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Inspired Github theme for PHPStorm
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Since a couple of days I have been trying out PHPStorm. So far I really like it, but I notice that for quick changes I tend to refer back to Visual Studio Code.

However, since using PHPStorm I wasn’t able to find my favorite VSC theme called [Inspired Github](https://github.com/sethlopezme/InspiredGitHub.tmtheme). It’s a light theme, that I was introduced to through [Taylor Otwell](https://medium.com/@taylorotwell/how-i-work-october-2018-edition-e66a09931e7f)‘s post on Medium.

A light theme, you say?
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Yes, I am one of those people who likes to program in a light theme. Apparently, that is considered odd by some:

> [pic.twitter.com/aYP85uOBxh](https://t.co/aYP85uOBxh)
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> , Vytautas Preiksaitis (@Loruzzz) [October 20, 2018](https://twitter.com/Loruzzz/status/1053561991934214144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

I’m with @freekmurze on this one.If ( not exists ) create yourself();
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I did find a theme called [Github Remixed](https://github.com/panique/phpstorm-theme-github-remixed) that came somewhat close to what I was looking for. I used it as a starting point and modified some of the colors and font (Operator Mono).

![Inspired Github](https://github.com/jeffreyvr/phpstorm-inspired-github-theme/blob/master/Preview.png?raw=true)

If you like this theme too, you can find the version I use on [Github](https://github.com/jeffreyvr/phpstorm-inspired-github-theme). There is probably room for improvement. Please feel free to contribute!

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