This script installs the latest git versions of some fine GNOME themes
into the current user's .themes folder. Run the script again whenever you want to get the latest
theme updates. Many of these themes are updated frequently with bugfixes and enhancements.
It supports GNOME versions 3.22 and above.
You need to install the requirements first. See install-requirements-fedora and install-requirements-debian. The Debian script should work for Ubuntu, too. We welcome contributions for other operating systems, too, especially Arch Linux!
In case your operating system doesn't have a sassc package you can build it manually with
install-sassc.
Now, get the script:
git clone https://github.com/tliron/install-gnome-themes ~/install-gnome-themes
If you already have themes of the same names installed in your .themes folder, they will be
deleted, so backup the folder first if you want to keep them. Other themes will not be touched.
You can update this script to its latest version and run it like so:
git -C ~/install-gnome-themes pull --ff-only
~/install-gnome-themes/install-gnome-themes
Note that it will take some time, because some themes render all their images during build.
To change your theme, run the GNOME Tweak Tool and go to the Appearance tab. Or, you can use the command line:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "GTK theme name"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences theme "Shell theme name"
To avoid rebuilding themes if there was no change the script caches identifiers in the file
.install-gnome-themes.conf in the current user's .themes folder. Delete it to force rebuilding
all themes:
rm ~/.themes/.install-gnome-themes.conf
You can disable individual themes in case they're broken or you just don't want them built.
Edit the .install-gnome-themes.conf in the current user's .themes folder and put the word "skip"
instead of the git hash. For example, to skip Plano themes:
github|lassekongo83|plano-theme|master skip
You can uninstall individual themes by deleting their directories in your .themes folder. To
uninstall all user themes, including themes not installed by this script, delete the entire
directory:
rm -r ~/.themes
Note that themes take very little space (less than 300 MB for all themes combined) and do not slow down your system when unused.
Because we are tracking the latest versions of themes, there is a chance something will break. Please help us fix it and open an issue with as much detail as you can!
By default the script logs all output to the file .install-gnome-themes.log in the current user's
.themes folder, but you can also send it to the console like so:
LOG=/dev/stdout ~/install-gnome-themes/install-gnome-themes
All of these themes provide at least GTK+ theming (for both GTK+3 and GTK+2) and many also provide a shell theme. You are free to mix and match GTK+ themes with shell themes! Some themes also provide application theming (Firefox, Chrome, etc.) though you will have to install that separately. For Firefox, note that there is also a generic GNOME 3 theme that might improve its appearance for some themes, though your mileage will vary.
- Adapta
- Adwaita Tweaks
- adw-gtk3
- Amber
- Ant
- Aqua
- Arc (Firefox themes: Arc, Arc Darker, Arc Dark)
- Arc-Flatabulous
- Blue-Face
- Breeze
- Candra
- Canta
- Chrome-OS
- Ciliora-Secunda
- Ciliora-Tertia
- Cloak
- EvoPop
- Fresh-Finesse
- Greybird
- Layan
- macOS-Sierra
- Materia (formerly Flat-Plat)
- Materiav2
- Minwaita
- Mojave (Firefox theme)
- Nephrite
- Nordic
- Numix
- Numix-Base16-Ocean
- Orchis (Firefox theme)
- OSX-Arc-Darker
- Paper
- Plano
- Plata
- Pocillo
- Pop
- Qogir
- Skeuos
- Typewriter
- United GNOME
- Unity7
- Unity8
- Vertex
- Vimix
- Windows 3.11
- Windows 7
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8.1 Metro
- Windows 10
- Windows 10 Acrylic
- Windows 10 Acrylic Dark
- Windows 10 Dark
- Windows 95
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Xenlism-Minimalism
- Yaru (formerly Communitheme)
- Zuki
These themes only work for GNOME 3.18, which used a different theme system.