A professional GTK/XFCE theme for the XFCE desktop.
- XFCE: 4.20.x
- Debian: 13 (Trixie)
- GTK: 2.0, 3.24, 4.x
- xfwm4: 4.20.x
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
gtk-2.0/ |
GTK2 legacy theme (requires gtk2-engines-murrine) |
gtk-3.0/ |
GTK3 theme (gtk.css light, gtk-dark.css dark variant) |
gtk-4.0/ |
GTK4 layer — gtk.css (light), gtk-dark.css (dark), _colors.css (shared color tokens) |
xfwm4/ |
Window manager decorations (XPM assets + themerc) |
xfce-notify-4.0/ |
XFCE notification daemon theme |
Copy the theme folder to your themes directory:
cp -r PRO-dark-XFCE-4.20 ~/.themes/
Then select it in Settings → Appearance (GTK theme) and Settings → Window Manager (xfwm4 theme).
To enable the dark variant for GTK4 apps:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme prefer-dark
The GTK3 theme's accent color is a single source of truth. Edit one line in
PRO-dark-XFCE-4.20/gtk-3.0/gtk.css:
@define-color accent_bg_color #5597e1; /* default blue */Change the hex to recolor the entire theme — buttons, selections, focus rings, sliders, progress bars, and more. Some examples:
| Variant | Hex |
|---|---|
| Blue (default) | #5597e1 |
| Teal | #16a085 |
| Purple | #8e44ad |
| Green | #27ae60 |
The GTK4 layer is customizable the same way via gtk-4.0/_colors.css.
The dark variant (gtk-3.0/gtk-dark.css) has its own two-token accent block at
the top of the file:
@define-color accent_bg_color #206ad9; /* strong accent: selections, active window button */
@define-color accent_soft_color #5294e2; /* soft accent: buttons, focus, checkboxes, overshoot */Change both to recolor the dark theme's accent. Keep accent_soft_color opaque —
transparency is applied automatically where needed. Matching pairs:
| Variant | strong / soft |
|---|---|
| Blue (default) | #206ad9 / #5294e2 |
| Teal | #148f77 / #1abc9c |
| Purple | #7d3cad / #9b59b6 |
| Green | #1e8449 / #27ae60 |
This theme pairs best with the Papirus icon set, which is referenced by
index.theme (IconTheme=Papirus-Dark). Install it on Debian 13:
sudo apt install papirus-icon-theme
Then select it in Settings → Appearance → Icons:
- Papirus-Dark — light icons, recommended for this theme's dark panel
- Papirus — dark icons, for light panels
gtk2-engines-murrine— required for GTK2 renderinggtk2-engines-pixbuf— required for GTK2 pixmap assetspapirus-icon-theme— recommended icon set (see Icons)
GNU General Public License v2 — see LICENSE.