# Developing a Theme

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/llms.txt).

This documentation section describes how to get started with developing theme plugins for the IntelliJ Platform-based IDEs.

The DevKit-based theme development workflow includes:

* [Setting Up a Development Environment](setting-up-theme-environment.html)

* [Creating a Theme Project](creating-theme-project.html)

* [Customizing a Theme](themes-customize.html)

* [Building and Running a Theme](running-and-debugging-a-theme.html)

* [Deploying a Theme in IDE](deploying-theme.html)

* [Uploading a Theme to JetBrains Marketplace](publishing-plugin.html#uploading-a-plugin-to-jetbrains-marketplace)

> **Note: Theme Plugin Sample**
> To see a full example theme project, see the [Theme Basics](https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-sdk-code-samples/tree/main/theme_basics) in IntelliJ SDK Code Samples.