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Hadal Theme

v0.3.0 · by maikel · added 3 November 2026

A deep-sea inspired theme set for Zed with four variants, Hadal Shallows, Deep, Twilight, and Midnight, 105 syntax captures, and full terminal support.

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 Hadal Theme. The extension's id is hadal-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.

Hadal

A deep-sea inspired theme set for Zed, following light down through the ocean zones: Hadal Shallows, Hadal Deep, Hadal Twilight, and Hadal Midnight.

Hadal ShallowsHadal DeepHadal TwilightHadal Midnight
Hadal ShallowsHadal DeepHadal TwilightHadal Midnight

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Features

  • Four variants — Hadal Shallows, Deep, Twilight, and Midnight, 187 style keys each with full parity
  • Twilight depth-filtering — warm hues dim with depth while blues stay vivid, after how water absorbs light
  • 105 syntax captures — comprehensive coverage of all syntax elements
  • 16 terminal ANSI colors — plus bright and dim variants for the integrated terminal
  • 8 player colors — for collaboration cursors
  • Vim mode support — complete color definitions for all vim modes
  • Version control integration — conflict markers, diff colors, and status indicators

Install

From the Zed extension store

  1. Open Zed
  2. Cmd Shift P → zed: extensions
  3. Search for Hadal
  4. Click Install

As a dev extension

git clone https://github.com/maikel-479/hadal.git
  1. In Zed: Cmd Shift P → zed: install dev extension
  2. Select the cloned directory
  3. Cmd Shift P → theme selector: toggle → pick Hadal Deep

Switching

Cmd K Cmd T opens the theme selector, or Cmd Shift P → theme selector: toggle.

To pin a variant, edit settings.json:

{
  "theme": "Hadal Deep"
}

Or set Twilight or Midnight instead:

{
  "theme": "Hadal Twilight"
}

License

MIT


Built by @maikel-479.