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If you are fond of dark theme whether it's your personal liking or for comfort of your eyes, then you landed on the right page. Today, we introduce you to the very elegant theme called "Nordic". This Gtk theme is created using the awesome Nord color pallete which looks amazing on the desktop, it is released under GNU General Public License V3. Nordic also pack theme for Gnome Shell, and support almost every desktop environment such as Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce, Mate, Budgie, Panteon, etc. If you are using distribution other than Ubuntu/Linux Mint then download the theme directly from its page and install it in this location "~/.themes" or "/usr/share/themes". Since Nordic theme pack is in active development that means if you find any kind of bug or issue with it then report it to get fixed.
Zafiro icon set is a perfect blend with Nordic theme for your desktop. Minimalist icons created with the flat-desing technique, utilizing washed out colors and always accompanied by white. The priority is simplicity. Both are designed by the same person and are fairly new in the eye-candy town and released under AGPLv3 license. We should always have a door opened for new stuff and should always give a try, who know new things could be our next favorite. The icons are compatible with most of the Linux desktop environments such as Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, Mate, Lxde, Xfce and others. You will find many application icons in this pack, if you want to add new icons or want to report missing icons or bug then report it to creator and hopefully it will get fixed as soon as possible in the next update.

In past, you may have used Faenza icon theme or you still have it set on your desktop. Delft icons are revived version of Faenza and forked from Faenza icon theme, maybe it is not right to say 'revived' because it looks little different from Faenza theme and at the same time it stays close to the original Faenza icons, it is released under license GNU General Public License V3. The theme was named after a dutch city, which is known for its history, its beauty, and Faenza in Italy. The author who is maintaining Delft icons saw that Faenza icons haven't been updated from some years and thought to carry this project. There are some icons adopted from the Obsidian icon theme.
Delft icon pack offer many variants (Delft, Delft-Amber, Delft-Aqua, Delft-Blue, Delft-Dark, Delft-Gray, Delft-Green, Delft-Mint, Delft-Purple, Delft-Red, Delft-Teal) including light and dark versions for light/dark themes, you can choose appropriate one according to your desktop theme. These icons are compatible with most of the Linux desktop environments such as Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, Mate, Lxde, Xfce and others. Many application icons available in this icons pack and if you find any missing icon or want to include something in this icon pack or face any kind of bug then report it to creator.

Vimix themes are around from quite a while, it's been in development since 2013 and continuously evolving. The creator of vimix is dedicated to work on Linux eyecandy, you can checkout other themes as well from same creator: Qogir, Matcha, Canta and make sure to give feedback to the creator that what you think of the work done.
Vimix is a Material design flat theme for GTK and Gnome Shell based on Flat-Plat theme. It supports most of the desktop environments such as: Gnome, Gnome Shell, Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate, Budgie etc. There are two variants for the themes normal and color, the main different in themes variants is title-bar buttons. Vimix theme pack is available via our PPA for Ubuntu/Linux Mint. If you are using distribution other than Ubuntu/Linux Mint then download file directly from theme pack page and install it in this location "~/.themes" or "/usr/share/themes". If you find any kind of bug or issue within this theme then report it to creator and hopefully it will get fixed very soon.

Flat-Remix is an elegant theme and icons pack designed to make desktop pretty. It is inspired by material design, it's Gtk theme is flat and based on Arc theme with high contrasts and sharp borders, released under GNU General Public License V3. You can find many themes or icons that looks great on Linux desktop but not hesitating to state that it seems to be perfect eyecandy for your desktop.
There are three gtk theme variants in this pack (normal, dark and darker), we also included gnome shell themes from previous release so you can use it on your Gnome Shell desktop. For icons this pack offers three versions: Original, Dark and Light. You can choose whichever combination fits your needs. Flat-Remix pack is available via our PPA for Ubuntu/Linux Mint. If you are using distribution other than Ubuntu/Linux Mint then download file directly from theme pack page and install it in this location "~/.themes" or "/usr/share/themes". Since this pack is in active development, make sure to give feedback to author and if you find any kind of bug or issue within this theme then report it and hopefully it will get fixed very soon.

