diff --git a/com.eclipsesource.megit.product.feature/build.properties b/com.eclipsesource.megit.product.feature/build.properties
index 64f93a9..7b756fb 100644
--- a/com.eclipsesource.megit.product.feature/build.properties
+++ b/com.eclipsesource.megit.product.feature/build.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 bin.includes = feature.xml
+root=file:plugin_customization.ini
diff --git a/com.eclipsesource.megit.product.feature/plugin_customization.ini b/com.eclipsesource.megit.product.feature/plugin_customization.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..119026b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/com.eclipsesource.megit.product.feature/plugin_customization.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.core.resources/encoding=UTF-8
+org.eclipse.ui/defaultPerspectiveId=org.eclipse.egit.ui.GitRepositoryExploring
+org.eclipse.ui/SHOW_MEMORY_MONITOR=true
+org.eclipse.ui/showIntro=false
diff --git a/com.eclipsesource.megit.product/megit.product b/com.eclipsesource.megit.product/megit.product
index ac4d22c..c65d86f 100644
--- a/com.eclipsesource.megit.product/megit.product
+++ b/com.eclipsesource.megit.product/megit.product
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
    </configIni>
 
    <launcherArgs>
+      <programArgs>-pluginCustomization plugin_customization.ini
+-cssTheme org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.theme.e4_dark
+      </programArgs>
       <vmArgsMac>-XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts
       </vmArgsMac>
    </launcherArgs>