VS Code Extensions
Turbo C++

Turbo C++

by VortekLabs

A faithful recreation of the Borland Turbo C++ IDE color scheme from the DOS era. Includes classic blue and dark mode variants.

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Version

1.1.0

Last updated

May 27, 2026

A faithful recreation of the Borland Turbo C++ IDE color scheme from the DOS era.

Colors

Element Color
Editor BG Borland Blue (#0000AA)
Default text DOS Yellow (#FFFF55)
Keywords White (#FFFFFF)
Preprocessor Light Green (#55FF55)
Strings/Numbers Light Cyan (#55FFFF)
Comments Light Gray (#AAAAAA)
Terminal BG Teal (#008080)
Status Bar Teal (#008080)
Title/Menu Bar Gray (#AAAAAA) + Black text

All colors are drawn from the original DOS 16-color palette (CGA/EGA).

Installation

Option A - Copy into extensions folder

  1. Copy the entire turbo-cpp-theme folder into your VS Code extensions directory:
    • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\
    • macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions/
    • Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/
  2. Restart VS Code.
  3. Ctrl+K Ctrl+T (or Cmd+K Cmd+T on Mac) to open the theme picker.
  4. Select Turbo C++.

Option B - Install from VSIX

  1. Run npx @vscode/vsce package inside this folder to generate a .vsix file.
  2. In VS Code: Extensions sidebar > ... menu > Install from VSIX...
  3. Select the generated .vsix file.

For the full retro experience, add to your settings.json:

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Px437 IBM VGA8', 'IBM Plex Mono', 'Cascadia Mono', 'Consolas', monospace",
  "editor.fontSize": 16,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.4,
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'Px437 IBM VGA8', 'Cascadia Mono', monospace",
  "editor.cursorStyle": "block",
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
  "window.titleBarStyle": "custom"
}

The font Px437 IBM VGA8 is available from The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack.

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