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Deep Slate

v0.1.1 · by Roter-S · added 3 November 2026

A dark theme with deep blue-gray tones

Themes
Install in Forge SuperView the source

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 Deep Slate. The extension's id is deep-slate-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.

Deep Slate

A minimal dark Zed theme with a near-black background and vivid syntax colors. Designed for long coding sessions across multiple languages.

Screenshots

Deep Slate Theme Deep Slate Theme Deep Slate Translucent Theme

Features

  • Deep near-black background — easy on the eyes
  • Vivid, high-contrast syntax palette
  • Italic keywords with cursive variant
  • Opaque and translucent variants
  • Full support for: JavaScript, TypeScript, React/JSX, Svelte, Vue, Astro, PHP/Laravel/Blade, Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, CSS/SCSS, JSON, YAML, SQL, Markdown

Variants

  • Deep Slate: the standard opaque theme.
  • Deep Slate Translucent: uses semi-transparent surfaces and a blurred background for compatible environments.

Installation

  1. Open Extensions in Zed
  2. Search for Deep Slate
  3. Click Install
  4. Open the theme selector (cmd+k cmd+t on Mac or ctrl+k ctrl+t on Windows/Linux) → select Deep Slate or Deep Slate Translucent

Color Palette

RoleColor
Background#0c0c10
Variables#dce4ff
Keywords#bb9af7
Functions#82aaff
Strings#f2d185
Numbers#f7768e
Classes#f38ba8
Properties#94e2d5
Parameters#ffb86c
Operators#bb9af7
Comments#545c7e

Recommended Settings

Add these to your ~/.config/zed/settings.json for the full minimal experience:

{
  "theme": "Deep Slate",
  "icon_theme": "Material Icon Theme",
  "ui_font_size": 16,
  "buffer_font_size": 15,
  "buffer_font_features": {
    "calt": true,
  },
  "terminal": {
    "font_family": "FiraCode Nerd Font",
    "dock": "right",
  },
  "project_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "outline_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "collaboration_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "git_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "telemetry": {
    "diagnostics": true,
    "metrics": false,
  },
}

License

MIT © Roter-S