Darkest Dark theme from DevStyle - a free plugin providing an enhanced set of experiences for Eclipse. Included:
- Darkest Dark theme - #1 in the Marketplace:
True dark theme with flat replacement icons
A great experience over Windows, Mac and Linux
- Included with DevStyle:
New light and dark color themes
All new startup experience for Eclipse
Inline search for text editors
Entirely free to use! Get DevStyle today.
Tags: dark, theme, Darkest Dark, Genuitec
Additional Details
Eclipse Versions: 2024-09 (4.33), 2024-06 (4.32), 2024-03 (4.31), 2023-12 (4.30), 2023-09 (4.29), 2023-06 (4.28), 2023-03 (4.27), 2022-12 (4.26), 2022-09 (4.25), 2022-06 (4.24), 2022-03 (4.23), 2021-12 (4.22), 2021-09 (4.21), 2021-06 (4.20), 2021-03 (4.19), 2020-12 (4.18), 2020-09 (4.17), 2020-06 (4.16), 2020-03 (4.15), 2019-12 (4.14), 2019-09 (4.13), 2019-06 (4.12), 2019-03 (4.11), 2018-12 (4.10), 2018-09 (4.9), Photon (4.8), Oxygen (4.7), Neon (4.6)
Platform Support: Windows, Mac, Linux/GTK
Organization Name: CodeTogether Inc.
Development Status: Production/Stable
Date Created: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 12:51
License: Commercial - Free
Date Updated: Friday, September 20, 2024 - 09:08
Submitted by: Tim Webb
| Date | Ranking | Installs | Clickthroughs |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 5/551 | 2692 | 8 |
| September 2024 | 4/642 | 12415 | 66 |
| August 2024 | 5/641 | 9292 | 54 |
| July 2024 | 5/663 | 9672 | 45 |
| June 2024 | 6/681 | 10827 | 75 |
| May 2024 | 6/682 | 10796 | 49 |
| April 2024 | 5/687 | 12345 | 57 |
| March 2024 | 4/694 | 14353 | 82 |
| February 2024 | 5/687 | 11373 | 322 |
| January 2024 | 5/691 | 10676 | 75 |
| December 2023 | 6/671 | 9424 | 59 |
| November 2023 | 6/686 | 11696 | 50 |
Unsuccessful Installs
Unsuccessful Installs in the last 7 Days: 247
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Reviews Add new review
Re: Run As options as missing after installation
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 06:49
In reply to Run As options as missing after installation by shashank Sase
Shashank, we have been unable to replicate this. Can you please let us know what version and distribution of Eclipse you're using, and what file type you're looking for Run As on?
Can not install Darkest Dark (Eclipse 2021-12)
Submitted by Blocky .jar on Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:28
I can't install darkest dark on eclipse 2021-12. My problem is that the eclipse marketplace does not find the darkest dark in the first place
Re: Can not install Darkest Dark (Eclipse 2021-12)
Submitted by ROM Void on Thu, 12/16/2021 - 03:07
In reply to Can not install Darkest Dark (Eclipse 2021-12) by Blocky .jar
Simply open a Marketplace window in Eclipse, then just click and hold the Install button on this page and drag it to the Marketplace window you opened.
Re: Can not install Darkest Dark (Eclipse 2021-12)
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 06:39
In reply to Can not install Darkest Dark (Eclipse 2021-12) by Blocky .jar
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This issue has been resolved, and you will now find it in the in-product Marketplace again.
Good, but scroll bar is to thin
Submitted by Walter Valle on Fri, 11/19/2021 - 10:46
I like the Darkest Dark theme. I use this in my daily work. But there is one thing that is very annoing. The scrollbar is very thin and disappears on mouse out. I suggest you add a parameter that allows the user to change the scrollbar width directly in the preferences screen.
Dark Theme black selected text in Windows server 2019
Submitted by Brad Huang on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 05:11
I know the issue is fixed in updated window 10.
But in windows server 2019 still have the same problem.
I have update windows server to the newest version.
Problem: The folder expand icon and selected text in black.
