Arc provides a flat GTK theme with transparent elements for desktop shells and applications.
The Best AeroThemePlasma Alternatives in 2026
Looking for something like AeroThemePlasma? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
AeroThemePlasma offers a KDE Plasma shell with a design based on the Windows 7 desktop.
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Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arc | — | Yes | Linux |
| 2 | Forge | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | Pokemon Terminal | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | Pop!OS Shell | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | Aylur's GTK Shell | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | SuperPaper | — | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 7 | GUI | — | Yes | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | Aerial | — | Yes | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | SwayFx | — | Yes | Windows |
| 10 | HackBGRT | — | Yes | Linux, Windows |
All AeroThemePlasma alternatives
Forge adds window tiling and management controls to the GNOME Shell desktop.
Pokemon-Terminal provides Pokémon-themed terminal themes, with topics listing shells and terminals including Bash and iTerm2.
The Pop OS Shell project provides a shell interface for its Linux desktop environment.
AGS provides a command-line scaffold for Astal and Gnim projects used to build desktop shells.
Superpaper manages wallpapers across multiple monitors on Linux and Windows, with partial support for macOS.
Catppuccinifier recolors wallpapers using a command-line or graphical interface on Linux and Windows.
Aerial brings an Apple TV-style screensaver to Windows computers, according to its project description.
SwayFX extends the Sway compositor with visual effects through changes to its rendering layer.
HackBGRT changes the startup logo displayed by UEFI-based Windows systems.
WinDynamicDesktop brings macOS Mojave-style dynamic desktop wallpapers to Windows, with themes and scheduling.
Arrange desktop windows as leaves in a binary tree with bspwm, a tiling window manager that responds to X events.
Mica For Everyone enables backdrop effects on Win32 application title bars in Windows 11.
ExplorerPatcher modifies the Windows environment, according to its project description.
A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.
Burn My Windows adds window animations that visually disintegrate windows when they open or close.
BeautySearch changes the appearance of the Windows 10 search interface.
AutoWall displays live wallpapers on Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11 using an open-source wallpaper engine.
msstyleEditor edits Windows visual style files and lets users modify listed components and properties.
ExplorerBlurMica adds background blur or acrylic Mica effects to Windows Explorer on Windows 10 and 11.
MacType improves Windows font rendering through an application that changes how text appears across the system.
QTTabBar adds tabbed folder browsing to Windows Explorer for navigating multiple locations in one window.
RetroBar replaces the modern Windows taskbar with classic styles from Windows 95 through Vista.
SecureUxTheme patches Windows theme verification in memory to allow unsigned styles without modifying system files.
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