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A huge collection ofpolybar themes with different styles, colors and variants.

Polybar aims to help users build beautiful and highly customizable status bars for their desktop environment, without the need of having a black belt in shell scripting.

The main purpose of Polybar is to help users create awesome status bars. It has built-in functionality to display information about the most commonly used services. Some of the services included so far...

• Systray icons
• Window title
• Playback controls and status display for MPD using libmpdclient
• ALSA volume controls
• Workspace and desktop panel for bspwm and i3
• Workspace module for EWMH compliant window managers
• Keyboard layout and indicator status
• CPU and memory load indicator
• Battery display
• Network connection details
• Backlight level
• Date and time label
• Time-based shell script execution
• Command output tailing
• User-defined menu tree
• Inter-process messaging
• Andmore...

Install following programs on your system before you use these themes.

• Polybar : Of course, the bar itself
• Rofi : For App launcher, network, power and style menus
• pywal : For pywal support
• calc : For random colors support
• networkmanager_dmenu : For network modules

Here's a list of all fonts used by these themes.

Text Fonts

• Iosevka Nerd Font
• Fantasque Sans Mono
• Noto Sans
• Droid Sans
• Terminus

Icon Fonts

• Iosevka Nerd Font
• Icomoon Feather
• Material Icons
• Waffle (Siji)

Follow the steps below to install these themes on your system.

• First, Clone this repository -

$ git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/adi1090x/polybar-themes.git

• Change to cloned directory and make setup.sh executable -

$ cd polybar-themes$ chmod +x setup.sh

• Runsetup.sh and select a style -

$ ./setup.sh[*] Installing Polybar Themes...[*] Choose Style -[1] Simple[2] Bitmap[?] Select Option : 1[*] Installing fonts...[*] Creating a backup of your polybar configs...[*] Successfully Installed.

• That's it, These themes are now installed on your system.

Note : These themes are like an ecosystem, everything here is connected with each other in some way. So... before modifying anything by your own, make sure you know what you are doing.

To launch the bar with the selected theme, Just...

• Open the terminal and enter the following command -

$ bash ~/.config/polybar/launch.shUsage : launch.sh --themeAvailable Themes :--blocks    --colorblocks    --cuts      --docky--forest    --grayblocks     --hack      --material--panels    --pwidgets       --shades    --shapes

• Now, select your theme and launch the bar -

$ bash ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh --hack

• You can add the same command to your WM autostart file to launch the bar on login. For example, to launch the bar at startup on openbox, add following lines in$HOME/.config/openbox/autostart -

## Launch Polybarbash ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh --cuts

Almost every theme has pywal and random color support added to them. If you want to use the bar with pywal, just execute thepywal.sh script with the path of the wallpaper or wallpapers directory. eg - If you're usingmaterial theme...

$ bash ~/.config/polybar/material/scripts/pywal.sh /path/to/wallpaper

If you want to use random colors for your bar, just executerandom.sh script -

$ bash ~/.config/polybar/material/scripts/random.sh

You can add these lines, before the launch command in your WM startup file if you want to use pywal or random color for your bar every time you login. eg - in Openbox'sautostart file...

## Launch Polybar with random wallpaperbash ~/.config/polybar/material/scripts/pywal.sh /path/to/wallpaper_dirbash ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh --material

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• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Material Icons
• Text Font : Fantasque Sans Mono

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps icon forApp Launcher
• Right click on apps icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Iosevka Nerd Font
• Text Font : Fantasque Sans Mono

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on search icon forApp Launcher
• Right click on search icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Iosevka Nerd Font
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on colors icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name/status forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Icomoon Feather
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on feather icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Icomoon Feather
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• Popular color-schemes based themes
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on feather icon forStyle Switcher
• Right click on feather icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Iosevka Nerd Font
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• 12 bar styles with different glyphs
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support for each style
• Script to set random colors for each style

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on colors icon forColor Switcher
• Right click on colors icon forStyle Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Icomoon Feather
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on feather icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Icomoon Feather
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Popular color-schemes based themes
• Rofi menus with same colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps/menu icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on feather/style icon forStyle Switcher
• Left click on power/system icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Iosevka Nerd Font
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Dark and Light mode with 15+ colors
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on search icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on heart icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Icomoon Feather
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• Popular color-schemes based themes
• Rofi menus with same colors

