Theme Randomizer for JetBrains IDEs

A fun plugin that randomly changes your IDE theme at specified intervals or on demand. Add some variety to your coding experience!

Features

• 🎨 Manual Theme Randomization - Change your theme instantly with a keyboard shortcut or menu action
• ⏰ Automatic Theme Switching - Set an interval (in minutes) to automatically randomize themes
• 🌗 Light/Dark Theme Control – Choose whether to include light themes, dark themes, or both in the rotation.
• 🎯 Smart Theme Matching - Automatically applies matching editor color schemes with UI themes
• ⚙️ Customizable Settings - Enable/disable auto-randomization and set your preferred interval

Installation

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Open your IDE and go to Settings/Preferences → Plugins
3. Click the three vertical dots icon and select Install Plugin from Disk...
4. Select the downloaded .zip file
5. Restart your IDE

Usage

Manual Randomization

• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl+Alt+T (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Alt+T (Mac)
• Menu: Go to Tools → Randomize Theme

Automatic Randomization

1. Go to Settings/Preferences → Tools → Theme Randomizer
2. Check "Enable Auto-Randomization"
3. Set your desired interval in minutes (default: 30 minutes, range: 1-1440 minutes)
4. Click Apply or OK

The plugin will now automatically change your theme at the specified interval!

Configuration

Setting	Description	Default
Enable Auto-Randomization	Toggle automatic theme switching	Disabled
Interval (minutes)	How often to change themes automatically	30 minutes

Compatibility

• Platform: JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ Platform)
• Build Range: 252 - 253.*
• Tested On: Rider 2025.2.2.1
• Should Work On: IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, PhpStorm, CLion, and other JetBrains IDEs

How It Works

The plugin:

1. Retrieves all installed UI themes from your IDE
2. Randomly selects one theme
3. Applies both the UI theme and its matching editor color scheme
4. (If auto-randomization is enabled) Schedules the next theme change based on your interval

Building from Source

Prerequisites

• JDK 21 or higher
• Gradle

Build Steps

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ramonpiha/RiderThemeRandomizer.git
cd theme-randomizer

# Build the plugin
./gradlew buildPlugin

# The plugin will be in build/distributions/

Running in Development

./gradlew runIde

Project Structure

theme-randomizer/
├── src/main/kotlin/com/ramon/themerandomizer/
│   ├── RandomizeThemeAction.kt          # Manual theme change action
│   ├── ThemeRandomizerConfigurable.kt   # Settings UI
│   ├── ThemeRandomizerSettings.kt       # Settings persistence
│   ├── ThemeRandomizerService.kt        # Auto-randomization scheduler
│   └── ThemeUtils.kt                    # Shared theme logic
├── src/main/resources/META-INF/
│   └── plugin.xml                       # Plugin configuration
├── build.gradle.kts                     # Build configuration
└── README.md

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Future Ideas

• Option to exclude specific themes from randomization
• Theme favorites/weighting system
• Different randomization modes (sequential, weighted random, etc.)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Ramon

Acknowledgments

• Built with the IntelliJ Platform SDK
• Inspired by the need for more visual variety while coding!

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Enjoy your colorful coding experience! 🎨✨