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Papirus Folders

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.

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Preview

NamePreviewNamePreview
adwaitafolder-adwaita user-adwaita-home folder-adwaita-downloadblackfolder-black user-black-home folder-black-download
bluefolder-blue user-blue-home folder-blue-downloadbluegreyfolder-bluegrey user-bluegrey-home folder-bluegrey-download
breezefolder-breeze user-breeze-home folder-breeze-downloadbrownfolder-brown user-brown-home folder-brown-download
carminefolder-carmine user-carmine-home folder-carmine-downloadcyanfolder-cyan user-cyan-home folder-cyan-download
darkcyanfolder-darkcyan user-darkcyan-home folder-darkcyan-downloaddeeporangefolder-deeporange user-deeporange-home folder-deeporange-download
greenfolder-green user-green-home folder-green-downloadgreyfolder-grey user-grey-home folder-grey-download
indigofolder-indigo user-indigo-home folder-indigo-downloadmagentafolder-magenta user-magenta-home folder-magenta-download
nordicfolder-nordic user-nordic-home folder-nordic-downloadorangefolder-orange user-orange-home folder-orange-download
palebrownfolder-palebrown user-palebrown-home folder-palebrown-downloadpaleorangefolder-paleorange user-paleorange-home folder-paleorange-download
pinkfolder-pink user-pink-home folder-pink-downloadredfolder-red user-red-home folder-red-download
tealfolder-teal user-teal-home folder-teal-downloadvioletfolder-violet user-violet-home folder-violet-download
whitefolder-white user-white-home folder-white-downloadyarufolder-yaru user-yaru-home folder-yaru-download
yellowfolder-yellow user-yellow-home folder-yellow-download

[!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.

Installation

Ubuntu and derivatives

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.

Papirus Installer

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

Install

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

Uninstall

wget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env uninstall=true 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 to find out package versions.

DistroMaintainerPackage
Arch LinuxPiotr Górskipapirus-folders-git <sup>AUR</sup>
MX LinuxSteven Pussersudo apt-get install papirus-folders
NetBSDNia Alariepapirus-folders <sup>pkgsrc</sup>
NixOSAlexandre Acebedonix-env -iA nixos.papirus-folders
openSUSEandy greatpapirus-folders <sup>OBS [link]</sub>
Void LinuxBenjamín Albiñanasudo 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.

Script usage

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.

Show the current color and available colors for Papirus-Dark

papirus-folders -l --theme Papirus-Dark

Change color of folders to brown for Papirus-Dark

papirus-folders -C brown --theme Papirus-Dark

Revert to default color of folders for Papirus-Dark

papirus-folders -D --theme Papirus-Dark

Restore the last used color from a config file

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).

Related projects

Use caseTool
Graphical user interface for papirus-folderspapirus-folders-gui
Graphical application for generating folders icon with to your own colors or with presets for popular themesOomox theme designer
A context menu for Nautilus, Nemo or Caja File Browser for changing the color of an individual folderFolder Color
Dolphin contextual menu for coloring a selected foldersDolphin Folder Color

Donate

If you would like to support development by making one-time donation or by becoming a supporter, please visit our page on Buy Me a Coffee.

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