anthropics / anthropics/claude-code
[BUG] Theme setting missing from Settings → Claude Code → Appearance; code font from the same release is still present
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Description
### Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug) and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
### What's Wrong?
The desktop release notes for 1.7196.0 (May 15, 2026) state:
> Pick your code font and theme in Settings → Claude Code → Appearance
The code font half of that is still there. The theme selector is not. I previously used it to switch between a light option, a neutral dark, and a warm/brown-toned dark.
On the current build, Settings → Claude Code contains a **Code font** field, then an **Appearance** heading with exactly three rows — Interface font (Anthropic Sans / System), Transcript text size (Small / Medium / Large), Transcript width (Narrow / Medium / Wide) — followed by the **Local sessions** heading. No theme control anywhere in the section.
I've checked Settings → General under Desktop app as well; the theme selector isn't there either.
I can't find a changelog entry that removes or relocates this setting. The published desktop changelog lists no theme-related change to the Code section between 1.7196.0 and now.
### What Should Happen?
A theme selector appears in Settings → Claude Code → Appearance, as described in the 1.7196.0 release notes.
### Error Messages/Logs
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### Steps to Reproduce
1. Open Settings (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,)
2. Go to Claude Code in the sidebar
3. Scroll to the Appearance section
- Reproduces on both a personal Pro account and a Team account, so this doesn't appear to be an organization policy restriction
### Claude Model
None
### Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
### Last Working Version
_No response_
### Claude Code Version
latest
### Platform
Anthropic API
### Operating System
Windows
### Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
### Additional Information
Related but distinct: #50519 (requests a desktop theme toggle, filed before 1.7196.0 shipped one) and #76200 (discoverability of the app-wide light/dark setting under Appearance, which is a separate control from the Claude Code section one).
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Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the missing control at Settings → Claude Code → Appearance and compare the current build with the 1.7196.0 release note; done means the theme selector is available there without affecting the separate app-wide setting.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100