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Arc Dark Theme

v0.1.0 · by Will Cygan · added 3 November 2026

Arc Dark theme for Zed based on the popular Arc Dark color scheme

Themes

How to install

With Forge Super installed, the button above opens the app on this extension, where you press Install. Nothing is installed until you do.

You can also open the Extensions panel in the app and search for Arc Dark Theme. The extension's id is arc-dark-theme.

Don't have Forge Super yet? Download it here.

README

From the extension's repository, written by its authors and not by Mentenaz. See the source.

Arc Dark Theme for Zed

A dark theme for Zed based on the IntelliJ Arc Dark Theme by Pavel Zlámal.

Manual Installation

  1. Copy arc-dark.json to your Zed themes directory:
mkdir -p ~/.config/zed/themes
cp themes/arc-dark.json ~/.config/zed/themes/
  1. Open Zed settings (Cmd+, on macOS, Ctrl+, on Linux)

  2. Select "Arc Dark" from the theme selector, or add to your settings:

{
  "theme": "Arc Dark"
}

Color Palette

  • Backgrounds: #383c4a, #404651, #474c5b
  • Borders: #2b2e39
  • Accent/Focus: #2679db (Arc blue)
  • Text: #d3dae3, #ffffff
  • Muted: #9ba2ab
  • Keywords: #ffa833 (orange)
  • Strings: #c6ffa8 (green)
  • Comments: #a9a9a9 (gray)
  • Functions: #ffcf69 (yellow)
  • Types: #a8ebff (cyan)

Credits

  • Original Arc Theme by horst3180
  • IntelliJ Arc Dark Theme by Pavel Zlámal
  • Adapted for Zed by wcygan