DevStyle Version: 1.11.0.202105260439
XML Editor Design View is jarring
Submitted by Akshat - on Fri, 10/15/2021 - 09:48
Love the theme. It looks great! Just had one issue.
The design view for xml editor shows up as a table with solid white borders on dark background which looks extremely jarring. Vertical separators are almost unnecessary and horizontal separators could have lower opacity or be removed altogether.
Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish
Submitted by Zach Foster on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 16:41
The slowdown was getting unbearable. I had to uninstall plugins one by one until I got to this one and Eclipse returned to being snappy. Coworker confirmed that this was slowing dow his Eclipse as well.
Re: Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Thu, 09/30/2021 - 11:26
In reply to Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish by Zach Foster
Zach, this isn't an issue we're aware of. Can you please let us know your base version of Eclipse and the distribution, like Java & Web or C/++, PHP, etc.? Also, the version of Java being used to Eclipse and OS? If you can share your coworkers details too, that would be additionally helpful. We'd love to replicate this and get it addressed ASAP.
Re: Re: Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish
Submitted by Miroslav Dobis on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 06:31
In reply to Re: Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish by Brian Fernandes
Hi Brian,
today I installed Darkest Dark Theme into Spring Tool Suite 4 (Version: 4.13.0.RELEASE) with little help of lang3 from local store. Sluggish is maybe weak word, but I've played with it a little and found out that IDE behaves sluggishly only when Console with Ansi mode enabled is visible. Maybe that could help you investigate more.
Anyway, I use Darkest Dark Theme in other Eclipse IDEs for years and I'm pretty satisfied. You are doing great job guys.
Re: Re: Re: Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 14:18
In reply to Re: Re: Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish by Miroslav Dobis
Miroslav, we really appreciate you running that down for us - we can try to replicate with this setting and I'm adding this to our bug notes. Just to be clear, when you say ANSI mode, do you mean the the "Interpret ASCII control characters" Console preference? Thank you for the vote of confidence and being a long time Darkest Dark supporter!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish
Submitted by Miroslav Dobis on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 02:23
In reply to Re: Re: Re: Looks pretty but makes IDE sluggish by Brian Fernandes
Hi Brian, console ansi mode: Window / Preferences / Ansi Console with Enabled checkbox checked or toolbar of Console view toggle button "Enable / Disable Ansi Console". I'm running this on Windows 10 machime. Thank you.
devstyle deep theme theme currently selected line background
Submitted by xh z on Thu, 08/19/2021 - 05:16
devstyle deep theme theme currently selected line background color and scroll bar improvement suggestions...
The gray background color currently selected under the devstyle deep theme theme style does not match the overall color style of the devstyle deep theme theme. I hope that the currently selected background color can be re-adjusted, please see. . .
The positioning of the scroll bar is not obvious, which affects the width of the mouse drag. I hope that the display style of the scroll bar can be improved. I hope that an optional item can be added to make the scroll bar wider and brighter.
Love the new dark themes. Very readable.
Submitted by Mark Bratcher on Sun, 07/25/2021 - 10:57
After getting these new dark theme choices working, I've totally abandoned the default themes. My eyesight isn't what it used to be and the tiny Eclipse icons drove me crazy, and the standard white background theme was actually Ok. It just took some getting used to after coming off the dark theme of VS Code. And the standard dark theme in Eclipse is simply just ugly and not as readable.
The Darkest Dark themes make the small icons more distinct and I personally find the source code has a high degree of readability in this mode. I tried all of the dark theme choices and found a couple that I like the most in terms of how various elements are rendered.
Re: Love the new dark themes. Very readable.
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Fri, 07/30/2021 - 14:43
In reply to Love the new dark themes. Very readable. by Mark Bratcher
Thank you for the kind words Mark, we're so happy to hear you're really enjoying the theme and perhaps more importantly, that it's making Eclipse more accessible for you. I will admit that the new icons (especially in pastel colors) are my personal favourite theme feature. If you tweak an inbuilt theme and find settings you like, you can copy the theme code and share it with others too. Thanks again!
