Truly Zen

A Zed editor theme for total concentration. Dark, minimal, and just a little bit mysterious.

Truly Zen Dark

What's the vibe?

Truly Zen is what happens when you take a pure black canvas and sprinkle in teal accents like digital tea leaves. It's designed to disappear into the background so you can focus on what actually matters: your code.

The aesthetic:

Pitch black backgrounds (#000000) because why waste pixels?
Teal highlights (#14B8A6) that pop without screaming
Soft grey text that doesn't strain your eyes at 3am
Purple functions (#9D70FF) because life needs a little color
White keywords for maximum readability

Two flavors included:

Truly Zen Dark — the classic experience
Truly Zen Dark Italics — same zen, but with italics on keywords and comments for extra flow state

Code in action

Installation

From the Extension Store

Open Zed
Press ctrl+shift+x (or cmd+shift+x on macOS) to open Extensions
Search for "Truly Zen"
Click Install
Select it from the theme selector with ctrl+k ctrl+t

As a Dev Extension (for testing)

Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/abhinaaaavvv/truly-zen-theme.git

Open Zed
Open the command palette with ctrl+shift+p
Run zed: Install Dev Extension
Select the cloned directory
Pick your theme from ctrl+k ctrl+t

Manual Installation

Copy themes/truly-zen.json to:
- macOS/Linux: ~/.config/zed/themes/truly-zen.json
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Zed\themes\truly-zen.json
Restart Zed
Select the theme with ctrl+k ctrl+t

Settings

If you want to set it as your default theme, add this to your settings.json:

{
  "theme": "Truly Zen Dark"
}

Or for the italics version:

{
  "theme": "Truly Zen Dark Italics"
}

For dark/light mode switching:

{
  "theme": {
    "dark": "Truly Zen Dark",
    "light": "One Light",
    "mode": "system"
  }
}

Color Palette

Element	Color
Background	`#000000`
Editor	`#121212`
Text	`#e5e5e5`
Accent	`#14B8A6` (teal)
Functions	`#9D70FF` (purple)
Types	`#2DD4BF` (cyan)
Keywords	`#F5F5F5` (white, italic)
Comments	`#525252` (grey, italic)
Strings	`#F5F5F5` (white)
Variables	`#a3a3a3` (light grey)

Terminal Colors

The theme includes a full set of terminal colors that match the aesthetic:

Bright greens and cyans for that hacker vibe
Classic reds for errors (obviously)
Soft yellows for warnings
The usual ANSI suspects, all tuned to play nice with the dark backgrounds

Contributing

Found a bug? Want to add something? PRs are welcome. Just keep the zen intact.

License

MIT — use it, modify it, make it your own.

Made with focus in mind. Now go ship something. ✨