• Runpreview.sh to see all configured modules
• Left click on apps icon forApp Launcher
• Right click on apps icon forStyle Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

BudgieDeepinElementaryElementary DarkGnomeKDEKDE DarkLiriMintUbuntu GnomeUbuntu UnityXubuntuZorin

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Icomoon Feather, Iosevka Nerd Font, Material Icons
• Text Font : Droid Sans, Noto Sans

• 13 different Desktop Environment panels
• Identical rofi menus for each panel

• Left click on logo icon forApp Launcher
• Left click on pen/feather/drop icon forBar Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network icon forNetwork Menu

Rofi & Desktop

Budgie

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Deepin

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Elementary

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Elementary Dark

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Gnome

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

KDE

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

KDE Dark

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Liri

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Mint

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Ubuntu Gnome

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Ubuntu Unity

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Xubuntu

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

Zorin

Launcher	Networks	Powermenu	Color Switcher

• Window Manager : Openbox
• Icon Font : Iosevka Nerd Font
• Text Font : Iosevka Nerd Font

• 8 widgets with popular color-schemes based themes
• Rofi menus with same colors
• Added Pywal support
• Script to set random colors

• Left click on up arrow icon forApp Launcher
• Right click on up arrow icon forColor Switcher
• Left click on power icon forPowermenu
• Left click on network name forNetwork Menu

Click to expand

Widgets

Apps	System	MPD	Workspaces

CPU	Memory	Filesystem	Tray

Rofi & Desktop

Launcher	Networks

Powermenu	Color Switcher

People usually open very common issues here, which are not actually caused by these themes. Here are few issues which can be solved easily.

0. Font issue with HiDPI screen

If you're using a hidpi screen...

• Adjust the font size according to your display, just editconfig.ini file -

; Text Fontsfont-0 = Iosevka Nerd Font:style=Medium:size=10;4; Icons Fontsfont-1 = feather:style=Medium:size=12;3; Powerline Glyphsfont-2 = Iosevka Nerd Font:style=Medium:size=19;3; Larger font size for bar fill iconsfont-3 = Iosevka Nerd Font:style=Medium:size=12;4; Smaller font size for shorter spacesfont-4 = Iosevka Nerd Font:style=Medium:size=7;4

You may have to increase the height/width of the bar as well.

• Bitmap fonts are not scalable, So... Don't use bitmap themes.

1. Dropping unmatched character

If you're facing this issue...

• Make sure you've the correct fonts installed on your system.
• On most systems, the bitmap fonts are disabled by default, enable them by -

$ sudo rm /etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf

2. System tray icons are not showing

By default, the System tray is disabled in these themes. You can enable it by editing theconfig.ini file -

; Available positions:;   left;   center;   right;   nonetray-position = right

3. Brightness module is not working

If the brightness module is not working on your system, Editmodules.ini &bars.ini files and...

• Usetype = internal/xbacklight andcard = intel_backlight, if you're using an Intel GPU.
• Usetype = internal/backlight if you're using an AMD or Nvidia GPU.
• look inside/sys/class/backlight/ and find the card name for your system. (eg:card = amdgpu_bl0)

4. Battery module is not working :

If the battery module is not working on your system, Editmodules.ini &bars.ini files and...

• Usels -l /sys/class/power_supply/ command to list batteries and adapters.
• ReplaceBAT1 andACAD with your batteries and adapters. (eg:battery = BAT0)

5. MPD module is not working :

If the mpd module is not working on your system...

• Make sure you've mpd installed and running.
• Make sure you've songs on your playlist.
• If mpd daemon is not running on localhost, edithost =,port = andpassword = values accordingly.
• Make sure mpd is installed before you compile the polybar.

6. Temperature module is not working :

If your system doesn't support thermal-zones, Use full path of temperature sysfs path inhwmon-path =.

7. Updates module is not working :

The Updates module andcheckupdates,updates.sh scripts only works forpacman (Arch Linux package manager)

8. Volume module is not working :

There are bothalsa andpulseaudio modules available in each theme. Use according to your system.

• These themes are created on a 1080p display. So if you're using a 720p or 4k panel, Don't forget to adjust the fonts accordingly.
• System Tray is disable by default, editconfig.ini to enable it.
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