Appearance
Use this page to change the overall look and feel of your IDE.
Select the UI theme from the list. By default, you can choose between a light, a dark, and a high-contrast theme. You can install other themes as plugins. For more information, see User interface themes.
Select this checkbox to let PyCharm detect the current system settings and use the default dark or light theme accordingly.
Sync with OS is not supported on Linux.
Specify custom font family and size to use in the PyCharm UI.
Accessibility
Support screen readers
Enable screen reader support for PyCharm. For more information, see Accessibility features.
Use contrast scrollbars
Make the editor scrollbar more visible.
Adjust colors for red-green vision deficiency
Adjust UI colors to better perceive colors in case of protanopia and deuteranopia.
UI Options
Show tree indent guides
Display vertical lines that mark indent levels in tree views, for example, in the Project tool window. These lines can help you better understand the hierarchy of the components in your project.
Use smaller indents in trees
Decrease the amount of space between the tool window border and the text in tree views, for example, in the Project tool window.
Enable mnemonics in menu
Underline hotkeys that you can press to execute a menu action
Enable mnemonics in controls
Underline hotkeys that you can press to use controls in dialogs
Scroll the UI smoothly, pixel-by-pixel, instead of line-by-line.
This also enables animated smooth scrolling for Windows and Linux by default. You can disable it to use precise scrolling instead: press Ctrl+Shift+A , find and open the Smooth Scroll Options dialog, and disable the Animated smooth scrolling checkbox.
In this dialog, you can also set the duration of the scroll animation and change the appearance of the animation based on https://cubic-bezier.com/#.17,.67,.83,.67.
Drag-and-drop with Alt pressed only
Avoid accidentally moving files, editor tabs, tool window buttons, and other UI components. When enabled, hold the Alt key to move things around.
By default, this option is disabled and you can move everything without any extra keys.
Always show full path in window header
Show the full path to the project and to the current file in the main window header. When disabled, the header will show only the name of the project and file.
Display icons in menu items
Show icons to the left of the items in the main menu and context menus.
Configure a custom background image for the IDE.
Antialiasing
Select which antialising mode you want to apply to the IDE (including menus, tool windows, and so on):
Subpixel : this option is recommended for LCD displays and takes advantage of the fact that each pixel on a color LCD is composed of red, green and blue sub-pixels. This allows smoothing text and rendering it with greater detail.
Greyscale : this option is recommended for non-LCD displays or displays positioned vertically. It deals with text at the pixel level.
No antialiasing : this option can be used for displays with high resolution, where non-antialiased fonts are rendered faster and may look better.
Select which antialiasing mode you want to apply to the editor:
Subpixel : this option is recommended for LCD displays and takes advantage of the fact that each pixel on a color LCD is composed of red, green and blue sub-pixels. This allows smoothing text and rendering it with greater detail.
Greyscale : this option is recommended for non-LCD displays or displays positioned vertically. It deals with text at the pixel level.
No antialiasing : this option can be used for displays with high resolution, where non-antialiased fonts are rendered faster and may look better.
Tool Windows
Show tool window bars
Show the tool window bars around the edges of the main window. For more information, see Tool window bars and buttons.
Show tool window numbers
Show tool window quick-access numbers on the tool window buttons.
You can hold the Alt key and press the corresponding number key to switch tool windows regardless of this setting: Alt+1 for the Project tool window, and so on.
Mnemonics for tool windows show the corresponding key bindings only when the shortcut is configured to Alt+number , where number is an integer number in the range from 0 to 9. With a different shortcut, there will be no mnemonic for the tool window button.
Side-by-side layout on the left
Show the tool windows that are attached to the top and bottom edges on the left side in two columns. For more information, see Optimize for wide-screen monitors.
Side-by-side layout on the right
Show the tool windows that are attached to the top and bottom edges on the right side in two columns. For more information, see Optimize for wide-screen monitors.
Widescreen tool window layout
Optimize the layout of tool windows for wide-screen displays: maximize the height of vertical tool windows by limiting the width of horizontal tool windows. For more information, see Optimize for wide-screen monitors.
Presentation Mode
Select the font size for the presentation mode. After changing the font size, exit and enter the Presentation mode.
User interface themes
The interface theme defines the appearance of windows, dialogs, buttons, and all visual elements of the user interface. By default, PyCharm uses the Darcula theme, unless you changed it during the first run.
The interface theme is not the same as the color scheme, which defines the colors, fonts, and syntax-highlight for various text resources: the source code, search results, and so on.
Change the UI theme
In the Settings dialog ( Ctrl+Alt+S ), select Appearance & Behavior | Appearance .
Alternatively, press Ctrl+` and select Theme from the Switch list.
Select the UI theme from the Theme list:
IntelliJ Light : Traditional light theme for IntelliJ-based IDEs
macOS Light or Windows 10 Light : OS-specific light theme available as a bundled plugin
Darcula : Default dark theme
High contrast : Theme designed for users with color vision deficiency
Select Sync with OS to let PyCharm detect the current system settings and use the default dark or light theme accordingly.
It is also possible to create your own UI themes for PyCharm and customize the built-in themes. For more information, see IntelliJ Platform SDK Documentation.
You can assign a shortcut to the Theme action, so that you can quickly switch between themes.
Productivity tips
Use the quick switcher
Press Ctrl+` or select View | Quick Switch Scheme form the menu.
In the Switch popup, select Theme , and then select the desired interface theme.
Как поменять тему в pycharm
The interface theme defines the appearance of windows, dialogs, buttons, and all visual elements of the user interface. By default, PyCharm uses the Darcula theme, unless you changed it during the first run.
The interface theme is not the same as the color scheme, which defines the colors, fonts, and syntax-highlight for various text resources: the source code, search results, and so on.
Change the UI theme
In the Settings/Preferences dialog ( Ctrl+Alt+S ), select Appearance & Behavior | Appearance .
Select the UI theme from the Theme list:
IntelliJ Light : Traditional light theme for IntelliJ-based IDEs
macOS Light or Windows 10 Light : OS-specific light theme available as a bundled plugin
Darcula : Default dark theme
High contrast : Theme designed for users with color vision deficiency
Select Sync with OS to let PyCharm detect the current system settings and use the default dark or light theme accordingly.
It is also possible to create your own UI themes for PyCharm and customize the built-in themes. For more information, see IntelliJ Platform SDK Documentation.
You can assign a shortcut to the Theme action, so that you can quickly switch between themes.
Как изменить тему Pycharm
File -> Settings -> Editor -> Color & Fonts general
How to change PyCharm code editor background color?
I would like to change the background color for the PyCharm source code editor. How can I do that?
I am running it under Ubuntu.
4 Answers 4
Providing @Guoliang’s helpful comment as a formal answer, as the accepted answer does not answer the question:
Go to Settings > Editor > Colors & Fonts > General
On the right side, expand Text and select Default text
Modify Background as desired.
In PyCharm 2017/2018/2019+ it is:
Settings > Editor > Color Scheme > General
And then simply expand Text, choose Default text and set the background color on the right.
Another tip on the topic: if you want the selected background color to also be used in all tree views(Project, Structure, etc.) you can use the Color IDE plugin.