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rstudiothemes

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Create and Install Custom 'RStudio' Themes

github.com/dieghernan/rstudiothemes ↗

rstudiothemes went from RStudio-only to converting themes across RStudio, VS Code and Positron in four months

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◆Current state
rstudiothemes converts editor colour themes between formats and bundles a set of ready-made ones. It appeared in February 2026 as a working prototype tied to a specific RStudio build, reached CRAN in March, and by April had conversion functions and bundled themes for Visual Studio Code and Positron alongside RStudio. Five releases in five months.
◆Where it's heading
The package is broadening from one editor to the three that share a lineage, and pushing conversion out of R entirely — 1.1.0 shipped a hosted Shiny app for online theme conversion, so the package is no longer the only way to use it. Recent releases have narrowed to output-format details and documentation, including a Codex-assisted refactor in 1.1.2 matching the maintainer's sweep across other packages.
◆Prediction
With the three-editor set covered and a hosted converter live, the next additions are more likely bundled themes than new formats. The entries do not indicate plans for editors outside the RStudio/VS Code/Positron family.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    Documentation refresh via Codex-assisted refactor

    Documentation, function references and maintenance notes revised through a Codex-assisted refactor. Same AI-assisted cleanup pattern running through the maintainer's other packages in mid-2026.

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  2. 3mo ago

    Schema and attribution keys added to VS Code/Positron output

    Adds a $schema key and package attribution comments to generated VS Code and Positron themes, so output files declare their format for editor validation. Small, but it makes generated themes first-class in the target editor.

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  3. 4mo ago

    Positron and VS Code themes, plus a hosted conversion app

    Adds Positron aliases for the VS Code conversion functions, bundles Positron Dark/Light and VSCode Dark/Light themes, and hardens JSON parsing against the trailing commas common in real VS Code themes. A hosted Shiny converter moves the core capability outside the package entirely.

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  4. 5mo ago

    First CRAN release with Catppuccin, Matcha, Andromeda and One Dark Pro

    The initial CRAN release, one month after the package first worked. Adds indent-guide mapping for RStudio themes, fixes invisible-element and ruler colours in two bundled themes, and brings in five widely-used community themes. The 1.0.0 number marks CRAN availability rather than an interface guarantee.

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  5. 6mo ago

    First working version, tied to RStudio 2026.01.0+392

    The package's first working release, explicitly scoped to RStudio 2026.01.0+392 'Apple Blossom'. Everything the package now does across three editors grew from this in under four months.

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