papirus-folders is a handy bash script that lets you change the colors of folders in the Papirus icon theme and similar themes based on version 20171007 or newer. It's an easy way to customize how your folders look.
| 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 |    |
Important
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Please note that some packages in the list may be outdated, open Repology to find out package versions.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 |
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