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Papirus is a free and open source SVG icon theme for Linux, based on [Paper Icon Set](https://github.com/snwh/paper-icon-theme) with a lot of new icons and a few extras, like [Hardcode-Tray support](#hardcoded-tray-icons), [KDE colorscheme support](#kde-colorscheme), [Folder Color support](#folders-color), and [others](#extras).

Android version available [here](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus_icons).

Papirus icon theme is available in five variants:

 - Papirus
 - Papirus Dark
 - Papirus Light
 - ePapirus (for elementary OS and Pantheon Desktop only)
 - ePapirus Dark (for elementary OS and Pantheon Desktop only)

## Contents

 - [Installation](#installation)
    - [Ubuntu and derivatives](#ubuntu-and-derivatives)
    - [Debian and derivatives](#debian-and-derivatives)
    - [Papirus Installer](#papirus-installer)
    - [Third-party packages](#third-party-packages)
 - [Hardcoded icons](#hardcoded-icons)
    - [Hardcoded application icons](#hardcoded-application-icons)
    - [Hardcoded tray icons](#hardcoded-tray-icons)
    - [Steam runtime icons](#steam-runtime-icons)
 - [KDE colorscheme](#kde-colorscheme)
 - [Folder's color](#folders-color)
 - [Extras](#extras)
 - [Recommendations](#recommendations)
 - [Manual fixes](#manual-fixes)
 - [Icon request](#icon-request)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
 - [Donate](#donate)
 - [License](#license)

## Installation

### Ubuntu and derivatives

You can install Papirus from our official [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~papirus/+archive/ubuntu/papirus):

```
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:papirus/papirus
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install papirus-icon-theme
```

or download .deb packages from [here](https://launchpad.net/~papirus/+archive/ubuntu/papirus/+packages?field.name_filter=papirus-icon-theme).

**NOTE:** Now the daily builds of the papirus-icon-themes package are placed in [`ppa:papirus/papirus-dev`](https://launchpad.net/~papirus/+archive/ubuntu/papirus-dev).

### Debian and derivatives

Debian users also can install Papirus from our [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~papirus/+archive/ubuntu/papirus), but the commands will differ:

```
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/papirus/papirus/ubuntu focal main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/papirus-ppa.list"

sudo apt-get install dirmngr
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com E58A9D36647CAE7F
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install papirus-icon-theme
```

### Papirus Installer

Use the scripts to install the latest version directly from this repo (independently of your distro):

**NOTE:** Use the same script to update icon themes.

#### ROOT directory (recommended)

```
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-icon-theme-install | sh
```

#### HOME directory for GTK

```
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-icon-theme-install | DESTDIR="$HOME/.icons" sh
```

#### HOME directory for KDE

```
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-icon-theme-install | DESTDIR="$HOME/.local/share/icons" sh
```

#### \*BSD systems

```
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-icon-theme-install | env DESTDIR="/usr/local/share/icons" sh
```

#### Uninstall

```
wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-icon-theme-uninstall | sh
```

### Third-party packages

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](https://repology.org/project/papirus-icon-theme/versions) to find out package versions.

| **Distro**    | **Maintainer**       | **Package**                              |
| :------------ | :------------------- | :--------------------------------------- |
| ALT Linux     | Andrey Cherepanov    | `apt-get install papirus-icon-theme` [[link](https://packages.altlinux.org/en/Sisyphus/srpms/papirus-icon-theme)] |
| Arch Linux    | Felix Yan            | `sudo pacman -S papirus-icon-theme` community |
| Arch Linux    | Mohammadreza Abdollahzadeh | [papirus-icon-theme-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/papirus-icon-theme-git/) AUR |
| Debian 9+     | Yangfl               | `sudo apt install papirus-icon-theme` |
| Debian        | only_vip             | [papirus-icon-theme](https://mpr.hunterwittenborn.com/packages/papirus-icon-theme/) MPR |
| Fedora 27+    | Robert-André Mauchin | `sudo dnf install papirus-icon-theme` |
| Fedora        | Dirk Davidis         | [papirus-icon-theme](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/dirkdavidis/papirus-icon-theme/) copr |
| FreeBSD       | Hiroki Tagato        | [papirus-icon-theme](https://www.freshports.org/x11-themes/papirus-icon-theme) freshports |
| Gentoo        | Marco Scardovi       | `sudo emerge -a papirus-icon-theme` |
| NetBSD        | Nia Alarie           | [papirus-icon-theme](http://pkgsrc.se/graphics/papirus-icon-theme) pkgsrc |
| NixOS         | Nixpkgs Contributors | `nix-env -iA nixos.papirus-icon-theme` |
| openSUSE      | Matthias Eliasson    | [papirus-icon-theme](https://software.opensuse.org/package/papirus-icon-theme) official |
| ROSA Linux    | Vladimir Penchikov   | `sudo urpmi papirus-icon-theme` |
| Solus         | Joshua Strobl        | `sudo eopkg it papirus-icon-theme` |
| Ubuntu 18.04+ | Yangfl               | `sudo apt install papirus-icon-theme` |
| Void Linux    | Giuseppe Fierro      | `sudo xbps-install -S papirus-icon-theme` |

