A new version of Windows Terminal recently released by Microsoftadds a long-awaited feature, making it possible to create and use custom themes.
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Currently, users can only create themes by editing the global Windows Terminal JSON settings file, to change the background color of tabs and tab rows, and to choose between a light and dark Terminal window theme.
After you add a new theme configuration to the JSON, it will automatically appear on the Settings > App Appearance Settings.
“Themes is a global property that can contain a variety of themes, which will appear in the Theme drop-down menu on the UI Appearance page,” explained Kayla Cinnamon, Windows Terminal program manager.
To add your own custom themes, you'll need to install the latest version of the app, Windows Terminal Preview 1.16.
The new version also adds updated default colors and sets the dark theme as the default theme instead of following the default Windows system theme
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“We’ve tweaked some of the default colors in Windows Terminal for a more consistent look. Additionally, we’re setting Terminal to use a dark theme, rather than following the system theme,” Cinnamon added.
Microsoft unveiled Windows Terminal during its Build in May 2019 and officially released it two months later, in July.
Unlike the current default terminal app, Windows Terminal supports multiple console tabs. It also allows you to choose between the cmd shell, PowerShell , and Linux distribution shell installed via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Since August, Microsoft has also made Windows Terminal the default terminal in "Dev" preview builds of Windows 11 Insider.
“During 2022, we plan to make Windows Terminal the default experience on Windows 11 devices,” said Windows Terminal program manager Kayla Cinnamon.
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You can install Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview from the official Microsoft Store, the GitHub , or with the help of the Windows Package Manager (winget) command-line tool.
