https://github.com/tribela/vim-transparent
Remove all background color on Vim
https://github.com/tribela/vim-transparent
colorscheme transparent-term vim
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Remove all background color on Vim
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tribela/vim-transparent
- Owner: tribela
- Created: 2016-01-22T02:24:40.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-22T09:32:17.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-08-12T06:48:32.941Z (10 months ago)
- Topics: colorscheme, transparent-term, vim
- Language: Vim Script
- Size: 6.14 MB
- Stars: 168
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 6
- Open Issues: 5
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Vim transparent
If you love transparent term, but your favourite vim color scheme doesn't
If you use Neovim, See [transparent.nvim][]
[transparent.nvim]: https://github.com/tribela/transparent.nvim
# Screenshots
Without vim-transparent (example color scheme is [eva01][])
With vim-transparent
[eva01]: https://github.com/hachy/eva01.vim
## Installation
I recommend to use [Vim-Plug][] to manage plugins.
```vimrc
Plug 'tribela/vim-transparent'
```
[Vim-Plug]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug
## Configuration
### Advanced configuration
The bad thing is something in vim may be not transparent, if you use vim plugins. You can use `:filter // hi` to find the highlight groups e.g. `:filter /CocList/ hi`, and change it.
For example, I use these plugins, [coc.nvim](https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim), [lightline](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim), [rnvimr](https://github.com/kevinhwang91/rnvimr), [fzf.vim](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf), [vim-deus](https://github.com/ajmwagar/vim-deus).
:bulb: You can also use `let g:transparent_groups_add` if you just want to add some groups, without overriding the defaults.
```vim
Plug 'tribela/vim-transparent'
" default
let g:transparent_groups = ['Normal', 'Comment', 'Constant', 'Special', 'Identifier',
\ 'Statement', 'PreProc', 'Type', 'Underlined', 'Todo', 'String',
\ 'Function', 'Conditional', 'Repeat', 'Operator', 'Structure',
\ 'LineNr', 'NonText', 'SignColumn', 'CursorLineNr', 'EndOfBuffer']
" Pmenu
let g:transparent_groups += ['Pmenu']
" coc.nvim
let g:transparent_groups += ['NormalFloat', 'CocFloating']
augroup transparent
autocmd VimEnter,ColorScheme * call MyTransparent()
augroup END
function! MyTransparent()
" Customize the highlight groups for transparency in here.
" CursorLine
"hi CursorLine ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=239 guibg=NONE guibg=#4e4e4e
" coc.nvim
"hi CocMenuSel ctermbg=239 guibg=#4e4e4e
endfunction
```
`vim-deus` configs:
```vim
set t_Co=256
set termguicolors
let &t_8f = "\[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
let &t_8b = "\[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
" Add `let s:ds.none = ['NONE', 'NONE']` to deus.vim.
let g:deus_sign_column = 'none'
"set background=dark " Setting dark mode
colorscheme deus
let g:deus_termcolors=256
```
Because of `let g:transparent_groups += ['NormalFloat', 'CocFloating']`, floating windows are transparent. So add borders for those transparent floating windows. Input `:CocConfig` to open the `coc-settings.json`, and add the blew:
```json
// `:h coc-config-float`
"suggest.floatConfig": {
"border": true
},
"diagnostic.floatConfig": {
"border": true
},
"signature.floatConfig": {
"border": true
},
"hover.floatConfig": {
"border": true
},
```
Make lightline transparent:
```vim
autocmd VimEnter * call SetupLightlineColors()
function SetupLightlineColors() abort
" transparent background in statusbar
let l:palette = lightline#palette()
" `let s:p.{mode}.{where} = [ [ {guifg}, {guibg}, {ctermfg}, {ctermbg} ], ... ]`
let l:palette.normal = {
\ 'left': [[ '#008080', 'NONE', 6, 'NONE' ]],
\ 'middle': [[ '#008080', 'NONE', 6, 'NONE' ]],
\ 'right': [[ '#008080', 'NONE', 6, 'NONE' ]],
\ }
let l:palette.inactive = l:palette.normal
let l:palette.visual = l:palette.normal
let l:palette.insert = l:palette.normal
let l:palette.replace = l:palette.normal
let l:palette.tabline = {
\ 'left': [[ '#0000ff', 'NONE', 12, 'NONE' ]],
\ 'tabsel': [[ '#008080', 'NONE', 6, 'NONE' ]],
\ 'middle': [[ 'NONE', 'NONE', 'NONE', 'NONE' ]],
\ 'right': [[ 'NONE', 'NONE', 'NONE', 'NONE' ]],
\ }
call lightline#colorscheme()
endfunction
" Comment out the `colorscheme`.
let g:lightline = {
"\ 'colorscheme': 'deus',
\ }
```
Rnvimr:
```vim
" Rnvimr background
":hi RnvimrNormal
" show draw border
let g:rnvimr_draw_border = 1
```
fzf.vim:
```vim
":echo g:fzf_colors
" transparent the gutter
let $FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=$FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS .. ' --color=gutter:-1'
```
### Images
lightline and vim-deus:
coc.nvim floating windows:
coc.nvim CocList:
Rnvimr:
Pmenu:
## Usage
vim-transparent automatically transparent all of highlight settings.
You can disable it by `:TransparentDisable` and re-enable it by `:TransparentEnable`