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RainbowBraces

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A Visual Studio extension

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[marketplace]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MadsKristensen.RainbowBraces
[vsixgallery]: http://vsixgallery.com/extension/RainbowBraces.1dff1bc5-a8e4-477b-9054-2b9ec6bb88d1/
[repo]:https://github.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces

# Rainbow Braces for Visual Studio

[![Build](https://github.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/actions/workflows/build.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/actions/workflows/build.yaml)

Download this extension from the [Visual Studio Marketplace][marketplace]
or get the [CI build][vsixgallery].

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Colorizes matching brace pairs to make it easy to identify them and their scope. Works for curly brackets, parentheses, square brackets and angle brackets. Inspired by the [Bracket pair colorization](https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Bracket-pair-colorization/1631048?space=8&ftype=idea&q=brackets) feature request for Visual Studio (please go vote for it).

![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/screenshot.png)

Both light and dark themes are supported.

![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/theme-colors.png)

Razor templates (.razor) are now supported.

![Razor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/razor.png)

To toggle the brace colorization on and off, a menu item is available under the **Edit -> Advanced** menu or using the shortcut **Ctrl+Shift+9**.

![Menu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/menu.png)

You can customize the colors from the **Tools -> Options** dialog.

![Options](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/options.png)

There are also a few other specific options available under the **Fonts and Colors** tree node.

![Options2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/options2.png)

### Colorize vertical lines

![VerticalLines](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/vertical-adornments.png)
![VerticalLinesOptions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/vertical-adornments-options.png)

For more advanced features, I recommend the free [Viasfora extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TomasRestrepo.Viasfora) by [Tomas Restrepo](https://twitter.com/tomasrestrepo).

## Troubleshooting
If you have the built-in **Brace Pair Colorization** feature enabled, you will need to disable it and restart Visual Studio for this Extension to take effect.

To disable the feature, access the **Tools -> Options** dialog and uncheck the box **'Enable brace pair colorization'** under the **All Settings -> Text Editor -> General** section.

![DiableBracePairColorization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/madskristensen/RainbowBraces/master/art/disable-brace-pair-colorization.png)

## How can I help?
If you enjoy using the extension, please give it a ★★★★★ rating on the [Visual Studio Marketplace][marketplace].

Should you encounter bugs or if you have feature requests, head on over to the [GitHub repo][repo] to open an issue if one doesn't already exist.

Pull requests are also very welcome, since I can't always get around to fixing all bugs myself. This is a personal passion project, so my time is limited.

Another way to help out is to [sponsor me on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/madskristensen).

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