Live Editor background colour

I wonder whether there is any indication from mathworks as to when the Live Editor will be getting settings that allow to customise its background and code colour.

This is a vital feature for Mathworks to implement. Most programmers use dark-themed backgrounds and colour schemes. This works well in regular Matlab scripts, but when you use the Live Editor you all of a sudden have to contend with a strident white background, which is very unpleasant indeed and whose colour cannot be changed!

Answer 1

[Jacky Tsai]

As of R2022a, you can now configure live editor's background and foreground colors. See more info: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/release-notes.html

[Simon Ghyselincks]

I just downloaded the new version and saw this change... amazing. No more flashbang to the eyes during late night coding sessions

[Aryan Ritwajeet Jha]

Just installed 2022a and saw my earlier LiveScript project on 2021b and screamed with joy.

Answer 2

[Prateek Jain]

Hi,

Currently live-editor does not support custom background/themes, this is a known issue and will be fixed in the future releases.

Hope this helps!

[Simon Thor]

Glad that this is being worked on! Looking forward to this update.

[Stephnie Watson]

Is there a timeline of when the issue will be fixed and the release date?

[Paul Emmanuel Empas]

We need this feature especially now that I got MATLAB sessions on all my classes. my eyes hurt at the end of the day due to long working hours on Live Editor

[Britton Fischer]

Been over a year now. Any updates on this?