**NOTE:** If you are a maintainer and want to be in the list, please create an issue or make a pull request.

## Hardcoded icons

Some software uses an absolute path instead of the icon name in a .desktop file or in the source code which makes them unthemable.

### Hardcoded application icons

To deal with hardcoded application icons we recommend using [hardcode-fixer](https://github.com/Foggalong/hardcode-fixer). Papirus supports most of the applications in the [list](https://github.com/Foggalong/hardcode-fixer/blob/master/tofix.csv). If [hardcode-fixer](https://github.com/Foggalong/hardcode-fixer) doesn't support your favorite app yet, please open an issue [here](https://github.com/Foggalong/hardcode-fixer/issues) or edit your .desktop file manually.

### Hardcoded tray icons

To fix hardcoded tray icons Papirus supports [Hardcode-Tray](https://github.com/bil-elmoussaoui/Hardcode-Tray) script. A list of supported applications is available [here](https://github.com/bil-elmoussaoui/Hardcode-Tray/tree/master/data/database).

**NOTE:** To get Papirus to work right with Hardcode-Tray, use the hardcode-tray option `--conversion-tool RSVGConvert`:

```
sudo -E hardcode-tray --conversion-tool RSVGConvert --size 22 --theme Papirus
```

**Size recommendations:**

- Unity 22px
- KDE 22px
- GNOME 22px ([see](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme#manual-fixes) for more info)
- XFCE 22px ([see](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme#manual-fixes) for more info)
- Pantheon 24px
- Cinnamon 16px
- LXQt 16px


![hardcode-tray](https://i.imgur.com/6hFm6aj.png)

**NOTE**: Some Electron-based applications have blurred tray icon on KDE (see [bug report](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=366062)). To solve this issue pass the following environment variable to the app: `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity wire-desktop`

### Steam runtime icons

To fix icons of running Steam games, you can use [Steam Icons Fixer](https://github.com/BlueManCZ/SIF) script, that will connect all icons available from our icon theme with your installed games.

## KDE colorscheme

Support for monochrome icons for KDE colorscheme is now available:
- Papirus - for dark plasma theme & light color scheme
- Papirus Dark - for dark plasma theme & color scheme
- Papirus Light - for light plasma theme & color scheme

![kde-color-scheme](https://i.imgur.com/oM1qhQH.png)

**NOTE:** Non-KDE apps don't support KDE colorscheme on the system tray, but you can replace color manually.

## Folder's color

Papirus has [Folder Color](http://foldercolor.tuxfamily.org/) v0.0.80+ support that allows you to change a color of a folder.

Available colors:

![Folder Color Preview](https://i.imgur.com/8uU4BZw.png)

For KDE, colors of individual folders can be changed using [dolphin-folder-color](https://github.com/audoban/dolphin-folder-color).

Also, you can use our [papirus-folders](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-folders) script to apply the color of folders system-wide.

