Themes

Glitch ships with 10 premium terminal themes. Each theme defines foreground/background colors, a 16-color ANSI palette, cursor accent, secondary text color, and optional gradient background. Themes apply instantly - no restart required.

How to Change Theme

Open Settings (header menu or context menu).
Go to Theme Selection (default/first section).
Click any theme card to preview and apply.
A toast confirms: "Applied [Theme Name]".

The active theme key is stored as default_profile in config.json. All open terminals update immediately including AI panel accent colors.

Theme Gallery

Live previews match the in-app Settings → Theme Selection cards (v0.8.5-stable).

Vritra Matrix Default

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Ghost Glitch

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Obsidian Purple

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Crimson Breach

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Monochrome Pro

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Cosmic Aurora

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Amber Obsidian

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Deep Horizon

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Ash & Magma

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

Bio-Hazard

glitch ~ config

alex@vritrasec:~$

sudo systemctl status glitch

theme engine hot reload ready

What Each Theme Controls

Property	Effect
`fg` / `bg`	Terminal foreground and background colors
`palette`	16 ANSI colors (8 normal + 8 bright)
`theme_accent`	Cursor color, AI panel accents, Send to AI icon, @mention highlighting
`text_secondary`	Secondary labels in AI panel, settings, and shortcuts page
`gradient_start` / `gradient_end`	Window background gradient (null = solid `bg` color)
`theme_title` / `theme_description`	Display name and description in Settings theme cards

Per-Profile Settings (Shared Across Themes)

These settings apply to whichever theme is active and are stored per profile in config.json:

Font - System Monospace (default)
Font size - 8–32px (default 11). Adjustable in Settings → Font Size.
Scrollback lines - profile setting stored in config; terminal scrollback is capped at 5,000 lines.
Opacity - 20–100% (default 100)
Cursor shape - block, ibeam, or underline
Cursor blink - on/off
Audible bell - on/off

Per-Tab Theme

Each tab remembers its own profile/theme name. When session restore is enabled, tabs reopen with their saved theme even if default_profile has changed since last session.