Automatically switch profile color scheme according to selected Windows color theme (light/dark) #13471

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opened 2026-01-31 03:43:36 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @MauricioRobayo on GitHub (Apr 15, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Be able to automatically switch profile color scheme according to the selected Windows theme (light/dark).

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Like VSCode auto detect color scheme.

Include settings for:

  • Preferred Dark Color Scheme
  • Preferred Light Color Scheme
  • Auto Detect Color Scheme (toggle)

Once the last one is enabled, automatically switch to the preferred color scheme based on Windows appearance.

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 03:43:36 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2021):

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #4066 for more discussion.

/dup #4066

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2021): Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #4066 for more discussion. /dup #4066
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#13471