code-2026 — Xcode

Dark and light themes for Xcode, ported from VS Code's Dark Modern 2026: red keywords, purple functions, teal types and light-blue strings.

The code-2026 family

Target	Repository
Neovim	code-2026-theme/nvim	colorscheme plugin
Ghostty	code-2026-theme/ghostty	terminal theme
kitty	code-2026-theme/kitty	terminal theme
Xcode	code-2026-theme/xcode	this repo
Obsidian	code-2026-theme/obsidian	app theme
Yazi	code-2026-theme/yazi	file manager

Every port shares one palette, so the Xcode editor, :terminal inside Neovim and the host terminal all render the same colors.

Requirements

• Xcode 14 or newer (the theme format is stable well beyond that)
• macOS with SF Mono installed — it ships with Xcode. Any other font works; see Fonts.

Install

./install.sh

Then Xcode ▸ Settings ▸ Themes and pick code-2026 or light-2026. If Xcode was open while you installed, restart it first.

Installer options

./install.sh	Install, keeping a timestamped backup of any theme already there
./install.sh --force	Install, overwriting without a backup
./install.sh --uninstall	Remove the installed theme
./install.sh --help	Usage

XCODE_THEME_DIR overrides the install location, which defaults to ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/FontAndColorThemes.

Manual install

Xcode only reads themes whose filename ends in .xccolortheme, so rename on the way in:

mkdir -p ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/FontAndColorThemes
cp code-2026.xccolorscheme \
  ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/FontAndColorThemes/code-2026.xccolortheme

That is the only thing install.sh does, plus a backup and a plist sanity check.

Fonts

The theme requests SF Mono 12 for source, SF Pro 13 for rendered markup, italic SF Mono for comments and bold SF Mono for // MARK: lines. Anything unavailable falls back to Xcode's default font — nothing breaks.

To use a different family, select all rows in Settings ▸ Themes (⌘A) and click the font field. Line spacing is set to 1.05.

Palette

The sixteen shared ANSI colors:

	Normal		Bright
black	#202122	bright black	#555555
red	#ff7b72	bright red	#ffa198
green	#7ee787	bright green	#91eb99
yellow	#cd9731	bright yellow	#ffa657
blue	#79c0ff	bright blue	#a5d6ff
magenta	#d2a8ff	bright magenta	#b267e6
cyan	#4ec9b0	bright cyan	#71d4c0
white	#bbbebf	bright white	#ffffff

Background #121314, foreground #bbbebf, cursor #bbbebf, current line #242526, selection #276782, invisibles #555555.

Syntax mapping

Xcode category	Color
Plain text, Variables	#bbbebf
Comments, Documentation comments	#8b949e	italic
Documentation comment keywords	#48a0c7	- Parameter, - Returns
Marks	#8c8c8c	bold
Keywords, Preprocessor statements	#ff7b72	func, let, #if
Attributes	#ffa657	@State, @objc
Strings, Characters	#a5d6ff
Numbers	#79c0ff
URLs	#48a0c7
Type declarations, Type & class names	#4ec9b0	project and system
Other declarations, Function & method names	#d2a8ff	project and system
Constants	#79c0ff	project and system
Other class names, self / super	#79c0ff
Macros	#48a0c7	#Preview, #selector

The console and rendered markup (playgrounds, Quick Help) are themed from the same palette.

Light palette

Background #FFFFFF, foreground #202020, cursor #202020, current line #EAEAEA, selection #C2DAF5, invisibles #606060.

Light syntax mapping

Xcode category	Color
Plain text, Variables	#202020
Comments, Documentation comments	#6e7781	italic
Documentation comment keywords	#0069CC	- Parameter, - Returns
Marks	#606060	bold
Keywords, Preprocessor statements	#cf222e	func, let, #if
Attributes	#953800	@State, @objc
Strings, Characters	#0a3069
Numbers	#0550ae
URLs	#0069CC
Type declarations, Type & class names	#116329	project and system
Other declarations, Function & method names	#8250df	project and system
Constants	#0550ae	project and system
Other class names, self / super	#0550ae
Macros	#953800	#Preview, #selector

Credits

Palette from Microsoft's VS Code Dark Modern 2026 theme, by way of D0nw0r/dark2026.nvim (MIT).

License

MIT