dracula/dracula-theme

Analysis updated 2026-06-21

★ 23,453Audience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Dark color theme
      High contrast colors
      WCAG accessible
    Supported apps
      Code editors
      Terminals
      Browser devtools
    Variants
      Dark Dracula
      Light Alucard
    Installation
      Per app docs
      Dracula website

mindmap root((repo)) What it does Dark color theme High contrast colors WCAG accessible Supported apps Code editors Terminals Browser devtools Variants Dark Dracula Light Alucard Installation Per app docs Dracula website

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Apply a unified dark theme across VS Code, Vim, JetBrains, iTerm, and 400+ other tools at once

USE CASE 2

Switch to the Alucard light variant for a bright-background environment that still matches your dark setup

USE CASE 3

Ensure your color scheme meets WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility contrast standards for users with color-vision differences

How does it compare?

	dracula/dracula-theme	guzzle/guzzle	gar-b-age/cooklikehoc
Stars	23,453	23,450	23,458
Language	—	PHP	JavaScript
Setup difficulty	easy	easy	easy
Complexity	1/5	2/5	2/5
Audience	developer	developer	general

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

Dracula is a dark color theme for code editors, terminals, and developer tools. A color theme changes the colors used to display your code, the background, the text, comments, keywords, strings, and other syntax elements all get specific colors. Dracula uses a dark purple background with high-contrast colors (bright pink, cyan, green, yellow, and purple) for code elements, making it easier to read code for long periods in low-light environments. The same consistent set of colors is applied across over 400 different applications, so your editor, terminal, browser developer tools, Slack, and other tools all look visually unified. Supported applications include Visual Studio Code, Vim, Emacs, JetBrains IDEs (like IntelliJ and PyCharm), Sublime Text, iTerm, Windows Terminal, Zsh, and many more. There is also a light variant called Alucard for those who prefer light backgrounds. You would use Dracula if you spend long hours looking at code and want a visually comfortable, consistent theme across all your development tools, without having to pick a different theme for each application. Installation is specific to each application and is documented on the Dracula website. The color palette meets accessibility contrast standards (WCAG 2.1 Level AA), meaning the colors are readable even for users with certain types of color vision differences.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Help me install the Dracula theme in VS Code and iTerm2 so my editor and terminal look the same

Prompt 2

List all JetBrains IDEs that support Dracula theme and how to install it in each one

Prompt 3

Generate a CSS color palette based on Dracula colors, dark purple background, pink keywords, cyan strings, for my web app

Prompt 4

How do I create a Dracula-compatible theme file for an app that is not on the official supported list?

Prompt 5

What is the difference between Dracula and the Alucard light variant, and how do I switch between them?

Frequently asked questions

What is dracula-theme?

Dracula is a dark color theme for code editors, terminals, and 400+ developer tools that uses a consistent high-contrast palette, making code easier to read for long sessions without switching themes between apps.

How hard is dracula-theme to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is dracula-theme for?

Mainly developer.

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