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.}

How To Use • Customization • Related Projects • Credits

Light theme	Dark theme

^{Wallpapers: here and here}

How to Use

Tarball	Repository	Flatpak	Source	Snap/Ubuntu
📦 Download	⬇️ See info below	📦 See info below	🔧 More information	📦 See info below

If you download the tarball, then extract the content of the file to: ~/.local/share/themes/

Repositories

On some distributions you can install the theme with the package manager.

Distribution	Command/Info
Fedora	dnf install adw-gtk3-theme
Arch	pacman -S adw-gtk-theme
Manjaro	pamac install adw-gtk3
Debian	3rd party repo

_{These are maintained by contributors.}

Flatpak

Flatpak applications will not be styled unless you choose one of the installation options below.

• Install themes from Flathub:
  • Does not work with non-libadwaita GTK4 apps.

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

• Use flatpak override:
  • Works with non-libadwaita GTK4 apps if the theme is installed in ~/.local/share/themes

sudo flatpak override --filesystem=xdg-data/themes
sudo flatpak mask org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3
sudo flatpak mask org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3-dark

Snap

Snap apps only use themes that are provided by a theme Snap.

• You can install the Snap version via the Snap Store or using this command:

sudo snap install gtk-theme-adw-gtk3

The official version of adw-gtk3 can be viewed by clicking the button below.

How to activate the theme

1. Install gnome-tweaks and set the theme under Appearance > Legacy Applications. For dark themes, adjust in gnome-control-center > Appearance.
2. Optional: You can also use gsettings to switch themes:

Light theme:

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

Dark theme:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'adw-gtk3-dark' && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'prefer-dark'

Revert to default:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Adwaita' && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'default'

Customization

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

_{If you want to change the accent color for most applications in GNOME 47 or later, you can use a small CLI program accent-color-changer.}

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

Related Projects

Software	URL
GTK2	https://github.com/eylles/adw-gtk2-colorizer
Gimp 3	https://github.com/dp0sk/adw-gimp3
KDE	https://github.com/nukusaba/Libadwaita-KDE/
Kvantum	https://github.com/GabePoel/KvLibadwaita
Firefox	https://github.com/rafaelmardojai/firefox-gnome-theme
Thunderbird	https://github.com/rafaelmardojai/thunderbird-gnome-theme
Steam	https://github.com/tkashkin/Adwaita-for-Steam
VSCode	https://github.com/piousdeer/vscode-adwaita
Discord	https://github.com/ricewind012/discord-gnome-theme
Obsidian	https://github.com/birneee/obsidian-adwaita-theme
xfwm4	https://github.com/FabianOvrWrt/adw-xfwm4

Credits

Special thanks to:

• @Pryka (Flatpak)
• @solopasha (Fedora)
• @dusansimic (AUR)
• @julianfairfax