## Extras

- [Papirus theme for LibreOffice](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-libreoffice-theme)
- [Papirus themes for FileZilla](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-filezilla-themes)
- [Papirus theme for SMPlayer](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-smplayer-theme)
- [Papirus themes for Claws Mail](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-claws-mail-theme)
- [Papirus themes for Thunderbird](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/thunderbird-theme-papirus)
- [Papirus theme for aMule](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-amule-theme)

## Recommendations

- Recommended use Papirus icons alongside one of the following GTK themes:
  - [Arc theme](https://github.com/jnsh/arc-theme)
  - [Materia theme](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme)
- For KDE, our recommendation is:
  - [Arc KDE](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/arc-kde)
  - [Materia KDE](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/materia-kde)

## Manual fixes

For Cinnamon users

For Cinnamon users who want to use Papirus icon theme with [Arc theme](https://github.com/jnsh/arc-theme) we recommend fix color icons on panel:

```
sudo sed -i.orig 's/white/#d3dae3/g' /usr/share/themes/Arc-Dark/cinnamon/cinnamon.css
```

![Cinnamon Arc-Dark theme fix](https://i.imgur.com/XXejgtD.png)

To deal with blurred panel icons, increase the panel size up to 30px in `Systems Settings` → `Panel` (see [screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/oToRBYv.png)).

For GNOME Shell users

For GNOME users we recommend install the following extensions:

- [(K)StatusNotifierItem/AppIndicator Support](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/) **¹** — This extension integrates AppIndicators.
- [Dash to Dock](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/307/dash-to-dock/) **¹**
- [No Symbolic Icons](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1304/no-symbolic-icons/)
- [Status Area Horizontal Spacing](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/355/status-area-horizontal-spacing/)

**¹** On Ubuntu 18.04+ it is pre-installed.

For Xfce users

Here are a few recommendations for Xfce users.

#### Thunar File Manager

Go to `Edit` → `Preferences...`. Click on `Side Pane` tab. Under `Side Pane`, look for `Icon Size` and set to `Very Small`.

![thunar-preferences](https://i.imgur.com/Iu1TIEa.png)

#### Notification Area

Go to `Settings Manager` → `Panel` → `Items` tab. Select `Notification Area` item and click on `Edit currently selected item` button. Under `Appearance` set the following options:

- Set `Maximum icon size (px)` to `24`
- Uncheck `Show frame`

![xfce4-notification-area](https://i.imgur.com/MopCZBZ.png)

For elementary/Pantheon users

With light wallpaper, we recommend disable `use-transparency` option on wingpanel:

```
gsettings set org.pantheon.desktop.wingpanel use-transparency false
```

For better representation we recommend use only light eGTK Theme:

```
echo "export GTK_THEME=elementary" >> ~/.profile
```
Restart System.

For LXQt users

Here are a few recommendations for LXQt users.

#### PCManFM-Qt File Manager

Go to `Edit` → `Preferences`. Click on `Display` section. On `Icons` category change size to `16x16` for `Size of side pane icons`.

![pcmanfmqt](https://i.imgur.com/2x3U6xD.png)

#### Monochrome Panel Plugins

`Configure Panel` and set `16px` for `Icon size`.

![lxqt-panel](https://i.imgur.com/iwuhBiG.png)

## Icon request

- Application name
- Icon name (see desktop-file option **Icon** on `/usr/share/applications`)
- Original icon image
- Use tray? Tray icon name. Hardcoded?
- Small description and/or a link to the official webpage

**NOTE**: We do NOT support Windows/Wine/Proton/Crossover or other NOT native Linux-apps & games. This also applies to discontinued projects!!

## Contributing

We welcome user contributions. If you don't know where to start, we've compiled a list of things we would like to see in your pull request:

- new icons for missing applications
- symbolic links to an existing icon
- resolving open issues
- spelling, grammar, phrasing
- improvements to our scripts

Inside [tools/work](tools/work) you will find a step-by-step guide, an environment, and tools that will help you:

- [create a new icon](tools/work#create-a-new-icon) from template
- [make a symlink to an existing icon](tools/work#make-symlinks-to-an-existing-icon)
- [edit an existing icon](tools/work#edit-an-existing-icon)
- convert your icon to all variants of the theme

We are waiting for your pull requests and would love to see this icon theme become as complete as possible.

## Donate

You can support this open source project by making a voluntary payment:

- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/varlesh
- PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/varlesh

## License

Papirus icon theme is free and open source project distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3. See the [`LICENSE`](LICENSE) file for details.

Every logo in this icon theme is owned by the respective trademark holder. We have not received approval to create these logos from any of the trademark owners, and the existence of an icon in this repository is in no way supported by the trademark owner.

Where possible, we stayed true to the branding and official guidelines.

If you are a trademark holder or application owner for one of these applications and disapprove of the icons we've created for your application, please submit an issue to this repository.
