# bbatsov/zenburn-emacs

The Zenburn colour theme ported to Emacs

Repository: https://github.com/bbatsov/zenburn-emacs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zenburn-emacs
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: emacs-lisp, emacs, emacs-theme, zenburn
Last push: 2026-07-26T06:49:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5827, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 58.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1080, forks 263 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:30.478690+00:00)

## What it is
A port of the popular Zenburn low-contrast color theme to Emacs, built on Emacs 24.1+ built-in theming support. It is distributed via MELPA, NonGNU ELPA, and Debian/Ubuntu packages.

## Use cases
- install a zenburn color theme for emacs
- reduce eye strain with a low contrast dark editor theme
- customize emacs theme faces and colors
- find a dark theme for coding in emacs

## When to choose
- you use Emacs 24.1+ and want the classic Zenburn look
- you prefer low-contrast dark themes that are easy on the eyes
- you want a theme easily installable via package.el or apt

## When to avoid
- you don't use Emacs
- you want a high-contrast or light theme
- you need a theme for another editor like Vim or VS Code

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: theme
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: emacs, color-theme, zenburn, low-contrast, dark-theme

## Member repositories
- bbatsov/zenburn-emacs (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.478690+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 2026-08-30T06:51:26.807129+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bbatsov/zenburn-emacs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.478690+00:00, sha 26a35fbba00e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.