adw-gtk3

An unofficial GTK3 port of libadwaita.

^{Keep in mind that this port does not aim 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}

Tarball

1. Go to the releases section and download the latest tar.xz file.
2. Extract the file to ~/.local/share/themes/ (or ~/.themes/ if you use Fedora Silverblue).

If you need to use applications with admin privileges it's recommended to extract the file to /usr/share/themes

You can then enable adw-gtk3 in the application gnome-tweaks.

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 in the terminal:

# adw-gtk3 light
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'adw-gtk3' && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'default'
# 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 install options

These are maintained by contributors. It is recommended to install the flatpak versions if you use flatpak applications and the snapcraft version if you use snap applications.

• Flatpak: flatpak install org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3 org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3-dark
• Snapcraft: https://snapcraft.io/adw-gtk3-theme
• AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/adw-gtk3-git/
• Manjaro: pamac install adw-gtk3
• Fedora copr:

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 install method if you want to contribute and help testing the theme.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the instructions.

Adw-gtk3 and libadwaita can be customized with GTK named colors. See adw-colors for more info.

• GTK4: Info on how to extract libadwaita from source.
• Kvantum: https://github.com/GabePoel/KvLibadwaita
• Firefox: https://github.com/rafaelmardojai/firefox-gnome-theme

To be safe from any crashes or weirdness, change the theme to another one before running the command(s) below.

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

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