VSCode settings.json (2026)

settings.json

{
    /* UI */
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Monokai +Blue",
    "workbench.sideBar.location": "right",
    "window.zoomLevel": 2,
    "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
    "workbench.iconTheme": "vscode-icons",
    "telemetry.telemetryLevel": "off",
    "window.commandCenter": false,

    /* Editor */
    "editor.fontFamily": "'VictorMono Nerd Font', monospace",
    "editor.fontLigatures": true,
    "editor.letterSpacing": 0,
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.wordWrap": "on",
    "editor.guides.indentation": false,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false,
    "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": "on",
    "editor.smoothScrolling": true,
    "editor.cursorBlinking": "expand",
    "editor.cursorStyle": "line",
    "editor.renderWhitespace": "none",
    "editor.stickyScroll.enabled": false,
    "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
    "editor.guides.bracketPairs": true,
    "editor.renderControlCharacters": false,
    "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
      "textMateRules": [
        {
          "name": "comment",
          "scope": [
            "comment",
            "punctuation.definition.comment"
          ],
          "settings": {
            "fontStyle": "italic"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "diffEditor.wordWrap": "off",

    /* Workbench / Explorer */
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
      "[Monokai +Blue]": {
        "editorBracketHighlight.foreground1": "#F8D715",
        "editorBracketHighlight.foreground2": "#e36cee",
        "editorBracketHighlight.foreground3": "#1B9FE4"
      },
      "editor.lineHighlightBackground": "#1073cf2d",
      "editor.lineHighlightBorder": "#9fced11f"
    },
      "workbench.tree.indent": 10,
    "workbench.tree.renderIndentGuides": "none",
    "workbench.list.smoothScrolling": true,
    "workbench.tree.expandMode": "singleClick",
    "workbench.list.openMode": "singleClick",
    "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
    "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,

    /* Terminal */
    "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'agave NF r', 'Segoe UI Symbol', monospace",
    "terminal.integrated.defaultLocation": "editor",
    "terminal.integrated.stickyScroll.enabled": false,
    "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 14,
    "terminal.integrated.fontWeight": 200,
    "terminal.integrated.fontWeightBold": 500,
    "terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "on",

    /* IA */
    "chat.disableAIFeatures": true,

    /* Power mode */
    "powermode.enabled": true,
    "powermode.combo.counterEnabled": "hide",
    "powermode.combo.timerEnabled": "hide",
    "powermode.combo.counterSize": 3,
    "powermode.presets": "particles",
    "powermode.combo.threshold": 15,
    "powermode.combo.timeout": 10,
    "powermode.shake.enabled": false,
    "powermode.explosions.size": 10,

    /* MiniMap */
    "editor.minimap.scale": 1,
    "editor.minimap.renderCharacters": false,
    "editor.minimap.maxColumn": 120,
    "editor.minimap.showSlider": "mouseover",
    "editor.minimap.side": "right",
    "editor.minimap.autohide": "none",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": true,
    "editor.minimap.size": "proportional",

    /* Extensions */
    "importCost.debug": false,
    "importCost.timeout": 10000,
    "indentRainbow.colors": [
        "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)",
        "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)",
        "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)",
        "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)",
        "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)"
    ],
    "gutterpreview.showImagePreviewOnGutter": true,
    "importCost.bundleSizeDecoration": "both",
    "importCost.fontStyle": "italic",
    "vsicons.dontShowNewVersionMessage": true,

    /* Linters */
    "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
    "html.autoClosingTags": false,
    "editor.linkedEditing": false,
    "javascript.updateImportsOnFileMove.enabled": "never",

    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
      "source.fixAll.oxc": "always"
    },
    "css.validate": false,
    "javascript.validate.enable": false,
    "typescript.validate.enable": false,

    /* Formats */
    "[javascript]": {
      "editor.defaultFormatter": "oxc.oxc-vscode"
    },
    "[css]": {
      "editor.defaultFormatter": "oxc.oxc-vscode"
    },
    "[json]": {
      "editor.defaultFormatter": "oxc.oxc-vscode"
    },
    "[jsonc]": {
      "editor.defaultFormatter": "oxc.oxc-vscode"
    },
}

One improvement I would personally suggest is separating “performance-heavy” visual extensions from the core coding experience. Features like Power Mode particles, smooth animations, and some minimap options can become distracting or consume resources during larger projects. I usually keep those effects behind workspace-specific profiles so they are enabled only when I want a more playful environment.
Slope