Your code doesn't have to look so sour. I've collected a list of Xcode themes and fonts that you can install. Read my blog post which also contains a collection of fonts.
by Enormego
One of the few light themes that made the list.
Inspired by the famous Railscast TextMate theme.
Available for all kind of editors on GitHub.
Bitstream Vera Sans (download)
Consolas (instructions to download on Mac)
Courier Prime (download)
Thanks for the tip Damian Carrillo.
Droid Sans Mono (download)
Inconsolata (download)
My favorite. Shipped with Mac OS.
Meslo (download)
Xcode does not offer any line height options. It's one of the reasons I use Meslo, a great alternative for Menlo. It comes in three 'line-height' sizes (S, M, L).
Great font, also shipped with Mac OS.
Panic Sans (install instructions)
Provided with Coda.
Source Code Pro (download)
Adobe's open source font. Recommended!
Ubuntu Mono (install instructions)
- Copy the theme(s) to the Xcode's
FontAndColorThemes
folder (~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/FontAndColorThemes/
). - Restart Xcode.
- Enjoy.