Top 7 IntelliJ IDEA Themes for Java Developers: Dark & Light Picks

Material Theme UI [1]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is the most widely used theme in IDEA. After installing the plugin, you can select from multiple related sub‑themes.

Material Deep Ocean – default font is small; adjust as needed.

One Dark theme [2]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A simple, elegant dark theme with a pleasant color scheme, especially suitable for coding.

Gradianto [3]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Gradianto aims to reduce eye fatigue while keeping a clear color hierarchy, using natural gradient colors. It also offers several related sub‑themes.

Gradianto Nature Green preview:

Dark Purple Theme [4]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A deep purple‑tinted dark theme, ideal for fans of purple colors.

Hiberbee Theme [5]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Inspired by Monokai Pro and macOS Mojave, this theme offers distinct color layers in a dark scheme.

Gray Theme [6]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

A low‑contrast light theme designed primarily for Markdown editing, not ideal for coding.

Roboticket Light Theme [7]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

A low‑contrast light theme that is not well suited for code reading.

References

Material Theme UI: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8006-material-theme-ui

One Dark theme: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/11938-one-dark-theme

Gradianto: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12334-gradianto

Dark Purple Theme: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12100-dark-purple-theme

Hiberbee Theme: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12118-hiberbee-theme

Gray Theme: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12103-gray-theme

Roboticket Light Theme: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12191-roboticket-light-theme