rstudiothemes

Convert Visual Studio Code/Positron and TextMate themes into RStudio custom themes.

This package provides tools to easily convert Visual Studio Code/Positron and TextMate theme files (.json and .tmTheme formats) into RStudio-compatible .rstheme files. RStudio has supported custom themes in .rstheme format since version 1.2+.

Features

• Convert Visual Studio Code/Positron and TextMate themes into RStudio .rstheme format.
• Bidirectional conversion between Visual Studio Code/Positron and TextMate themes.
• Includes ports of popular Visual Studio Code/Positron themes ready to use in RStudio.
• Organize and manage custom themes in a reproducible way.
• Integrates with R tooling for easier installation and testing.

Built-in themes

This package includes ports of several popular Visual Studio Code/Positron themes, ready to use in RStudio. Simply use the install_rstudiothemes() function to install them into your RStudio environment:

rstudiothemes::install_rstudiothemes()

#> ✔ Installed 32 themes
#> ℹ Use `rstudiothemes::list_rstudiothemes()` to list installed themes
#> ℹ Use `rstudiothemes::try_rstudiothemes()` to try all installed themes

rstudioapi::applyTheme("Winter is Coming Dark Blue")

Available themes include popular choices such as Tokyo Night, Night Owl, Winter is Coming, SynthWave 84, Nord, and many others:

rstudiothemes::list_rstudiothemes(list_installed = FALSE)
#>  [1] "Andromeda"                  "ayu Dark"                  
#>  [3] "ayu Light"                  "Catppuccin Latte"          
#>  [5] "Catppuccin Mocha"           "cobalt2"                   
#>  [7] "CRAN"                       "Dracula2025"               
#>  [9] "GitHub Dark"                "GitHub Light"              
#> [11] "JellyFish Theme"            "Matcha"                    
#> [13] "Matrix"                     "Night Owl"                 
#> [15] "Night Owl Light"            "Nord"                      
#> [17] "OKSolar Dark"               "OKSolar Light"             
#> [19] "OKSolar Sky"                "One Dark Pro"              
#> [21] "Overflow Dark"              "Overflow Light"            
#> [23] "Panda Syntax"               "Selenized Dark"            
#> [25] "Selenized Light"            "Skeletor Syntax"           
#> [27] "SynthWave 84"               "Tokyo Night"               
#> [29] "Tokyo Night Light"          "Tokyo Night Storm"         
#> [31] "Winter is Coming Dark Blue" "Winter is Coming Light"

We also distribute all our themes in a single .zip file at https://dieghernan.github.io/rstudiothemes/dist/rstudiothemes.zip. Unzip and install using the RStudio IDE interface.

Installation

Install rstudiothemes from CRAN with:

install.packages("rstudiothemes")

You can install the developing version of rstudiothemes with:

# install.packages("pak")
pak::pak("dieghernan/rstudiothemes")

Alternatively, you can install rstudiothemes using the r-universe:

# Install rstudiothemes in R:
install.packages(
  "rstudiothemes",
  repos = c(
    "https://dieghernan.r-universe.dev",
    "https://cloud.r-project.org"
  )
)

Migrating an existing theme

You can convert any Visual Studio Code/Positron or TextMate theme to RStudio format. Here’s how:

1. Use your favorite Visual Studio Code/Positron or TextMate theme file or the URL of an online theme.
2. Use the convert_to_rstudio_theme() function to convert and install it:

rstudiothemes::convert_to_rstudio_theme(
  "<path/to/file>",
  apply = TRUE,
  force = TRUE
)

Alternatively, install the .rstheme file via the RStudio UI:

Tools > Global Options > Appearance > Add

Bidirectional conversion between Visual Studio Code/Positron and TextMate themes

The package also includes the conversion functions convert_vs_to_tm_theme() and convert_tm_to_vs_theme(), allowing you to convert themes in both directions if needed.

Creating themes from scratch

rstudiothemes does not provide a built-in theme editor, but you can create your own themes from scratch using the following tools:

• TextMate .tmTheme: https://tmtheme-editor.linuxbox.ninja/. Also see the official RStudio documentation on creating themes.
• Visual Studio Code .json: See the official documentation on creating color themes.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute to this project:

1. Open an issue to discuss your ideas or proposed changes.
2. Fork the repository and create a feature branch.
3. Submit a pull request with clear commit messages and descriptions.