Appearance¶

Appearance settings configure the application's theme, widget style, icon set, and custom styling.

Settings Dialog¶

Open the appearance settings from the menu bar:

• Settings > Appearance (or press Ctrl + , / Cmd + ,)

Settings are saved to global_settings.json.

Options¶

Color Scheme¶

Sets the OS-level color scheme.

• System Default: Follows the operating system theme.
• Light: Forces light mode for window decorations and menus.
• Dark: Forces dark mode for window decorations and menus.

Selecting Light or Dark filters the Palette Theme dropdown to matching themes.

Widget Style¶

Sets the Qt widget style (e.g., Fusion, Windows).

Palette Theme¶

Applies a color palette across the UI. The examples below use the Fusion widget style.

Stock (Default)AdwaitaAtom One DarkAyuAyu MirageBlender DarkBreezeCatppuccin FrappéCatppuccin MacchiatoCatppuccin MochaDraculaEverforestGitHubGruvboxKanagawaKanagawa DragonModernMonokaiNordOne Dark TwoRosé PineRosé Pine MoonSolarizedTokyo NightTokyo Night Storm

Custom Stylesheet¶

Applies a custom Qt Style Sheet (.qss) file on top of the active style and palette. Leave empty to disable.

Icons¶

• Icon Provider: Selects the icon set.
• Icon Weight: Sets the stroke weight. Available weights depend on the selected provider.

Custom Themes¶

Custom JSON themes can be placed in the themes directory inside the settings folder:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\vsview\themes\

~/.config/vsview/themes/

~/Library/Application Support/vsview/themes/

Run vsview config path to print your active settings directory.

Format¶

{
  "id": "custom_dark",
  "name": "Custom Dark",
  "scheme": "dark",
  "palette": {
    "base": "#1e1e2e",
    "mantle": "#181825",
    "crust": "#11111b",
    "surface0": "#313244",
    "surface1": "#45475a",
    "surface2": "#585b70",
    "overlay0": "#6c7086",
    "overlay1": "#7f849c",
    "overlay2": "#9399b2",
    "text": "#cdd6f4",
    "primary": "#89b4fa",
    "secondary": "#f5c2e7",
    "tertiary": "#94e2d5",
    "info": "#89dceb",
    "success": "#a6e3a1",
    "warning": "#f9e2af",
    "danger": "#f38ba8"
  }
}

Themes in this directory are loaded automatically on launch.