https://github.com/nickcernis/iterm2-night-owl

A port of the VS Code Night Owl theme to iTerm2.
https://github.com/nickcernis/iterm2-night-owl

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A port of the VS Code Night Owl theme to iTerm2.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nickcernis/iterm2-night-owl
• Owner: nickcernis
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-05-28T14:09:08.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-10-22T06:51:46.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-16T01:46:22.086Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: iterm2, iterm2-theme
• Language: Shell
• Size: 776 KB
• Stars: 254
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 11
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Night Owl for iTerm2

A port of Sarah Drasner’s [Night Owl VS Code theme](https://github.com/sdras/night-owl-vscode-theme) for iTerm2.

![iTerm night owl colours](iterm-night-owl.png)

## Installation

1. [Download Night Owl for iTerm2](https://github.com/nickcernis/iterm2-night-owl/archive/master.zip).

2. Install [iTerm2](https://www.iterm2.com/).

3. Launch iTerm2.

4. Press Cmd+, to open preferences.

5. Visit Profiles → [Your Profile Name] → Colors.

6. Choose “Import…” from the “Color Presets” drop-down.

7. Import the `Night Owl.itermcolors` file.

8. Choose “Night Owl” from the Color Presets.

9. Repeat step eight for each profile you’d like to use Night Owl for.

## Updating

1. [Download Night Owl for iTerm2](https://github.com/nickcernis/iterm2-night-owl/archive/master.zip).

2. Open iTerm2. 

3. Visit Profiles → [Your Profile] → Colors.

4. Choose “Delete Preset…” from the “Color Presets” drop-down.

5. Delete the Night Owl preset.

6. Choose “Import…” from the “Color Presets” drop-down.

7. Import the `Night Owl.itermcolors` file.

8. Choose “Night Owl” from the Color Presets. 

## Tips

I recommend that you untick “smart box cursor color” to get a purple cursor color that more closely matches VS Code.

![iTerm color settings showing smart box cursor color unticked](prefs.png)