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WhiteSur GTK Theme


A macOS BigSur-like theme for your GTK apps


Installation is easy!

Required dependencies info for nerds

"Install from source" deps

  • sassc
  • libglib2.0-dev-bin ubuntu 20.04
  • libglib2.0-dev ubuntu 18.04 debian 10.03 linux mint 19
  • libxml2-utils ubuntu 18.04 debian 10.03 linux mint 19
  • glib2-devel Fedora Redhat

Misc deps

  • imagemagick (optional for GDM theme tweak)
  • dialog (optional for installation in dialog mode)
  • optipng (optional for asset rendering)
  • inkscape (optional for asset rendering)

Don't worry, WhiteSur installer already provides all of those dependencies.

Recommended GNOME Shell extensions

Quick install

Installing from source

Run ./install.sh to install the default WhiteSur GTK theme pack which includes GNOME Shell (Pantheon), Cinnamon, XFWM (XFCE), Metacity, and Plank themes.

Quick uninstall

  • uninstall Gtk themes: ./install.sh -r

  • uninstall GDM theme: sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -r

  • uninstall Firefox theme: ./tweaks.sh -f -r

  • uninstall Dash-to-dock theme: ./tweaks.sh -d -r

  • uninstall Flatpak Gtk themes: ./tweaks.sh -F -r

  • uninstall Snap Gtk themes: ./tweaks.sh -s -r

There's so many customizations you can do!

Usage: ./install.sh [OPTIONS...]

Options
  -d, --dest DIR
 Set destination directory. Default is '/home/vince/.themes'

  -n, --name NAME
 Set theme name. Default is 'WhiteSur'

  -o, --opacity [normal|solid]
 Set theme opacity variants. Repeatable. Default is all variants

  -c, --color [light|dark]
 Set theme color variants. Repeatable. Default is all variants

  -a, --alt [normal|alt|all]
 Set window control buttons variant. Repeatable. Default is 'normal'

  -t, --theme [default|blue|purple|pink|red|orange|yellow|green|grey|all]
 Set theme accent color. Repeatable. Default is BigSur-like theme

  -p, --panel-opacity [default|30|45|60|75]
 Set panel transparency. Default is 15%

  -P, --panel-size [default|smaller|bigger]
 Set Gnome shell panel height size. Default is 32px

  -s, --size [default|180|220|240|260|280]
 Set Nautilus sidebar minimum width. Default is 200px

  -i, --icon [standard|simple|gnome|ubuntu|tux|arch|manjaro|fedora|debian|void|opensuse|popos|mxlinux|zorin]
 Set 'Activities' icon. Default is 'standard'

  -b, --background [default|blank|IMAGE_PATH]
 Set gnome-shell background image. Default is BigSur-like wallpaper

  -m, --monterey 
 Set to MacOS Monterey style. 

  -N, --nautilus-style [stable|normal|mojave|glassy]
 Set Nautilus style. Default is BigSur-like style (stabled sidebar)

  -HD, --highdefinition 
 Set to High Definition size. Default is laptop size

  --normal, --normalshowapps 
 Set gnome-shell show apps button style to normal. Default is bigsur

  --round, --roundedmaxwindow 
 Set maximized window to rounded. Default is square

  --right, --rightplacement 
 Set Nautilus titlebutton placement to right. Default is left

  --black, --blackfont 
 Set panel font color to black. Default is white

  --darker, --darkercolor 
 Install darker 'WhiteSur' dark themes. 

  --dialog, --interactive 
 Run this installer interactively, with dialogs. 

  --silent-mode 
 Meant for developers: ignore any confirm prompt and params become more strict. 

  -r, --remove, -u, --uninstall 
 Remove all installed WhiteSur themes. 

  -h, --help 
 Show this help. 

Change theme color and accent

Install theme color

Parameter: --color -c (repeatable)

Example:

./install.sh -c light          # install light theme color only
./install.sh -c dark -c light  # install dark and light theme colors

Install theme accent

Parameter: --theme -t (repeatable)

Example:

./install.sh -t red            # install red theme accent only
./install.sh -t red -t green   # install red and green theme accents
./install.sh -t all            # install all available theme accents

Change Nautilus sidebar minimum width

Parameter: --sidebar -s

Example: ./install.sh -s 220

Change GNOME Shell 'Activities' icon

Parameter: --icon -i

Example: ./install.sh -i fedora

Note that you will need to enable the GNOME user-themes extension to change the shell theme (not to confuse with the application theme).

Change Nautilus style

Parameter: --nautilus-style -N

Example: ./install.sh -N mojave

Explore more customization features!

You can run ./install.sh -h to explore more customization features we have like changing panel opacity, theme opacity (normal and solid variant), window control button variant, etc.

