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Kanso Theme

v1.0.5 · by Webhooked · added 3 November 2026

A dark theme that invites focus, not attention. An elegant evolution of the original Kanagawa theme.

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 Kanso Theme. The extension's id is kanso.

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.

W3C

✨ Features

  • 🎨 Three beautiful theme variants to match your mood and environment
  • 👁️ WCAG 2.1 AA compliant for comfortable code readability
  • 🧠 Thoughtful color selections for improved syntax highlighting
  • 🔍 Balanced visual hierarchy to reduce visual noise
  • 🌙 Comfortable contrast levels for reduced eye strain

📦 Installation

  1. Open Zed
  2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P or Ctrl+Shift+P)
  3. Type "zed: extensions"
  4. Search for "Kanso Theme"
  5. Click "Install"

🎨 Themes

Kansō comes in three beautiful variants:

🔤 Font recommendations

For the best experience, a high-quality font is recommended:

🧩 Extras

Check out these matching themes for other applications:

💎 Credits

The theme is inspired by the Kanagawa theme.

  • rebelot for the original Kanagawa Neovim theme
  • metapho-re for the VS Code theme template

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.