# Restricting IDE Program

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**Category:** IDE 2.x\
**Created:** [April 22, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/restricting-ide-program/1118186 "2023-04-22T07:46:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/restricting-ide-program/1118186/27 "2023-04-22T16:14:03Z")

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> [@krishna\_agarwal](#):
>
> How?

## Arduino IDE 1.x

### Making Themes

Information about making a custom theme or modifying existing themes:

[https://github.com/per1234/ThemeTest#editing-the-arduino-ides-theme](https://github.com/per1234/ThemeTest#editing-the-arduino-ides-theme)

### Pre-Made 3rd Party Themes

If you would like to try some pre-made 3rd party themes, these are the ones I'm aware of:

- [GitHub - jeffThompson/DarkArduinoTheme: A dark theme for the Arduino IDE – no longer maintained :(](https://github.com/jeffThompson/DarkArduinoTheme)
- [GitHub - konrad91/OneDarkArduino: Dark theme for the Arduino IDE, inspired by One Dark Pro for VSCode by binaryify](https://github.com/konrad91/OneDarkArduino)
- [GitHub - revolt-randy/Arduino-Gray-Theme: A gray theme for the arduino IDE](https://github.com/revolt-randy/Arduino-Gray-Theme)
  - Discussion: [New Gray IDE theme! - Libraries - Arduino Forum](https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=685335)

- [How to change the theme (colors) in Arduino IDE 1.x - Tutorials - Arduino Forum](https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=702791)
- [GitHub - taunoe/arduino-dark-theme: Arduino dark theme!](https://github.com/taunoe/arduino-dark-theme)
- [GitHub - per1234/ino-themes: Arduino IDE themes](https://github.com/per1234/ino-themes)

### Installation

Instructions for installing custom or 3rd party themes:

[https://forum.arduino.cc/t/where-is-the-theme-directory/505795/9](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/where-is-the-theme-directory/505795/9)

## Arduino IDE 2.x

### Making Themes

Information about making a custom theme:

[https://forum.arduino.cc/t/personal-themes/1024606/2#make-a-custom-theme](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/personal-themes/1024606/2#make-a-custom-theme)

### Pre-Made 3rd Party Themes

[https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/blob/main/docs/advanced-usage.md#obtaining-themes](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/blob/main/docs/advanced-usage.md#obtaining-themes)

### Installation

Instructions for installing custom or 3rd party themes:

[https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/blob/main/docs/advanced-usage.md#installation](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/blob/main/docs/advanced-usage.md#installation)

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