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Custom Icon Theme from System Theme

by TotoCodeFR

Custom Icon Theme from System Theme automatically detects light or dark system themes and switches VS Code icon themes accordingly, with configurable icons for each mode.

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Version

0.0.1

Last updated

Apr 06, 2026

Automatically switch between light and dark icon themes based on your system color scheme.

Features

  • Automatically detects your system's preferred color theme (light or dark)
  • Switches to different icon themes based on the detected system color scheme
  • Configurable light and dark mode icon themes

Configuration

  • customIconThemeFromSystemTheme.lightModeIconTheme: Icon theme to use when system is in light mode (default: "vscode-icons")
  • customIconThemeFromSystemTheme.darkModeIconTheme: Icon theme to use when system is in dark mode (default: "vscode-icons")

How it Works

The extension monitors your VS Code color theme changes and determines whether you're in light or dark mode. It then automatically sets the appropriate icon theme based on your configuration.

Requirements

VS Code version 1.74 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • customIconThemeFromSystemTheme.lightModeIconTheme
  • customIconThemeFromSystemTheme.darkModeIconTheme

Known Issues

None at this time.

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release of the extension.