Changed the color of my Git History labels
Submitted by Alessandro Aiezza on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 18:16
In response to: https://marketplace.eclipse.org/comment/7662#comment-7662
Brian,
That's amazing news! Thank you for your quick response :)
- Alessandro
The ability to change package explorer size disapear
Submitted by Yi Liu on Sat, 07/17/2021 - 05:33
Hello, I remember devstyle contains ability to change package explorer size with some version, but now, for eclipse 4.18 and DevStyle 1.11.0.202105260439 , I cannot find that feature anymore, any hint about this issue?
Re: The ability to change package explorer size disapear
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 11:46
In reply to The ability to change package explorer size disapear by Yi Liu
Yi - Eclipse added this functionlity to Windows builds in 2020-09 (4.17) - check "Tree and Table font for views" under the font preference page. If you're using this verison or later, we don't show the setting. However, if you still want it, you can add the
-Ddevstyle.show.explorer.size.control=trueswitch to the vmargs section of your eclipse.ini file and that will show you the preference. Hope this helps!Re: Re: The ability to change package explorer size disapear
Submitted by Yi Liu on Fri, 07/23/2021 - 23:19
In reply to Re: The ability to change package explorer size disapear by Brian Fernandes
It works now, thank you. BTW, why this amazing feature is hidden by default?
Re: Re: Re: The ability to change package explorer size disapear
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Fri, 07/30/2021 - 14:47
In reply to Re: Re: The ability to change package explorer size disapear by Yi Liu
Yi - glad to hear you got it working! We disabled it because we believe the in-built preference I referenced above manages to uniformly change the font size in all views. The setting is disabled only in Eclipse versions that have the new preference (4.17+)
Re: The ability to change package explorer size disapear
Submitted by Yi Liu on Sat, 08/21/2021 - 08:25
In reply to Re: Re: Re: The ability to change package explorer size disapear by Brian Fernandes
Brain, I just found out the feature with eclipse 4.19, thanks for your quick response:)
Changed the color of my Git History labels; Otherwise great!
Submitted by Alessandro Aiezza on Wed, 07/14/2021 - 14:22
I don't know if Eclipse did this, or the plugin, but there's a sharp difference in the Git History branch labels after installing the plugin. The white text on light green background is quite off-putting.
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8107121/125673054-cdd93ee7-32…
Re: Changed the color of my Git History labels; Otherwise great!
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 15:16
In reply to Changed the color of my Git History labels; Otherwise great! by Alessandro Aiezza
Alex, thank you for the report and handy screenshot - we were able to replicate it rather easily and will be looking into fixing as soon possible. Glad you are enjoying the theme otherwise!
Theme isn't working correctly - setup issue?
Submitted by Mark Bratcher on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 19:10
Hello. I'm dying to try this dark theme. Screenshots look great.
However, when I install it, only my scroll bars are dark. My main windows are still light.
I am running Eclipse 2021-3 for ESP-IDF.
Re: Theme isn't working correctly - setup issue?
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Mon, 07/05/2021 - 05:59
In reply to Theme isn't working correctly - setup issue? by Mark Bratcher
Mark, thank you for the comments! We tried a few tests at our end, and couldn't replicate this. Mind sharing the OS and OS theme (if applicable) you're on? Also, what base distribution of Eclipse are you using - CDT or other? If you could share some screenshots of how it looks in both Darkest Dark and the Eclipse Dark theme, that would help. You can email them to support@genuitec.com
Great theme but issues with highlight color on selected items.
Submitted by Wayne Baldwin on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 08:38
Love the colors but when I installed this theme on the latest Eclipse, 2021-03 the highlight colors for selected items makes them unreadable. (Grey text on Grey background.) I don't see a way to attach a pic.
Re: Issues with highlight color on selected items.
