dempfi/ayu

πŸŽ¨πŸ–Œ Modern, bright color theme for Sublime Text

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Jan 16, 2026

updated

ayutheme.com
ayu
dark-theme
light-theme
sublime
sublime-text
sublime-text-3
sublime-text-4
theme

README

ayu theme for Sublime Text

Website β€’ Install β€’ Screenshots β€’ Ports


ayu is a bright color theme and comes in three versions β€” dark, mirage, and light β€” for all-day comfortable work. Handcrafted for Sublime Text.

Install

Install via Package Control:

  1. Press cmd/ctrl + shift + p to open the command palette
  2. Type install package and press enter
  3. Search for ayu and install

Manual

  1. Download the latest release
  2. Extract and rename the directory to ayu
  3. Move it to your Sublime /Packages directory (Preferences > Browse packages...)

Activation

Open command palette via cmd/ctrl + shift + p and type ayu: Activate theme.

Or add to your user settings (Preferences > Settings):

// Light
"theme": "ayu-light.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/ayu/ayu-light.sublime-color-scheme",

// Mirage
"theme": "ayu-mirage.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/ayu/ayu-mirage.sublime-color-scheme",

// Dark
"theme": "ayu-dark.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/ayu/ayu-dark.sublime-color-scheme",

Screenshots

Light with ui_separator option

Light


Mirage

Mirage


Dark with ui_separator option

Dark

Customization

Settings

"ui_native_titlebar": true,   // native titlebar on macOS
"ui_separator": true,         // separators between panels
"ui_wide_scrollbars": true    // wider scrollbars

File Icons

For file icons, install A File Icon package.

Custom UI Fonts

  1. Open command palette and type Browse packages
  2. Navigate to /User
  3. Create ayu-mirage.sublime-theme (or ayu-light/ayu-dark)
  4. Add:
[
  { "class": "sidebar_label", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "sidebar_heading", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "tab_label", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "label_control", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "quick_panel_label", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "quick_panel_path_label", "font.face": "Your Font" }
]

Legacy Versions

Ports

ayu is available for:


ayutheme.com β€’ Buy me a coffee

Contributors

dempfi

20 commits

ankitkhedekar

3 commits

Cldfire

2 commits

k15a

2 commits

dempfi/ayu

πŸŽ¨πŸ–Œ Modern, bright color theme for Sublime Text

4,416

stars

42

commits

Jupyter Notebook

primary language

Jan 16, 2026

updated

ayutheme.com
ayu
dark-theme
light-theme
sublime
sublime-text
sublime-text-3
sublime-text-4
theme

README

ayu theme for Sublime Text

Website β€’ Install β€’ Screenshots β€’ Ports


ayu is a bright color theme and comes in three versions β€” dark, mirage, and light β€” for all-day comfortable work. Handcrafted for Sublime Text.

Install

Install via Package Control:

  1. Press cmd/ctrl + shift + p to open the command palette
  2. Type install package and press enter
  3. Search for ayu and install

Manual

  1. Download the latest release
  2. Extract and rename the directory to ayu
  3. Move it to your Sublime /Packages directory (Preferences > Browse packages...)

Activation

Open command palette via cmd/ctrl + shift + p and type ayu: Activate theme.

Or add to your user settings (Preferences > Settings):

// Light
"theme": "ayu-light.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/ayu/ayu-light.sublime-color-scheme",

// Mirage
"theme": "ayu-mirage.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/ayu/ayu-mirage.sublime-color-scheme",

// Dark
"theme": "ayu-dark.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/ayu/ayu-dark.sublime-color-scheme",

Screenshots

Light with ui_separator option

Light


Mirage

Mirage


Dark with ui_separator option

Dark

Customization

Settings

"ui_native_titlebar": true,   // native titlebar on macOS
"ui_separator": true,         // separators between panels
"ui_wide_scrollbars": true    // wider scrollbars

File Icons

For file icons, install A File Icon package.

Custom UI Fonts

  1. Open command palette and type Browse packages
  2. Navigate to /User
  3. Create ayu-mirage.sublime-theme (or ayu-light/ayu-dark)
  4. Add:
[
  { "class": "sidebar_label", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "sidebar_heading", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "tab_label", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "label_control", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "quick_panel_label", "font.face": "Your Font" },
  { "class": "quick_panel_path_label", "font.face": "Your Font" }
]

Legacy Versions

Ports

ayu is available for:


ayutheme.com β€’ Buy me a coffee

Contributors

dempfi

20 commits

ankitkhedekar

3 commits

Cldfire

2 commits

k15a

2 commits

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