papirus-folders is a bash script that allows changing the color of folders in Papirus icon theme and Papirus' forks (which based on version 20171007 and newer).
At the moment papirus-folders doesn't have a GUI, but it is a fully functional command-line application.
Some examples of use:
- Show the current color and available colors for Papirus-Adapta:
papirus-folders -l --theme Papirus-Adapta - Change color of folders to brown for Papirus-Adapta:
papirus-folders -C brown --theme Papirus-Adapta - Revert to default color of folders for Papirus-Adapta:
papirus-folders -D --theme Papirus-Adapta - Restore the last used color from a config file:
This is extremely useful for restoring color after icon theme upgrade.
papirus-folders -R
| Name | Preview | Name | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| black |    |
blue |    |
| brown |    |
cyan |    |
| green |    |
grey |    |
| magenta |    |
orange |    |
| red |    |
violet |    |
| yellow |    |
NOTE: This project doesn't provide any folder icons. If you want to request a new folder icon or a new color of folder please open an issue here.
You can install papirus-folders from our official PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:papirus/papirus
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install papirus-folders
or download .deb packages from here.
Use the script to install the latest version directly from this repo (independently on your distro):
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-folders/master/install.sh | sh
To install papirus-folders on BSD systems using the following command:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-folders/master/install.sh | TAG=xBSD PREFIX=/usr/local sh
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-folders/master/install.sh | uninstall=true sh