Submitted by Aaron Lara on Wed, 05/26/2021 - 11:08
In reply to Great theme but issues with highlight color on selected items. by Wayne Baldwin
Hello Wayne, I'm sorry you are having issues with DevStyle. We have just released a new version (2021.5.26) and you can get it by doing help > check for updates, if you are still having the issues you described, please reach us out at https://www.genuitec.com/forums/topics/devstyle/theme-problems/ and share a ScreenShot with us in addition to your OS.
DevSDtyle + Xubuntu (XFCE)
Submitted by B W on Fri, 03/26/2021 - 07:43
Great plugin, I really like the themes.
However, there is a problem on Xubuntu 20.04.2 LTS running the default, stock Greybird theme.
The current position in all trees (Project Explorer, Outline, etc) is highlighted with background color #6688ff (102, 136, 255), which does not look like in the screenshots. I also tried in Windows 10 with same Eclipse version and the highlighting in the Outline and Project Explorer panes looks correct there.
Trying other themes in DevStyle and also in XFCE did not help.
The default Eclipse themes each highlight with their own, different blueish, less intrusive color, so it appears that this element is definitely stylable.
Details: Eclipse CDT Version: 2021-03 (4.19.0) Build id: 20210312-0638, DevStyle installed from Eclipse Marketplace. No other plugins installed.
highlight html tags (open/end) in eclipse not working
Submitted by Walter Britton on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 13:45
Great plugin, only issue is that I have tried everything under the sun to set the matching tag high lite color and I can't. I'm using the darkest theme with a mild to dark gray background so i can at least see the black line box around the tags. If I use the black background you can't see anything. Please advise and thank you
Can't get past splash screen after installing Darkest plugin
Submitted by Leary Forehand on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 22:37
Using Eclipse 2019-12. Installed Darkest Dark plugin plus associated bundle. Now I can't get past the Eclipse splash screen. Help!
Re: Can't get past splash screen after installing Darkest plugin
Submitted by Leary Forehand on Wed, 02/24/2021 - 14:33
In reply to Can't get past splash screen after installing Darkest plugin by Leary Forehand
Nvm...I realized I could initiate eclipse with the -clean paramater and all was fixed. Carry on about your lives fair citizens...nothing to see here.
SQL tags too dark.
Submitted by Herchi . on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:45
I had installed in other eclipse and I can see the sql ok
But in my eclipse (same version) I tried to reinstall the theme but it still being too dark :(
i.imgur.com/TesM1Fv.png
Re: SQL tags too dark.
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 07:43
In reply to SQL tags too dark. by Herchi .
Do you have any additional plugins installed and can you please let us know what version of Eclipse you're using? If you try switching to other dark themes (within the offerred DevStyle themes) do you see the same issue there too?
Crash boot loop
Submitted by Vsevolod Golovanov on Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:16
After installing into the latest version of DBeaver (via Install new software...) it goes into crash boot loop: starts, splashscreen appears, crashes, starts again etc... Only
taskkill /f /im dbeaver.exehelped.Re: Crash boot loop
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 14:40
In reply to Crash boot loop by Vsevolod Golovanov
Vsevolod, we specifically tried the latest version of DBeaver and could not reproduce this issue. Are you using the DBeaver standalone installer (assuming version 7.3.3) or have you installed DBeaver via update site into Eclipse? If the latter, do share the version and distribution of Eclipse being used.
Re: Re: Crash boot loop
Submitted by Juan Lopez on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 09:40
In reply to Re: Crash boot loop by Brian Fernandes
Hi Bryan,
I have the same issue than "Vsevolod" in DBeaver 7.3.4. I don't have any Eclipse distribution installed. I followed the steps from DBeaver webpage (dbeaver.com/docs/wiki/Eclipse-extensions/) and now I can't use the application. Is it possible to unninstall the extension without run the app?
Thank you.
Great!
Submitted by Oleksandr Khomenko on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 02:53
Hello friends,
the plugin is just great!
I will see hot good it is in the work.
But the first impression is perfect!
Additional thank for update of the buttons :-)
Re: Great!
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:24
In reply to Great! by Oleksandr Khomenko
Oleksandr, glad you are enjoying DevStyle - thank you for the kind words!
