Microsoft is adding full theme support to its Windows Terminal this week. The customization support allows Windows Terminal users to change the look of tabs, the window, and even background images for the Terminal interface. Microsoft also has tweaked Windows Terminal to always use a dark theme instead of following the Windows system theme.
However, creating themes for Windows Terminal is not an easy process unless you are a developer. Themes can only be edited with a JSON file, and they appear in the themes drop-down list in the settings section of Windows Terminal. Microsoft has provided some sample JSONs to get people started, and you’re free to be as creative as you want with a combination of colors and background images.
Microsoft also changes the default colors in Windows Terminal “for a more cohesive look”, according to Microsoft program manager Kayla Cinnamon. Windows Terminal also has a new text rendering engine underneath, which supports bold text and underline, overline, or hyperlink rules.
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“We found that our color scheme page wasn’t the most intuitive and could use a design refresh,” admits Cinnamon. “We’ve updated the UI color scheme settings page to improve style and user flow.” You can also choose a color scheme and easily set it as the default now.
Microsoft originally launched Windows Terminal for Windows 10 in 2019, following a surprise announcement that delighted developers at Microsoft’s annual Build conference. It is now set to be the default command-line experience in Windows 11 this year, replacing the existing Windows Console Host.
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