Zed Theme Builder Now Desktop-Only – Theme Extensions and UI Updates
Enable the desktop theme builder in Zed to access advanced theme editing.
Enable the desktop theme builder in Zed to access advanced theme editing.
Summary
Zed’s theme builder is now available only on the desktop application, while theme extensions can be browsed and imported directly from the UI. The editor exposes detailed color and syntax surface tokens such as surface.background and panel.background, allowing fine‑grained theme customization. New theme creation options include “One / One Dark”, “Reset”, “Import”, and “Export”, giving developers more flexibility.
Zed version 1.1.7 is the current release supporting these features. UI components such as panel overlay, panel focus border, and panel indent guide are now themeable, enabling developers to create cohesive visual experiences. The desktop‑only restriction means that theme building must be done on a local machine, but the new extension system streamlines the workflow.
These changes improve the developer experience by centralizing theme editing in the desktop app and expanding the available theme assets, while also providing clearer token names for future theme development.
Key changes
- Zed’s theme builder is now available only on the desktop application.
- Theme extensions can be browsed and imported directly from the Zed UI.
- The editor exposes detailed color and syntax surface tokens such as surface.background and panel.background.
- New theme creation options include “One / One Dark”, “Reset”, “Import”, and “Export”.
- Zed version 1.1.7 is the current release supporting these features.
- UI components such as panel overlay, panel focus border, and panel indent guide are now themeable.