DevStyle not showing in preferences
Submitted by Swapnil Vijayvargiya on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 01:06
After successful installation I can see DevStyle Theme under General > Appearance but there is no DevStyle option under preferences, please help
Re: DevStyle not showing in preferences
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 15:16
In reply to DevStyle not showing in preferences by Swapnil Vijayvargiya
Swapnil, this could be because of an installation issue. As we just released a new version (2020.12.11), I would recommend updating - let us know if you still see the problem after the update.
Darkest dark incompatible with lombok
Submitted by Matti Turpeinen on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 10:51
When using darkest dark with lombok only the bottom half of the project seems to be colored. The coloring can be fixed with ctrl + shift + o (import all), but it seems clumsy to apply this command after even the smallest change. I have the newest version of eclipse, darkest dark and lombok
Cannot install the plugin in Eclipse 2009
Submitted by Felix Beier on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 06:33
Tried via market place and update site but I am getting the following error:
java.io.IOException: http:// downloads.genuitec.com/downloads/products/devstyle/updates/ds20200720 is not a valid repository location.
Cannot install
Submitted by Chikage Koori on Sat, 09/19/2020 - 18:55
An error occurred while collecting items to be installed
session context was:(profile=epp.package.cpp, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).
Artifact not found: com.googlecode.json-simple_1.1.1.me201606061543.jar.
com.googlecode.json-simple_1.1.1.me201606061543.jar
Marketplace not visible after installation
Submitted by Marco Riva on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 08:01
I instelled this plugin in my Eclipse. After installation the "Eclipse Marketplace" in the Help menu is visibile only when I run "as administrator".
How can I solve?
Thanks. Marco.
Install issue from Spring Tool Suite
Submitted by Mary Alexander on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 12:03
I get an error when I attempt download of Darket Dark Theme for the following methods in Spring Tool Suite 4 (Version: 4.5.1.RELEASE, Build Id: 202001211336). (I had to edit urls to not trigger link check for this comment)
1. I drag the INSTALL button from this marketplace.eclipse.org page onto STS workspace: "No repository found at http:// www. genuitec.com/updates/devstyle/ci/."
2. From Eclipse Marketplace in STS when I select to install Darket Dark Theme with DevStyle 2020.7.20. Error from Marketplace: "Artifact not found: http:// www. genuitec.com/updates/devstyle/ci/compositeContent.jar."
3. From STS - Help - Install New Software - Work with "http:// www.genuitec.com/updates/devstyle/ci" returns error: "Could not find http:// www.genuitec.com/updates/devstyle/ci"
Re: Install issue from Spring Tool Suite
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Fri, 09/04/2020 - 10:29
In reply to Install issue from Spring Tool Suite by Mary Alexander
Mary, I just confirmed that our DevStyle update site is up an running. These errors may have been caused by a temporary network glitch at either end - if you try again this should just work. Please do, and let me know if you still experience issues.
Re: Re: Install issue from Spring Tool Suite
Submitted by Mary Alexander on Wed, 09/30/2020 - 17:55
In reply to Re: Install issue from Spring Tool Suite by Brian Fernandes
Thank you for the reply. I tried all methods again, and same error. I am online and not connected to VPN as VPN prevents eclipse market place. I am able to install other market place plugins. If there is not a way to download the plugin manually, I'll just move on. =)
Re: Re: Re: Install issue from Spring Tool Suite
Submitted by Brian Fernandes on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 13:23
In reply to Re: Re: Install issue from Spring Tool Suite by Mary Alexander
Mary, very odd indeed. You can use the methods described in this thread to create a local mirror of the update site, and then install from the local location. I hope that works for you.
Dark between gray and black
Submitted by Just Perfection on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 16:31
When I set color themes to "H:0, S:0, L:0" everything goes black but I want much darker than 0,0,100 but not black. Can you fix it for the next version or give me a styling shortcode that can match "#050505"?
How can I set the background
Submitted by Leo 233 on Tue, 08/04/2020 - 23:06
How can I set the background image in the code editing area