How to change Eclipse theme
In this tutorial, we will show you how to change the Eclipse Theme.
Tools used :
- Eclipse 4.4 Luna, works on earlier version.
- Eclipse Color Theme Plugin
Figure : This is how your final Eclipse IDE looks like
1. Install Eclipse Color Theme Plugin
Install the theme plugin and restart Eclipse.
Eclipse menu -> Help -> Eclipse Marketplace, search "Eclipse Color Theme Plugin"
2. Change the Theme
2.1 Go “Windows Preferences”, select the “Dark” theme. This will change everything to “Dark”, but the editor still remains in “white” or classic theme.
Eclipse menu -> Window -> Preference -> General -> Appearance
P.S This is the Eclipse feature, not the “Eclipse Color Theme Plugin”.
2.2 To change the editor theme, go
Eclipse menu -> Window -> Preference -> General -> Appearance -> Color Theme
P.S This is the feature of “Eclipse Color Theme Plugin”
In this example, we choose “sublime Text 2”. Done, you just change everything to “Dark”.
3. More Eclipse Themes
3.1 More Eclipse themes are available at http://eclipsecolorthemes.org/
3.2 Eclipse color theme (XML)
Select the theme you want, download the “XML file” and imports it via the “Eclipse Color Theme Plugin”.
3.3 Eclipse Preferences (EPF)
If you don’t want to install the “Eclipse Color Theme Plugin”, then download the “EPF file”, and import as a preference.
Eclipse menu -> File -> Import... -> General -> Preferences
3.3.1 To uninstall an imported EPF file, restore defaults to both “General Editor” and “Java editor”.
Eclipse menu -> Window -> Preference -> General -> Editors -> "Restore Defaults"
Eclipse menu -> Window -> Preference -> Java -> Editor -> Syntax Coloring -> "Restore Defaults"
There are many similar Eclipse theme plugins, do share me your favorites 🙂
Those themes are modifying onky the editors colors. Can I also set those (or others themes) to the exploreres? to the debug windows? etc. ? Thanks
Same problem. Theme changes are only applied to the code editor. They don’t change Package explorer or search, or overview tab. I cannot read black text on white background. It is too bright. Dark themes are too dark. Is it possible to change all Eclipse window backgrounds to one color?
He just showed you how to do it.
Thank you very much ! 😉
Eclipse version 4.12.0 it is different. For this version you click Eclipse -> Preferences -> DevStyle -> Change Theme & Look
that color theme option is not appearing in my eclipse..plz ne1 help….giving some kind of context.xml error while instaling color and theme
Is anybody know how to change scrollbars color? this grey scrollbars on black theme spoils all. IMHO.
I want to make scrollbars somth like http://i.stack.imgur.com/3heiL.png
I’m using Eclipse Luna(4.4.0) on Windows7 32bit
Thanks in advance
great, now i have a feeling working under IDEA Darcular theme…;)
Follows are my additional customization(Hope it helps)
Hide status bar:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5645495/how-to-hide-the-status-bar-in-eclipse
Fullscreen plugin(Alt+F11)
updatesite: http://scharf.gr/eclipse/fullscreen/update/
make eclipse looks more compact under ubuntu:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13684289/can-i-make-eclipse-on-ubuntu-look-more-compact
Wow. Thanks. ^^
Great lets add a new look….
Hi mkyong,
good tutorial need more help
how can I change my Intellij Idea theme?
I’m using Eclipse Neon and if I switch to the Dark Theme, the editors scrollbar is gone (or rather it is still there, but invisible). What the f… is happening there?