VSCode Icons — ZedExt

zed-vscode-icons-theme

The VSCode Icons theme for Zed editor. This theme port brings the popular vscode-icons to Zed.

Note
Since official support for Zed has been provided by the vscode-icons team, this port is now deprecated. Please consider using the official extension instead.

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Features

Comprehensive icon set for files and directories
Supports both dark and light themes
Automatically updates with the latest vscode-icons releases
Complete file type coverage

Installation

This icons theme has been submitted to the Zed Extension store, you may install from there.

Or you may install from the repository:

Clone this repository
Run the build script to generate the theme
Install the theme in Zed

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/chawyehsu/zed-vscode-icons-theme
cd zed-vscode-icons-theme

# Install Dev Extension in Zed, navigate to the directory

After installation, update Zed settings.json to use the icons theme:

{
  "icon_theme": {
    "mode": "system",
    "dark": "VSCode Icons",
    "light": "VSCode Icons Light"
  },
  // Enable icons for tabs
  "tabs": {
    "file_icons": true
  }
}

Development

To modify or contribute to this theme:

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Build the theme
bun run build

Credits

vscode-icons - The original icon set for VS Code
Zed - The fast, multiplayer code editor

License

zed-vscode-icons-theme © Chawye Hsu. Released under the MIT license. For the license of vscode-icons, please refer to its repo.

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