Sublime Text offers developers so many tools to help with productivity and workflow. It also let's us develop in style with theme packages.
We've gone in depth about why Sublime Text is great in the past including topics on:
- Best of Sublime Text 3
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Using Git and Sublime Text
- Getting Started
- Plugins Part 1 and Part 2
Today we'll be looking at the latest and greatest themes to make our development environment that much cooler. These are the best themes of 2014!
Installing Themes
To install themes, just use package control. So the process would be:
ctrl
+shift
+p
orcmd
+shift
+p
- Search for the package you want
- Install it
- Set the theme in Preferences -> Settings - User
To set a theme in the Preferences -> Settings - User file, just add a line that looks like:
{
"theme": "predawn.sublime-theme"
}
We'll be providing the install name for each theme here. Let's get started!
Brogrammer
See Brogrammer on Package Control
{
"theme": "Brogrammer.sublime-theme"
}

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

{
"theme": "Numix Dark.sublime-theme"
}

Numix with folders:
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Tech49
{
"theme": "Tech49.sublime-theme"
}

Orchis
// Orchis Dark
{
"theme": "Orchis Dark.sublime-theme"
}

// Orchis Light
{
"theme": "Orchis Light.sublime-theme"
}

// Orchis Dark Legacy
{
"theme": "Orchis Dark Legacy.sublime-theme"
}

Piatto
{
"theme": "Piatto Light 3.sublime-theme"
}

{
"theme": "Piatto Dark 3.sublime-theme"
}

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

Coffee
{
"theme": "Coffee Dark Roast.sublime-theme"
}

{
"theme": "Coffee Light Roast.sublime-theme"
}

Glacier
See Glacier on Package Control Website
{
"theme": "Glacier.sublime-theme"
}

Moka
{
"theme": "Moka Dark.sublime-theme"
}

{
"theme": "Moka Light.sublime-theme"
}

Cyanide
See Cyanide on Package Control
{
"theme": "Cyanide.sublime-theme"
// alternatives
// Cyanide - Acid
// Cyanide - Golden
// Cyanide - Purple
// Cyanide - Salmon
// Cyanide - Wood
}

Freesia
See Freesia on Package Control
{
"theme": "Freesia.sublime-theme"
// Alternatives
// Higuchi (light)
// Kano (medium-grey)
// Void (very dark)
}

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

ITG.Flat
See ITG.Flat on Package Control
{
"theme": "itg.flat.dark.sublime-theme"
}

{
"theme": "itg.flat.light.sublime-theme"
}

Asphalt
See Asphalt on Package Control
{
"theme": "Asphalt.sublime-theme"
// Alternatives
// Asphalt-monochrome
// Asphalt-green
// Asphalt-blue
// Asphalt-orange
}

{
"theme": "Asphalt-orange.sublime-theme"
}

Devastate
See Devastate on Package Control
{
"theme": "Devastate.sublime-theme"
}

El Capitan
See El Capitan on Package Control
{
"theme": "itg.flat.dark.sublime-theme"
}

Predawn
See Predawn on Package Control Website
{
"theme": "predawn.sublime-theme"
}

Augmented Reaction
See Augmented Reaction on Package Control
{
"theme": "Augmented Reaction.sublime-theme"
}

Spacegray
See Spacegray on Package Control
{
"theme": "Spacegray.sublime-theme"
}

{
"theme": "Spacegray Light.sublime-theme"
}

{
"theme": "Spacegray Eighties.sublime-theme"
}

Conclusion
Of this entire list, I will probably have to say my favorites are:
- Brogrammer (by our guest writer, Ken Wheeler)
- Numix
- Orchis
- ITG.Flat
- Predawn
Each theme can also come with its own color schemes so check those out after you install the packages. They can be found in Preferences -> Color Scheme. Any combination of theme + color scheme can be used so play around with them all to find your perfect combination. Then switch it up every week!
What are your favorite themes, color schemes, or visual tweaks to Sublime Text?
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