# scottclowe/matlab-schemer

Apply and save color schemes in MATLAB with ease.

Repository: https://github.com/scottclowe/matlab-schemer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/matlab-schemer
Language: MATLAB
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: color-scheme, matlab, scheme, theme, color-theme, matlab-schemes, syntax-highlighting, matlab-syntax, colours
Last push: 2023-12-13T03:58:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4078, "days_push": 994, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1257, forks 271 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:09.447638+00:00)

## What it is
A MATLAB package for importing, exporting, and managing color schemes (themes) for the MATLAB IDE display and GUI. It includes a collection of predefined schemes and GUI-based import/export functions.

## Use cases
- change the color theme of the MATLAB editor
- import a predefined color scheme into MATLAB
- transfer my MATLAB color settings to a new machine
- save my custom MATLAB color scheme for reuse after reinstalling
- restore MATLAB's default color scheme
- create my own MATLAB color theme

## When to choose
- you use the MATLAB IDE and want to customize or share its color scheme
- you need to migrate MATLAB editor preferences between installations
- you want a curated collection of ready-made MATLAB themes

## When to avoid
- you want to theme editors other than MATLAB
- you need runtime theming of MATLAB figures or plots rather than the IDE
- you don't use MATLAB at all

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: theme, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: color-scheme, matlab, syntax-highlighting, theme, gui

## Member repositories
- scottclowe/matlab-schemer (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.447638+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:12.731918+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/scottclowe/matlab-schemer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.447638+00:00, sha 5ded484393f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.