# Color Scheme

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Editor | Color Scheme` for Windows and Linux
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> `IntelliJ IDEA | Settings | Editor | Color Scheme` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Use this section to select the [color scheme](configuring-colors-and-fonts.html) for the IntelliJ IDEA editor.

| Item | Description |
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| Scheme | Select the color scheme to be used in your workspace. |
|  ![the Settings button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)  |    Click this button to invoke the following commands (depending on the selected scheme):        * Duplicate: save the currently selected Color settings as a new scheme. Press `Enter` (Windows), `⏎` (macOS), `⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Enter` (XWin), `Enter` (GNOME), `Enter` (KDE), `Enter` (Emacs), `Enter` (Sublime Text), `⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Enter` (NetBeans), `Enter` (Visual Studio), `⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Enter` (Eclipse), `⏎` (Eclipse (macOS)) to save the new scheme, or `Escape` (Windows), `⎋` (macOS), `⎋` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⎋` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Escape` (XWin), `Escape` (GNOME), `Escape` (KDE), `Escape, Escape` (Emacs), `Escape` (Sublime Text), `⎋` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Escape` (NetBeans), `Escape` (Visual Studio), `⎋` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Escape` (Eclipse), `⎋` (Eclipse (macOS)) to cancel operation.    * Restore Defaults: reset the selected color scheme to the initial defaults shipped with IntelliJ IDEA. Available if a predefined color scheme has been selected and changed.    * Export: export the current scheme to a file.    * Rename: rename the current scheme. This command is only available for copies or imported schemes, since the predefined schemes cannot be renamed.    * Delete: delete the current scheme. This command is only available for copies or imported schemes, since the predefined schemes cannot be deleted.    * Import Scheme: import an IntelliJ IDEA color scheme (you can either import a file in an internal `.icls` format, a `jar` created through the File \| Manage IDE Settings \| Export Settings menu), or an Eclipse color scheme in the XML format.    |
| Change IDE theme | Navigate to the `Appearance & Behavior \| Appearance` page in settings on which you can select a different [user interface theme](user-interface-themes.html) and a color scheme. |

## See also

### Procedures

[Colors and fonts](configuring-colors-and-fonts.html) [Scopes and file colors](configuring-scopes-and-file-colors.html)

### Reference

[General](settings-editor-general.html)