🌌 Dark Pop UI 🎨

v0.0.2 · by Kunal Arora · added 3 November 2026

Midnight hues with a neon twist — a dark theme that keeps your code stylish and your eyes happy.

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 🌌 Dark Pop UI 🎨. The extension's id is dark-pop-ui.

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.

🎨 Dark Pop UI Theme for Zed

A clean, contrast-rich dark theme for Zed, designed to balance aesthetics and readability — with a soft mode for those long coding sessions. Built by devs, for devs.

📸 Preview

Default Dark Mode

Dark Pop UI

Soft Dark Mode

Soft Dark Pop UI

✨ Features

🖤 High-contrast default – makes your syntax pop without burning your eyes.
🌘 Soft dark variant – great for mellow environments or longer sessions.
📐 Minimalist UI – subtle styling that gets out of your way.
👁️ Optimized for readability – tested across common languages and file types.

⚙️ Installation

Open your Zed config:
~/.config/zed/settings.json
Add your preferred theme:

{
  "theme": "Dark Pop UI"
}

Or for the soft variant:

{
  "theme": "Soft Dark Pop UI"
}

🔧 Recommended Settings

You can pair the theme with these settings for an even better dev experience:

{
  "theme": "Dark Pop UI",
  "indent_guides": {
    "enabled": true,
    "coloring": "indent_aware"
  },
  "buffer_font_features": {
    "calt": false,
    "liga": false
  },
  "ui_font_size": 13,
  "buffer_font_size": 12.0,
  "cursor_blink": true,
  "experimental.theme_overrides": {},
  "git": {
    "inline_blame": {
      "enabled": true,
      "min_column": 150
    }
  },
  "assistant": {
    "default_model": {
      "provider": "copilot_chat",
      "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet"
    },
    "version": "2",
    "dock": "right",
    "default_width": 180,
    "button": true
  },
  "edit_predictions": {
    "mode": "eager"
  },
  "features": {
    "edit_prediction_provider": "copilot"
  },
  "show_edit_predictions": true,
  "collaboration_panel": {
    "dock": "right"
  },
  "project_panel": {
    "indent_size": 12,
    "show_hidden_files": true,
    "show_ignored_files": true,
    "show_warnings": true,
    "show_errors": true
  },
  "terminal": {
    "cursor_shape": "bar",
    "blinking": "on",
    "shell": "system",
    "dock": "right",
    "default_width": 180
  },
  "restore_on_startup": "last_session",
  "preview_tabs": {
    "enabled": true,
    "enable_preview_from_code_navigation": true
  },
  "telemetry": {
    "metrics": false,
    "diagnostics": true
  }
}

🛠 Contributing

If you have ideas, tweaks, or color suggestions, feel free to: • Fork the repo • Open a pull request • Or just open an issue with feedback!

🧑‍🎨 Author

Made with ❤️ by kunal-arora

📄 License

MIT — feel free to use, remix, and share.