[!NOTE] Description A GTK theme based on the colours of Sainnhe's great theme: Gruvbox Material for Neovim, the VinceLiuice's awesome: Magnetic GTK theme and the creativity of Gusbemacbe's: Suru Plus Icon Theme.
Great to combine in your Gnome Desktop Environment and TWMs like: XmonadWM, AwesomeWM, BSPWM, etc...The theme is more focused on the Gnome Desktop, but supports Cinnamon, XFCE, Mate, etc. with generic styles. It's great to combine in your TWMs like: XmonadWM, AwesomeWM, BSPWM, etc...
You can check Reddit: r/unixporn to get some ideas.
Before installing the themes, make sure to install the following necessary packages:
sassc
murrine-engine
and gnome-themes-extra
packages for the correct rendering of themes.
Here are some commands to install on some distributions.
sudo dnf install gtk-murrine-engine
sudo zypper install gtk2-engine-murrine
sudo pacman -S gtk-engine-murrine
sudo apt install gtk2-engines-murrine
The themes work on versions 40 to 44 of the GNOME D.E. just follow the steps below for installation:
~/.themes
In this path you must move the entire theme folder.~/.config/gtk-4.0
The files to move to this path can be found inside the theme directory in the gtk-4.0
folder,
copy only the assets
, gtk.css
and gtk-dark.css
files or create a symlinks.assets
, gtk.css
and gtk-dark.css
files to the ~/.config/gtk-4.0
path,
and if you notice that the theme has not been applied, just close and reopen the application.~/.themes
:sudo flatpak override --filesystem=$HOME/.themes
~/.icons
:sudo flatpak override --filesystem=$HOME/.icons
~/.config/gtk-4.0
locally:flatpak override --user --filesystem=xdg-config/gtk-4.0
~/.config/gtk-4.0
globally:sudo flatpak override --filesystem=xdg-config/gtk-4.0
Alternative Flatpak Theming: stylepak
Run the following command in the terminal for a general installation
./install.sh
The ./install.sh
allows some specific options like:
./install.sh --tweak moon mac outline float -t green -l
For more information, run:
./install.sh --help
-d, --dest DIR Specify destination directory (Default: ~/.themes)
-n, --name NAME Specify theme name (Default: Everforest)
-t, --theme VARIANT... Specify theme accent color variant(s) [default|purple|pink|red|orange|yellow|green|teal|grey|all] (Default: blue)
-c, --color VARIANT... Specify color variant(s) [light|dark] (Default: All variants)
-s, --size VARIANT... Specify size variant [standard|compact] (Default: standard variant)
-l, --libadwaita Link installed gtk-4.0 theme to config folder for all libadwaita app use this theme
-r, --remove,
-u, --uninstall Uninstall/Remove installed themes or links
--tweaks Specify versions for tweaks
1. [medium|soft] Medium|Soft ColorSchemes version
2. black Blackness color version
3. float Floating gnome-shell panel style
4. outline Windows with 2px outline style
-h, --help Show help
This is just to clarify doubts about the abbreviations of the Themes, as many found the names confusing.
Abbreviation example | Explanation of abbreviations |
---|---|
Theme-Name-B-MB | Theme with Border decoration and macOS Buttons in windows |
Theme-Name-B-LB | Theme with Border decoration and Legacy Buttons in windows |
Theme-Name-B-GS | Theme with Border decoration for Gnome Shell |
Theme-Name-BL-MB | Theme Borderless decoration and macOS Buttons in windows |
Theme-Name-BL-LB | Theme Borderless decoration and Legacy Buttons in windows |
Theme-Name-BL-GS | Theme Borderless decoration for Gnome Shell |
Neovim Colorschemes for GTK | GitHub | Pling |
---|---|---|
Catppuccin GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Everforest GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Gruvbox GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Kanagawa GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Material GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Nightfox GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Rose Pine GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Tokyonight GTK Theme | Source | Package |
Thanks to @telometto for the alternative to the application of themes in Flatpak.
Thanks to @f1yn for the solution to the active and inactive borders in the new version of Cinnamon.
Thanks to @eeeXun for the hint to solve the bug in Mate Desktop
window control buttons.
Thanks to @Icy-Thought,@D3vil0p3r and others who have packaged these themes for NIX & AUR.