ADAPTIVE THEMES & ICONSLOCAL FIRST

Comfort that follows your work.

One recognizable appearance across VS Code, JetBrains, projects, terminals, and teams — tuned for long sessions without telemetry or surprise changes.

9 audited variants 150+ automated checks No passive telemetry Small, lazy runtime
LIVE PRODUCT PREVIEW Frost Theme-synchronized workspace
Syntalume Frost running in VS Code
LIVE SYNCHRONIZED WORKSPACEFrost · VS Code

SYNTALUME 0.11.0 · 30 DAYS FREE

Choose your editor. Keep the visual contract.

Switch between current captures from the real products, then use the canonical listings below. No reconstructed editor UI or generated screenshot fixture is presented as product evidence.

REAL PRODUCT CAPTURE Syntalume Noir running in VS Code with the Syntalume Showcase workspace
REAL VS CODE CAPTURE · NO RECONSTRUCTIONSyntalume Noir · VS Code

VS CODE · FULL EXTENSION

Tune the entire workbench, not just syntax.

Themes, file icons, product icons, comfort controls, profiles, Guard, and terminal export ship under the same durable extension identity.

  • 9 calibrated themes
  • File + product icons
  • Tune 2, Guard, profiles
Install for VS Code

Captured from isolated VS Code 1.131 with packaged Syntalume 0.10.0.

01 / COMPLETE EXPERIENCE

The whole editor moves together.

Most themes stop at syntax. One Syntalume command aligns color, files, workbench controls, terminal colors, and comfort settings while keeping every change explicit and reversible.

Syntalume Complete Experience workspace in VS Code
Complete Experience workspace

02 / CALIBRATED ATMOSPHERES

Nine environments. One familiar grammar.

Move from daylight to true OLED, high contrast to reduced red/green reliance, without relearning the meaning of your code.

Syntalume Frost running in VS Code

03 / LOCAL-FIRST TOOLS

Power when you ask for it. Silence when you do not.

Themes and icons stay declarative. A small runtime loads lazily after startup, and deeper tools work only when enabled or explicitly opened.

SYNTALUME TUNE 2

Shape comfort, syntax, and surfaces live.

Adjust perceptual color, typography emphasis, workbench depth, borders, brackets, and density while Syntalume protects release readability floors.

Theme-scoped · exact reset · multi-language preview

SYNTALUME: TUNEIllustrative color sample
COMMENTS ItalicKEYWORDS BoldSURFACE LayeredBRACKETS Rainbow
resource "syntalume_workspace" "calm" {
  contrast = true
}
kubectl current-context → staging-eu-west
◆ STAGING   syntalume · main
Terraform workspace marker → prod-us-east
◆ PROD   syntalume · main

ENVIRONMENT GUARD

The workbench tells you when it matters.

One restrained Syntalume status entry turns unmistakable only for actionable local Kubernetes, Terraform, or git signals. Repository rules and alerts remain explicit.

Trusted workspaces · read-only local signals · one-click detail and snooze

ICON STUDIO

Make recognition personal.

Search the inventory, associate files, folders, roots, and languages, or dial exact saturation and opacity in the transactional desktop Studio.

Balanced · Minimal · Outline · Pictorial · shared presets

BalancedMinimalOutlinePictorial
*.platform.tsTypeScriptApplied
infra/Cloud folderPreset
ACCESSIBILITY LABAudit contrast, apply a reviewed status axis, and export the report.
SHARED PROFILE V1One consent-applied schema for VS Code and JetBrains.
PROJECT ACCENTSRecognize every window before reading its title.
RHYTHMLet the editor follow the shape of your day.
REVIEW SESSIONSFocus, inspect provenance, and restore exactly.
TERMINAL PORTSCarry Syntalume into six terminal environments.

04 / VISUAL LANGUAGE

Recognition before reading.

Files, controls, syntax, status, and terminal colors carry one recognizable language from Explorer to command line.

Syntalume file icons in the VS Code Explorer
File iconsCloud, infra, languages, security, CI, and monorepos.
Syntalume product icons throughout the VS Code workbench
Product icons583 workbench icon IDs, including IntelliSense symbols.
Syntalume Noir with TypeScript
TypeScript · Noir
Syntalume Frost with Rust
Rust · Frost
Syntalume Paper with React
React · Paper
THE SAME PALETTE, OUTSIDE VS CODE
iTerm2Windows TerminalWezTermGhosttyAlacrittyWarp
COHERENT EXTENSION SURFACES

Stable contributed color keys keep GitLens, Error Lens, and GitHub Pull Requests readable and visually connected where those extensions expose theme surfaces.

05 / RELEASE STANDARD

Taste, backed by measurement.

Every release is checked for readable foregrounds, status-channel separation, stable visual baselines, package integrity, extension surfaces, and bounded runtime behavior.

9calibrated themes
150+automated checks
0telemetry calls
2VS Code + JetBrains
ThemeSampleRatioWCAG

Mbanwi Ventures LLC · SyntalumeIndependent product design, private source, public documentation.

No account for the trialNo passive telemetrySmall, lazy runtimeExact reset

30 DAYS TO MAKE IT YOURS

A full month before you subscribe.

Try the included features for 30 full days, starting when the in-editor notice is first shown. No account or payment details are needed. Existing Auralis and Syntalume users receive the same full 30-day notice period.

  • All nine calibrated themes
  • File and product icon systems
  • Profiles, Tune, Guard, and review tools

$0for your first 30 days

AFTER YOUR FREE PERIOD Annual plans from $9.

$9/year for 1 activation, $12/year for 3, or $20/year for 6, plus applicable tax. Purchase charges immediately and renews yearly until canceled.

QUESTIONS

Clear answers before you install.

Does installing Syntalume change my setup?

Choose the themes, icons and optional tools you want. The first in-editor notice starts your 30 days; closing it does not end that period. Temporary verification failures preserve previously verified paid access for up to 72 hours, bounded by the known license expiry. If grace ends while verification is unavailable, interactive and background features pause but the selected appearance is retained. Confirmed expiration or revocation can replace selected Syntalume appearance with editor defaults. Replaced selections are retained for safe restoration when access returns; later manual choices are preserved. Your source files are not changed.

Does Syntalume connect to a server?

Paid licenses require activation and periodic online checks with Polar. Your key and activation identifiers are sent for verification; source files and project details are not. The free period is checked locally. No product analytics are included. See our privacy information.

Will the theme stay fast?

The color themes, file icons, and product icons remain declarative. A small runtime activates lazily after startup, and release gates enforce bundle, feature-startup and memory ceilings. The trial notice does not block editor startup.

Is Syntalume available outside the VS Code Marketplace?

Yes. The same extension identity is public on Open VSX, and the standalone Syntalume Theme is public and approved on JetBrains Marketplace. The Theme includes licensing and works without Companion; optional Companion adds interactive controls and shares the same activation. Browser-only hosts such as vscode.dev/github.dev are outside this paid release.

I used Auralis before. When do I need to subscribe?

You receive 30 full days from the first presentation of the transition notice in the updated editor. Old beta trial timestamps do not shorten that period. Afterward, activate an annual subscription to continue using licensed features. Installation never authorizes a charge.

Which terminals are supported?

Generated ports are available for iTerm2, Windows Terminal, Alacritty, WezTerm, Ghostty, and Warp.

Syntalume Void running in VS Code on macOS

SYNTALUME

Give the editor back to the work.