Apply Your First Theme

At this point, you should have a desktop applied. If not, see Apply Your First Desktop first.

Browse themes

To see all available themes:

gtheme theme list

To preview a theme’s colors in your terminal:

gtheme theme colors <theme>

Apply a theme

CLI

gtheme theme apply <theme>

For example:

gtheme theme apply Dracula

TUI

1. Run gtheme to launch the TUI.
2. Press Tab to switch to the themes view.
3. Navigate to the theme you want and press Enter.

When you apply a theme, Gtheme:

1. Fills all enabled patterns with the theme’s colors
2. Runs post-scripts to reload applications
3. Runs extras (wallpaper, IDE themes, etc.) if enabled

Note

Some applications don’t support hot-reload and may need a manual restart to show the new colors. This is why post-scripts exist — they handle reloading where possible.

What’s next?

• Learn about General Usage for more CLI and TUI commands
• Set up Favorites & Settings for quick access to themes you use often
• Explore the Reference section to understand how Gtheme works under the hood