Mdias OLED — ZedExt

Mdias OLED for Zed

A pure-black, OLED-friendly Zed theme inspired by vaporwave. Marine teal primary, vibrant green-cyan accents, hot pink highlights, soft gray text. A Zed port of opencode-vaporware-oled-theme so the two editors share the same color vocabulary.

Mdias OLED showcase: TypeScript code on the left, rendered markdown preview on the right, pure black background

Markdown side-by-side

Source on the left, rendered preview on the right. Hot pink headings, italic emphasis, marine teal code spans.

Mdias OLED rendering a markdown file with source and preview panes side-by-side

Palette

Role	Color	Hex
Background	OLED black	`#000000`
Foreground	Soft gray	`#d4d4d4`
Primary (strings, success, diff added)	Marine teal	`#56b6c2`
Accent (types, links, info, active line number)	Vibrant green-cyan	`#00d9a0`
Highlight (warnings, modifications, numbers, headings)	Hot pink	`#ff2094`
Comments, muted text	Gray	`#5c6370`
Keywords, operators	Magenta	`#c678dd`
Functions, tags, attributes	Blue	`#61afef`
Properties, variables, errors, diff removed	Soft red	`#e06c75`

The hot pink is the signature. It appears anywhere Zed flags something worth your attention: search matches, git-modified files, numbers and booleans in code, markdown headings, warnings, the version-control modified marker. Comments render in italic gray for a vaporwave feel.

Installation

Via the Zed extension marketplace

cmd-shift-x to open the extensions panel and search for Mdias OLED.

Direct install (development)

Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/mcdays94/zed-vaporware-oled-theme.git
cd zed-vaporware-oled-theme

Symlink the theme into your Zed user themes directory:

mkdir -p ~/.config/zed/themes
ln -s "$(pwd)/themes/mdias-oled.json" ~/.config/zed/themes/mdias-oled.json

Pick it with cmd-k cmd-t and choose Mdias OLED, or set it in ~/.config/zed/settings.json:
```
{
  "theme": {
    "mode": "dark",
    "dark": "Mdias OLED"
  }
}
```

Zed reloads themes on save, so any edits to themes/mdias-oled.json show up instantly.

Companion theme

The Zed counterpart to mcdays94/opencode-vaporware-oled-theme. Same palette, same vibe. Run them together for a consistent look across your terminal AI workflow (opencode) and your editor (Zed).

Inspiration

Vaporwave aesthetics. Neon cyans and hot pinks against pure OLED black. Late-night coding vibes.

License

MIT