Let's tweak!

Usage: ./tweaks.sh [OPTIONS...]

Options
  -d, --dest DIR
 Set destination directory. Default is '/home/vince/.themes'

  -n, --name NAME
 Set theme name. Default is 'WhiteSur'

  -o, --opacity [normal|solid]
 Set theme opacity variants. Repeatable. Default is all variants

  -c, --color [light|dark]
 Set theme color variants. Repeatable. Default is all variants

  -a, --alt [normal|alt|all]
 Set window control buttons variant. Repeatable. Default is 'normal'

  -t, --theme [default|blue|purple|pink|red|orange|yellow|green|grey|all]
 Set theme accent color. Repeatable. Default is BigSur-like theme

  -p, --panel-opacity [default|30|45|60|75]
 Set panel transparency. Default is 15%

  -P, --panel-size [default|smaller|bigger]
 Set Gnome shell panel height size. Default is 32px

  -s, --size [default|180|220|240|260|280]
 Set Nautilus sidebar minimum width. Default is 200px

  -i, --icon [standard|simple|gnome|ubuntu|tux|arch|manjaro|fedora|debian|void|opensuse|popos|mxlinux|zorin]
 Set 'Activities' icon. Default is 'standard'

  -b, --background [default|blank|IMAGE_PATH]
 Set gnome-shell background image. Default is BigSur-like wallpaper

  -m, --monterey
 Set to MacOS Monterey style.

  -N, --nautilus-style [stable|normal|mojave|glassy]
 Set Nautilus style. Default is BigSur-like style (stabled sidebar)

  -HD, --highdefinition
 Set to High Definition size. Default is laptop size

  --normal, --normalshowapps
 Set gnome-shell show apps button style to normal. Default is bigsur

  --round, --roundedmaxwindow
 Set maximized window to rounded. Default is square

  --right, --rightplacement
 Set Nautilus titlebutton placement to right. Default is left

  --black, --blackfont
 Set panel font color to black. Default is white

  --darker, --darkercolor
 Install darker 'WhiteSur' dark themes.

  --nord, --nordcolor 
 Install 'WhiteSur' Nord ColorScheme themes.

  --dialog, --interactive 
 Run this installer interactively, with dialogs.

  --silent-mode 
 Meant for developers: ignore any confirm prompt and params become more strict.

  -r, --remove, -u, --uninstall
 Remove all installed WhiteSur themes.

  -h, --help 
 Show this help.

There's more themes you can try!

Install and edit Firefox theme

Install Firefox theme

Parameter: --firefox -f

Example: ./tweaks.sh -f

Edit Firefox theme

Parameter: --edit-firefox -e

Example:

./tweaks.sh -f -e  # install and edit Firefox theme
./tweaks.sh -e -f  # it's reversible!
./tweaks.sh -e     # edit the installed Firefox theme
./tweaks.sh -f -r  # remove installed Firefox theme

Use Monterey style

Run:

./tweaks.sh -f monterey  # install Monterey Firefox theme

Install and customize Dash to Dock theme

Install Dash to Dock theme

Parameter: --dash-to-dock -d

Example: ./tweaks.sh -d

Change its color

Parameter: --color -c

Example: ./tweaks.sh -d -c dark

Install and customize GDM theme

Install GDM theme

Parameter: --gdm -g (requires to be run as root)

Example: sudo ./tweaks.sh -g

Change the background

Parameter: --background -b

Example:

sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -b "my picture.jpg" # use the custom background
sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -b default          # use the default background
sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -b blank            # make it blank

Don't darken the background

Parameter: --no-darken -N

Example:

sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -N                          # darken the default background
sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -N -b "wallpapers/snow.jpg" # darken the custom background

Don't blur the background

Parameter: --no-blur -n

Example:

sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -n                           # don't blur the default background
sudo ./tweaks.sh -g -n -b "wallpapers/rocks.jpg" # don't blur the custom background

Do more GDM customizations

You can do the similar customization features in ./install.sh like changing theme color (dark and light variant) and accent, GNOME Shell 'Activities' icon, etc. related to GDM. Run ./tweaks.sh -h to explore!

Using WhiteSur theme on app sandboxing platforms

Connect WhiteSur theme to Flatpak

Parameter: --flatpak -F

Example: ./tweaks.sh -F

Connect WhiteSur theme to your Snap apps

Parameter: --snap -s

Example: ./tweaks.sh -s

Note:

This can only connect WhiteSur theme to your currently installed Snap apps. You may need to run this command again to connect to your newly installed Snap apps

Other recommended stuffs

WhiteSur KDE Theme



WhiteSur Icon Theme



WhiteSur Wallpaper




Technical details and getting involved

Please go read CONTRIBUTING.md for more info