adw-gtk3

An unofficial GTK3 port of libadwaita.

^{This port does not claim to be a 100% look-a-like of libadwaita. There are some limitations to what GTK3 can do.}

Light theme	Dark theme

^{Wallpapers: here and here}

How to install

Tarball

Go to the releases section and download the latest tar.xz file.
Extract the file to ~/.local/share/themes/ (or /usr/share/themes if you want to install it for all users.)

Note: Do not extract it to multiple locations. Only use one path.

If you use flatpak applications it's recommended to install the flatpak themes. From a terminal run:

flatpak install org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3 org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3-dark

You can then enable adw-gtk3 in the application gnome-tweaks. (Some applications may require a relog.)

If you use the dark theme you'll also need to enable the dark appearance in gnome-control-center.

Alternatively you can set the theme with your terminal:

# Change the theme to adw-gtk3 light
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'adw-gtk3' && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'default'
# Change the theme to adw-gtk3-dark
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'adw-gtk3-dark' && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'prefer-dark'
# Revert to GNOME's default theme
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Adwaita' && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'default'

Other installation options

These are maintained by contributors.

Snapcraft: https://snapcraft.io/adw-gtk3-theme
AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/adw-gtk3-git/
Manjaro: pamac install adw-gtk3
Fedora copr: (Instructions for Fedora Silverblue)

dnf copr enable nickavem/adw-gtk3
dnf install adw-gtk3

Thanks to @dusansimic (Flatpak, AUR), @kuroehanako (Snapcraft), @nickavem (Fedora copr) for the help.

Installation from source

This will install the latest version from the main branch. Use this installation method if you want to contribute and help testing the theme.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the instructions.

Customizing

^{Wallpaper: here | Customization: Peninsula-dark}

Adw-gtk3 and libadwaita can be customized with GTK named colors. See adw-colors for more info. You can also use the application Gradience to easily change colors.

For more consistency

GTK4: Info on how to extract libadwaita from source.
Kvantum: https://github.com/GabePoel/KvLibadwaita
Firefox: https://github.com/rafaelmardojai/firefox-gnome-theme
Steam: https://github.com/tkashkin/Adwaita-for-Steam
VSCode: https://github.com/piousdeer/vscode-adwaita
Discord: https://github.com/GeopJr/DNOME
Obsidian: https://github.com/birneee/obsidian-adwaita-theme

How to uninstall the theme(s)

For a local installation: rm -r ~/.local/share/themes/adw-gtk3*
For a global installation: sudo rm -r /usr/share/themes/adw-gtk3*

Flatpak: flatpak uninstall org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3 org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3-dark

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