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Themes
TERM39 includes 13 built-in themes inspired by classic DOS applications.
term39 --theme <theme_name>Press s to open settings, then click on "Theme" to cycle through available themes.
| Theme | Aliases | Description |
|---|---|---|
classic |
- | DOS-inspired blue and cyan (default) |
monochrome |
- | Grayscale black and white |
dark |
- | Modern dark theme |
dracu |
darcula, intellij
|
IDE-inspired dark purple |
green_phosphor |
green |
Green CRT monitor style |
amber |
orange |
Amber/orange CRT style |
ndd |
- | Norton Disk Doctor - Cyan on blue |
qbasic |
basic, edit
|
QBasic/MS-DOS Edit - Yellow on blue |
turbo |
pascal |
Turbo Pascal - Yellow on grey/blue |
norton_commander |
nc |
Norton Commander - Cyan file manager |
xtree |
xt |
XTree - Yellow on blue file manager |
wordperfect |
wp |
WordPerfect - White on blue |
dbase |
db |
dBASE - Cyan on blue database |
Blue desktop background with cyan window borders. The quintessential DOS look.
Clean grayscale theme for maximum readability and minimal distraction.
Modern dark theme with muted colors, easier on the eyes in low-light environments.
Purple-accented dark theme inspired by the popular Dracula color scheme.
Nostalgic green-on-black CRT monitor aesthetic from early computing.
Warm amber/orange monochrome theme reminiscent of amber CRT displays.
Cyan interface on blue background, inspired by Norton utilities.
Bright yellow on blue, matching the classic Microsoft QBasic IDE.
Yellow text on grey/blue background from Borland's Turbo Pascal.
Cyan dual-pane file manager aesthetic.
Yellow on blue inspired by the XTree file manager.
Clean white on blue from the classic word processor.
Cyan on blue database application style.
By default, terminal output preserves native ANSI colors. Enable tinting to transform terminal colors to match your theme:
term39 --theme green_phosphor --tint-terminalThis creates a cohesive monochrome look where all terminal output matches the theme palette.
Theme screenshots are available in the repository assets.