Installing Themes

1. ctrl + shift + p or cmd + shift + p
2. Look for Package Control: Install Package
3. Search for the theme and hit enter
4. Set the theme in Preferences -> Settings – User by editing the json property called theme

{
    "theme": "Lanzhou.sublime-theme"
}

Otto

• Features four high quality themes and complimentary color schemes.
• Large variety of options to tune every visual aspect of your editor.

{
    // Otto Yesterday
    "theme": "Otto Yesterday.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Theme - Otto/schemes/Otto Yesterday.tmTheme"
}

    // Otto Tomorrow
    "theme": "Otto Tomorrow.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Theme - Otto/schemes/Otto Tomorrow.tmTheme"

{
    // Otto Oceanic
    "theme": "Otto Oceanic.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Theme - Otto/schemes/Otto Oceanic.tmTheme"

{
    // Otto Monokai
    "theme": "Otto Monokai.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Theme - Otto/schemes/Otto Monokai.tmTheme",
}

Material Theme

• Very well documented and lots of options to customize.
• Author has created plugins for additional customization.
  • White panels and inputs
  • Appbar

{
    // Default theme
    "theme": "Material-Theme.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Material Theme/schemes/Material-Theme.tmTheme"
}

{
    // Darker theme
    "theme": "Material-Theme-Darker.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Material Theme/schemes/Material-Theme-Darker.tmTheme"
}

{
    // Lighter theme
    "theme": "Material-Theme-Lighter.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Material Theme/schemes/Material-Theme-Lighter.tmTheme"
}

Agila

• Well spaced folders in the file tree for readability.
• Agila Oceanic has a similar feel to the popular Spacegray theme.

{
    // Default theme
    "theme": "Agila.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Agila Theme/Agila Oceanic Next.tmTheme"
}

{
    // Classic theme
    "theme": "Agila Classic.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Agila Theme/Agila Classic Oceanic Next.tmTheme"
}

{
    // Light theme
    "theme": "Agila Light.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Agila Theme/Agila Light Solarized.tmTheme"
}

Lanzhou

• Good contrast between sidebar and editor if you use a flat-dark color scheme like Base16 Ocean Dark.

{
    "theme": "Lanzhou.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Theme - Lanzhou/base16-ocean.dark.tmTheme"
}

Sunrise

{
    "theme": "Sunrise.sublime-theme"
}

Kronuz

• Based on Soda Dark and Afterglow.

{
    "theme": "Theme - Kronuz.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Theme - Kronuz/Kronuz.tmTheme"
}

Autumn

• Features a cool perspective on the file tree.
• Looks really good with Monokai.

{
    "theme": "Autumn.sublime-theme",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Theme - Autumn/Autumn.tmTheme"
}

Tips For Choosing A Theme

• Everyone's eyes see color differently, find a theme that creates a good contrast between the background and the text for you.
• When your eyes get tired or it's a late night while your working consider a program like Flux.
• Try out Colorsublime, it lets you change your current color scheme instantly from within Sublime Text.

Conclusion