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window.inactiveBorder

window inactive border. Border color for the inactive (unfocused) windows.

Group: Window border

Where window inactive border paints

This sample moves from #3c3c3c to #e8a317, then back.

window inactive border
window inactiveBorder

How to change window inactive border color in Visual Studio Code

macOS

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Command+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add window inactive border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color for the inactive (unfocused) windows. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  3. Save the file. Press Command+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.

Windows

Linux uses the same shortcuts.

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add window inactive border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color for the inactive (unfocused) windows. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  3. Save the file. Press Ctrl+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.
{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "window.inactiveBorder": "#e8a317"
  }
}

Other Window border