported app
- Look up the exact hex, RGB, or HSL values of the Dracula or Alucard palettes for your own projects
- Submit a new theme for an application that Dracula does not yet cover, following the contribution steps in the README
Great for
- Developers who want a consistent color scheme across several editors and terminals
- People looking for a well-known dark theme with a published color palette
- Designers or developers who want to reuse the published hex colors in other tools
- Contributors who want to build a theme for an app that is not yet supported
Not ideal for
- People who need a theme for an app that is not on the supported list, unless they build it themselves, since the README says support depends on community contributions
- Users who want a single install that works everywhere, because each app needs its own installation steps from draculatheme.com
- Anyone expecting a software program with features; this is a visual theme and palette
How to get it
- 1
See the README
Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/dracula/dracula-theme.git - 2
Run it
- Open draculatheme.com and search for the application you want to theme.
- Follow the install instructions listed for that application.
- Restart or reload the application to see the theme applied.
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use the published palette tables in the README to match custom colors in other tools.
- Check the Dracula Specification at draculatheme.com/spec to see how colors map to code symbols.
- Join the GitHub Discussions or Discord to ask questions about specific themes.
Downloads
Strengths
- Covers a large number of applications, with the README listing over 400 supported apps
- Published color palette with hex, RGB, and HSL values for both dark and light variants
- Released under the MIT license and states that its colors meet WCAG 2.1 AA contrast for foreground and background
Trade-offs
- The README does not say how every individual theme is maintained; each theme lists its own maintainer in its own repository
- Installation details for each app are not in this README and must be found on draculatheme.com
- The README is truncated here, so some details may be missing from this analysis
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dracula-theme (this) | 23.6k | Other | beginner | 5 days ago | Developers who want a consistent color scheme across several editors and terminals |
| solarized | 16k | Other | beginner | 2.3 years ago | Developers who spend long hours in a terminal or code editor and want a low-glare color scheme |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.