oxide

Where function meets form.

oxide brings the oxide colorscheme to neovim with full treesitter and lsp support.

Features

• Dark theme with Treesitter and LSP semantic highlighting
• Customizable colors and highlight groups
• Lazy-loaded with minimal startup impact
• Built-in lualine theme and growing plugin integration

Installation

vim.pack (Neovim 0.12+)

vim.pack.add({
{
src='https://github.com/oxidescheme/nvim',
name='oxide',
},
})
vim.cmd.colorscheme("oxide")

lazy.nvim

{
"oxidescheme/nvim",
name="oxide",
lazy=false,
priority=1000,
config=function()
require("oxide").setup()
vim.cmd.colorscheme("oxide")
end,
}

packer.nvim

use {
"oxidescheme/nvim",
name="oxide",
config=function()
require("oxide").setup()
vim.cmd.colorscheme("oxide")
end
}

vim-plug

Plug 'oxidescheme/nvim'

require("oxide").setup()
vim.cmd.colorscheme("oxide")

Usage

-- Basic usagevim.cmd.colorscheme("oxide")
-- Or use the lua APIrequire("oxide").load()

Configuration

oxide comes with sensible defaults, but every aspect can be customized:

require("oxide").setup({
transparent=false, -- Enable transparent backgroundterminal_colors=true, -- Configure terminal colorsstyles= {
comments= { italic=true },
keywords= { bold=true },
functions= {},
variables= {},
strings= {},
booleans= {},
numbers= {},
},
-- Override colorson_colors=function(colors)
colors.red="#ff0000" -- Make red more intenseend,
-- Override highlight groupson_highlights=function(highlights, colors)
highlights.Comment= { fg=colors.green, italic=true }
end,
})

Configuration Options

Option	Default	Description
transparent	false	Enable transparent background
terminal_colors	true	Set terminal colors
styles	{}	Style overrides for syntax groups
on_colors	nil	Function to override color palette
on_highlights	nil	Function to override highlight groups

Custom Styles

require("oxide").setup({
styles= {
-- Remove all stylingcomments= {},
-- Make functions stand out morefunctions= { bold=true, italic=true },
-- Subtle variablesvariables= { italic=true },
}
})

Integration with Other Plugins

oxide works seamlessly with popular plugins:

• lualine
• nvim-tree
• telescope
• gitsigns
• snacks
• flash
• render-markdown.nvim

Contributing

PRs welcome. Make sure new highlight groups serve a clear purpose and colors match the palette defined in the codebase.

Credits

• Port Creator:@jakmaz
• Current Maintainer:@jakmaz
• Contributors: See contributors list

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Copyright © 2025-present oxidescheme