https://github.com/mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim
The VHS era, which spanned roughly from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, was a time when people could rent movies, record TV shows, and watch home videos at home using bulky magnetic tape cassettes. This retro colorscheme for Neovim, is inspired by the aesthetics of this era.
https://github.com/mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim
80s 80s-aesthetic 80s-style 80s-tv neovim neovim-colors neovim-colorscheme neovim-colorschemes neovim-theme neovim-theme-dark neovim-theme-lua vhs-tape vhs-theme
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The VHS era, which spanned roughly from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, was a time when people could rent movies, record TV shows, and watch home videos at home using bulky magnetic tape cassettes. This retro colorscheme for Neovim, is inspired by the aesthetics of this era.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim
- Owner: mistweaverco
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-10-18T09:53:46.000Z (8 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-10T18:58:37.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-10T20:27:27.542Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: 80s, 80s-aesthetic, 80s-style, 80s-tv, neovim, neovim-colors, neovim-colorscheme, neovim-colorschemes, neovim-theme, neovim-theme-dark, neovim-theme-lua, vhs-tape, vhs-theme
- Language: Lua
- Homepage: https://neovim.theme.vhs-era.com
- Size: 7.13 MB
- Stars: 16
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
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README
# vhs-era-theme.nvim
[![Made with love][badge-made-with-love]][contributors]
[![Development status][badge-development-status]][development-status]
[![Our manifesto][badge-our-manifesto]][our-manifesto]
![Made with lua][badge-made-with-lua]
[![Latest release][badge-latest-release]][latest-release]
[Requirements](#requirements) •
[Install](#install) •
[Screenshots][screenshots] •
[Configuration](#configuration) •
[Cache](#cache) •
[Supported Plugins](#supported-plugins)
The VHS era,
which spanned roughly from the late 1970s to the early 2000s,
was a time when people could rent movies,
record TV shows,
and watch home videos at home using bulky magnetic tape cassettes.
This experience was defined by the ritual of trips to
video rental stores like Blockbuster,
the anticipation of recording favorite programs,
and the physical nature of tapes that had to
be rewound and could degrade over time.
This retro colorscheme for Neovim, is inspired by the aesthetics of this era.
![Screenshot showing TypeScript code][screenshot]
[More screenshots][screenshots]
## Requirements
> [!WARNING]
> Requires Neovim 0.11.5+.
## Install
Via [lazy.nvim](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim):
```lua
{ 'mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim' },
```
See [configuration options](#configuration) for more information.
## Configuration
```lua
{
'mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim',
opts = {
italic_comments = true,
disable_cache = false,
hot_reload = false,
}
},
```
## Cache
The theme is cached by default to improve performance.
If you want to disable the cache set `disable_cache` to `true`.
The cache is stored in:
- Linux: `~/.cache/nvim/vhs-era-theme`
- Windows: `~/AppData/Local/nvim/vhs-era-theme`
- MacOS: `~/.cache/nvim/vhs-era-theme`
You can remove the cache by running:
```lua
require('vhs-era-theme').clear_cache()
```
## Supported Plugins
Currently supported plugins, others might work but are not tested:
- [blink.cmp](https://github.com/Saghen/blink.cmp)
- [copilot.vim](https://github.com/github/copliot.vim)
- [diffview.nvim](https://github.com/sindrets/diffview.nvim)
- [diffconflicts.nvim](https://github.com/mistweaverco/diffconflicts.nvim)
- [gitsigns.nvim](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim)
- [kulala.nvim](https://github.com/mistweaverco/kulala.nvim)
- [lsp-config](https://github.com/neovim/lsp-config)
- [lualine.nvim](https://github.com/hoob3rt/lualine.nvim)
- [neogit](https://github.com/NeogitOrg/neogit)
- [nvim-cmp](https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp)
- [nvim-tree.lua](https://github.com/kyazdani42/nvim-tree.lua)
- [mini.indentscope](https://github.com/echasnovski/mini.indentscope)
- [telescope.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim)
- [todo-comments.nvim](https://github.com/folke/todo-comments.nvim)
- [treesitter](https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter)
- [trouble.nvim](https://github.com/folke/trouble.nvim)
- [flash.nvim](https://github.com/folke/flash.nvim)
- [nvim-jump](https://github.com/yorickpeterse/nvim-jump/tree/main)
- [which-key.nvim](https://github.com/folke/which-key.nvim)
[badge-made-with-lua]: https://mistweaverco.com/assets/badges/lua.svg
[badge-development-status]: https://mistweaverco.com/assets/badges/development-status.svg
[badge-our-manifesto]: https://mistweaverco.com/assets/badges/our-manifesto.svg
[badge-made-with-love]: https://mistweaverco.com/assets/badges/made-with-love.svg
[our-manifesto]: https://mistweaverco.com/manifesto
[development-status]: https://mistweaverco.com/roadmap?filter=vhs-era-theme.nvim
[contributors]: https://github.com/mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim/graphs/contributors
[logo]: assets/logo.svg
[badge-latest-release]: https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim?style=for-the-badge
[latest-release]: https://github.com/mistweaverco/vhs-era-theme.nvim/releases/latest
[screenshot]: web/static/assets/screenshots/languages/typescript/snap.typescript.png
[screenshots]: https://neovim.theme.vhs-era.com/#screenshots