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+title: "Use a custom theme for Arduino IDE 2"
+---
+
+## How to get custom theme
+
+1. If open, close all Arduino IDE windows.
+
+1. Go to [Visual Studio Market Place](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?target=VSCode&category=Themes&sortBy=Installs) and find a Theme of your liking.
+
+1. Under the heading *Resources*, Click Download Extension
+
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > Don't click the big *Install* button. The theme will just open in Visual Studio Code. We need the actual file of the extension
+
+1. Now open the `plugins` folder for the Arduino IDE.
+
+    Windows: `\AppData\Local\Programs\Arduino IDE\resources\app\plugins`
+
+    macOS: resources/app/plugin
+
+1. Copy and paste the downloaded file to the folder.
+
+1. Open Arduino IDE again and open the preferences page by clicking File>Preferences
+
+1. Under theme, Select your new theme
+
+![custom theme](img/custom-theme.png)