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It's an easy way to customize how your folders look.\n\n## Table of contents\n\n- [Preview](#preview)\n- [Installation](#installation)\n    - [Ubuntu and derivatives](#ubuntu-and-derivatives)\n    - [Papirus Installer](#papirus-installer)\n    - [Third-party packages](#third-party-packages)\n- [Script usage](#script-usage)\n- [Related projects](#related-projects)\n- [Donate](#donate)\n\n## Preview\n\n| Name | Preview | Name | Preview |\n|:-----|:-------:|:-----|:-------:|\n| **adwaita** | ![folder-adwaita](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-adwaita.svg) ![user-adwaita-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-adwaita-home.svg) ![folder-adwaita-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-adwaita-download.svg) | **black** | 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![folder-cyan](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-cyan.svg) ![user-cyan-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-cyan-home.svg) ![folder-cyan-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-cyan-download.svg) |\n| **darkcyan** | ![folder-darkcyan](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-darkcyan.svg) ![user-darkcyan-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-darkcyan-home.svg) ![folder-darkcyan-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-darkcyan-download.svg) | **deeporange** | 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![folder-grey](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-grey.svg) ![user-grey-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-grey-home.svg) ![folder-grey-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-grey-download.svg) |\n| **indigo** | ![folder-indigo](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-indigo.svg) ![user-indigo-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-indigo-home.svg) ![folder-indigo-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-indigo-download.svg) | **magenta** | 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![folder-orange](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-orange.svg) ![user-orange-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-orange-home.svg) ![folder-orange-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-orange-download.svg) |\n| **palebrown** | ![folder-palebrown](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-palebrown.svg) ![user-palebrown-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-palebrown-home.svg) ![folder-palebrown-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-palebrown-download.svg) | **paleorange** | ![folder-paleorange](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-paleorange.svg) ![user-paleorange-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-paleorange-home.svg) ![folder-paleorange-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-paleorange-download.svg) |\n| **pink** | ![folder-pink](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-pink.svg) ![user-pink-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-pink-home.svg) ![folder-pink-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-pink-download.svg) | **red** | 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![user-violet-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-violet-home.svg) ![folder-violet-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-violet-download.svg) |\n| **white** | ![folder-white](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-white.svg) ![user-white-home](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/user-white-home.svg) ![folder-white-download](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-white-download.svg) | **yaru** | ![folder-yaru](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme@master/Papirus/48x48/places/folder-yaru.svg) 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If you want to request a new folder icon or a new color of folder please open an issue [here](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme/issues/new).\n\n## Installation\n\n### Ubuntu and derivatives\n\nYou can install papirus-folders from our official [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~papirus/+archive/ubuntu/papirus):\n\n```\nsudo add-apt-repository ppa:papirus/papirus\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install papirus-folders\n```\n\nor download .deb packages from [here](https://launchpad.net/~papirus/+archive/ubuntu/papirus/+packages?field.name_filter=papirus-folders).\n\n### Papirus Installer\n\nUse the script to install the latest version directly from this repo (independently on your distro):\n\n#### Install\n\n```\nwget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | sh\n```\n\nTo install papirus-folders to **home directory** using the following command:\n\n```\nwget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env PREFIX=$HOME/.local sh\n```\n\nTo install papirus-folders on **BSD systems** using the following command:\n\n```\nwget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env PREFIX=/usr/local sh\n```\n\n#### Uninstall\n\n```\nwget -qO- https://git.io/papirus-folders-install | env uninstall=true sh\n```\n\n### Third-party packages\n\nPackages listed in this section are third-party packages. If you have a problem or a question, please contact the package maintainer.\n\nPlease note that some packages in the list may be outdated, open [Repology](https://repology.org/project/papirus-folders/versions) to find out package versions.\n\n| **Distro** |  **Maintainer**   | **Package**  |\n| :--------- | :---------------- | :----------- |\n| Arch Linux | Piotr Górski      | [papirus-folders-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/papirus-folders-git) \u003csup\u003eAUR\u003c/sup\u003e |\n| MX Linux   | Steven Pusser     | `sudo apt-get install papirus-folders` |\n| NetBSD     | Nia Alarie        | [papirus-folders](http://pkgsrc.se/graphics/papirus-folders) \u003csup\u003epkgsrc\u003c/sup\u003e |\n| NixOS      | Alexandre Acebedo | `nix-env -iA nixos.papirus-folders` |\n| openSUSE   | andy great     | [papirus-folders](https://software.opensuse.org/package/papirus-folders) \u003csup\u003eOBS [[link](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/papirus-folders)]\u003c/sub\u003e |\n| Void Linux | Benjamín Albiñana | `sudo xbps-install -S papirus-folders` |\n\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e If you are a maintainer and want to be in the list, please create an issue or make a pull request.\n\n### Script usage\n\nPapirus-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.\n\n#### Show the current color and available colors for Papirus-Dark\n\n```\npapirus-folders -l --theme Papirus-Dark\n```\n\n#### Change color of folders to brown for Papirus-Dark\n\n```\npapirus-folders -C brown --theme Papirus-Dark\n```\n\n#### Revert to default color of folders for Papirus-Dark\n\n```\npapirus-folders -D --theme Papirus-Dark\n```\n\n#### Restore the last used color from a config file\n\n```\npapirus-folders -Ru\n```\n\nThe last command is extremely useful for restoring color after icon theme upgrade (official installers of [papirus-icon-theme](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme) and some third-party packages do this automatically).\n\n\n## Related projects\n\nUse case | Tool\n--- | ---\nGraphical user interface for papirus-folders | [papirus-folders-gui](https://github.com/ItzSelenux/papirus-folders-gui)\nGraphical application for generating folders icon with to your own colors or with presets for popular themes | [Oomox theme designer](https://github.com/themix-project/oomox)\nA context menu for Nautilus, Nemo or Caja File Browser for changing the color of an individual folder | [Folder Color](http://foldercolor.tuxfamily.org)\nDolphin contextual menu for coloring a selected folders | [Dolphin Folder Color](https://github.com/audoban/dolphin-folder-color)\n\n## Donate\n\nIf 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](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/papirus).\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/papirus\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Buy me a coffee\" src=\"https://img.buymeacoffee.com/button-api/?text=Buy me a coffee\u0026emoji=\u0026slug=papirus\u0026button_colour=FFDD00\u0026font_colour=000000\u0026font_family=Cookie\u0026outline_colour=000000\u0026coffee_colour=ffffff\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2FPapirusDevelopmentTeam%2Fpapirus-folders","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2FPapirusDevelopmentTeam%2Fpapirus-folders","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2FPapirusDevelopmentTeam%2Fpapirus-folders/lists"}