papirus-folders is a bash script that allows changing the color of folders in Papirus icon theme and its forks (which based on version 20171007 and newer).
| Name | Preview | Name | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| adwaita |    |
black |    |
| blue |    |
bluegrey |    |
| breeze |    |
brown |    |
| carmine |    |
cyan |    |
| darkcyan |    |
deeporange |    |
| green |    |
grey |    |
| indigo |    |
magenta |    |
| nordic |    |
orange |    |
| palebrown |    |
paleorange |    |
| pink |    |
red |    |
| teal |    |
violet |    |
| white |    |
yaru |    |
| 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://git.io/papirus-folders-install | sh
To install papirus-folders to home directory using the following command:
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env PREFIX=$HOME/.local sh
To install papirus-folders on BSD systems using the following command:
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env PREFIX=/usr/local sh
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env uninstall=true sh
Packages listed in this section are third-party packages. If you have a problem or a question, please contact the package maintainer.
Please note that some packages in the list may be outdated, open Repology to find out package versions.
| Distro | Maintainer | Package |
|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | Piotr Górski | papirus-folders-git AUR |
| MX Linux | Steven Pusser | sudo apt-get install papirus-folders |
| NetBSD | Nia Alarie | papirus-folders pkgsrc |
| NixOS | Alexandre Acebedo | nix-env -iA nixos.papirus-folders |
| openSUSE | andy great | papirus-folders OBS [link] |
| Void Linux | Benjamín Albiñana | sudo xbps-install -S papirus-folders |
NOTE: If you are a maintainer and want to be in the list, please create an issue or make a pull request.
Papirus-folders doesn't have a GUI, but it is a fully functional command-line application with TAB-completions. Below you'll see some examples of use.
papirus-folders -l --theme Papirus-Dark
papirus-folders -C brown --theme Papirus-Dark
papirus-folders -D --theme Papirus-Dark
papirus-folders -Ru
The last command is extremely useful for restoring color after icon theme upgrade (official installers of papirus-icon-theme and some third-party packages do this automatically).
| Use case | Tool |
|---|---|
| Graphical user interface for papirus-folders | papirus-folders-gui |
| Graphical application for generating folders icon with to your own colors or with presets for popular themes | Oomox theme designer |
| A context menu for Nautilus, Nemo or Caja File Browser for changing the color of an individual folder | Folder Color |
| Dolphin contextual menu for coloring a selected folders | Dolphin Folder Color |