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This repository collects Polybar themes in different styles, colors, and variants for desktop customization.
About Themes
This open source GitHub repository contains Polybar theme configurations for Linux desktops. Polybar is a status bar tool. The repository offers two installable styles, Simple and Bitmap, and a set of named variants such as Hack, Material, Forest, Shapes, and Cuts. A setup script installs the selected style and its fonts, and a launch script starts the bar with a chosen theme. The launch command can also be added to a window manager's autostart file so the bar starts at login.
Using the themes requires installing Polybar and Rofi first, and optionally pywal, calc, and networkmanager_dmenu for specific features. The README notes that the themes are interconnected, so users should understand the setup before making manual changes.
Key features
- Twelve named theme variants launched with a single script option
- Setup script that backs up existing Polybar configs before installing
- Optional pywal script to set bar colors from a wallpaper
- Script that applies random colors to the bar
- Material theme with dark and light modes and 15+ colors
- Installs the fonts used by the themes, including icon fonts
Best for: Linux desktop users who run Polybar with a window manager such as i3, bspwm, or Openbox and want ready-made bar themes to adapt.
Good for
- Provides many styles, colors, and variants in one repository
- Setup script backs up existing Polybar configuration before installing
- Open source, with a LICENSE file included in the repository
Watch out for
- Several programs, including Polybar and Rofi, must be installed separately before use
- The README warns that the themes are interconnected, so manual edits may have unexpected effects
Themes at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Desktop Customization
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Themes FAQ
How do I start the bar with a specific theme?
Run the launch script with a theme name, for example: bash ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh --hack. The README lists the available themes, including blocks, cuts, forest, material, and shapes.
Can the bar use colors from a wallpaper?
Almost every theme has pywal support. Run the pywal.sh script from the theme's scripts folder with the path to a wallpaper or a wallpaper directory.
Does the installer change my existing Polybar configuration?
The installer creates a backup of your existing Polybar configs before it installs the selected theme.
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