Who should use Material Dark Soda?

Material Dark Soda is a consumer product built for Visual Studio Code users and developers.

Is Material Dark Soda free?

Yes — Material Dark Soda is free to use.

What platforms does Material Dark Soda run on?

Material Dark Soda runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Is Material Dark Soda still active?

Unverified. Material Dark Soda has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Material Dark Soda?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Haskero, Kay theme, and VSCode Archive.

Who makes Material Dark Soda?

Material Dark Soda is developed by John Woodruff.

When did Material Dark Soda launch?

Material Dark Soda first shipped in 2017.

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Material Dark Soda

Name: Material Dark Soda
Author: John Woodruff

visualstudio.comIDEs & code editors

Material Dark Soda is a Visual Studio Code color theme based on Material Design principles. It applies a dark interface with vibrant colors and syntax highlighting for developers who want to customize their editor appearance.

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Overview

5 features

Material Dark Soda is an IDEs & code editors project. It provides a dark, vibrant color scheme that improves readability and visual customization in Visual Studio Code. Material Dark Soda is a consumer product aimed at Visual Studio Code users and developers. Material Dark Soda is free to use. It ships for the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

John Woodruff builds and maintains Material Dark Soda, and it first shipped in 2017. Among its 5 catalogued features are Material Design colors, dark theme, and vibrant palette.

Material Design colors
Dark theme
Vibrant palette
Syntax highlighting
Editor theming

Built with & integrations

Connectors

vscode

Runs on

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Trust & compliance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Aug · 13:47 UTC
Material Dark Soda verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Material Dark Soda

What does Material Dark Soda do?: Material Dark Soda provides a dark, vibrant color scheme that improves readability and visual customization in Visual Studio Code. It is catalogued under IDEs & code editors on PulseGate.
Who should use Material Dark Soda?: Material Dark Soda is a consumer product built for Visual Studio Code users and developers.
Is Material Dark Soda free?: Yes — Material Dark Soda is free to use.
What platforms does Material Dark Soda run on?: Material Dark Soda runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Is Material Dark Soda still active?: Unverified. Material Dark Soda has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Material Dark Soda?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Haskero, Kay theme, and VSCode Archive.Haskero Kay theme VSCode Archive
Who makes Material Dark Soda?: Material Dark Soda is developed by John Woodruff.
When did Material Dark Soda launch?: Material Dark Soda first shipped in 2017.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 27 Aug 2026
Built for: Visual Studio Code users and developers
Model: B2C
Solves: Provides a dark, vibrant color scheme that improves readability and visual customization in Visual Studio Code.

Registered as

VS Code Marketplace: jbw91.theme-material-dark-soda

Developer

John Woodruff

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 91.5
Indexed: 27 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 27 Aug 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: material-dark-soda-visualstudio-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 27 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 27 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jbw91.theme-material-dark-soda

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