Papirus suite is specifically designed for KDE desktop but now the icon theme is available for other desktops as well which includes: Unity, Gnome, Mate, Cinnamon and others. Previously we had a ported version of Papirus KDE icons in the PPA but now it is directly supported and maintained by creator. There are two variants in this icon pack with light and dark panel icons, it has more than 3500 icons for different applications and still counting, if you find any missing icon then directly report it creator via Github page. There was an official PPA but discontinued back in November 2016 and now these icons can be installed via wget method. You can use Unity Tweak ToolGnome-tweak-tool to change themes/icons.
You may have your favorite icon theme installed on Linux desktop right now but here is the new icon pack "Mugricons". It is released just few days ago under license GNU General Public License V3, this icon pack borrowed some icons from three icon sets that are: Archdroid, Zafiro and Adwaita.
Mugricons offers two variants light version and dark version, you can choose appropriate one according to your desktop theme. It is compatible with most of the Linux desktop environments such as Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, Mate, Lxde, Xfce and others. Since this is very first icon theme by this creator, you should expect to see some issues/bugs but in our test we didn't encounter any until now. For this icon theme many application icons available and if you found any missing icon or want to include something in this icon pack or face any kind of bug then report it to creator.

If you use flat material design themes then you are on the right page. Matcha theme is one of the best themes which has material design and looks great along with its own icon pack. It is based on Arc theme and support Gtk3, Gtk2, Gnome Shell and support almost every desktop environment such as Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce, Mate, etc.
We are offering Matcha themes and icon pack via our PPA for Ubuntu/Linux Mint. If you are using distribution other than Ubuntu/Linux Mint then download zip file directly from theme page and install it in this location "~/.themes" or "/usr/share/themes". There is also theme for Gnome Shell which can go along with its Gtk version. If you find any kind of bug or issue within this theme then report it to creator and hopefully he will fix it soon.

Masalla icon theme is a Vector graphics icons theme released to use in Linux Desktop. Basically this icon theme is mixture of different icons sets, it is offers more than 15000+ icons including wide range of applications, categories, devices, places/folders, status, mime-types, and more. It is compatible with most of the Linux desktop environments such as Unity, Gnome, KDE, Cinnamon, Mate, Lxde, and others. For this icon theme most of the application icons available, still if you found any missing icon or bug in this set then report it. Ambiance Blackout Colors theme used in following screenshots. You can use Unity Tweak ToolGnome-tweak-tool or Ubuntu-Tweak to change themes/icons.
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>>>Available for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic/18.10/16.04 Xenial/14.04 Trusty/Linux Mint 19/18/17/other Ubuntu derivatives
To install Masalla Icon Theme in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:


If you are using KDE desktop then run following command too:
For Dark version

If you already used above command for KDE and now you want to move back to other desktop then run following command:
For Dark version

That's it
Shadow icon theme is a new comer for Linux desktop, it looks beautiful with all kind of themes. It is meant to be modern clean and customizable, the primary color of this set most likely bluish and many apps icons are in round shape. So basically this theme is mixture of round and normal (square) shape icons, lets see where this theme will head in the future, it should choose shape what users asks. As creator mentioned this icon theme is his first so please bare any bugs or missing icons. You can report bugs or suggest new icons to include in this set via this link. You can use Unity Tweak ToolGnome-tweak-tool to change themes/icons.
Another theme pack with icons for your Linux Desktop. Plane theme is designed to make desktop more elegant and simple, it goes very well along with its own icon pack. Now a days many themes are under development for Gnome and Plane is one of them, it is constantly updating since 2017, fixing and making theme look better. It has some parts from Arc and Adwaita themes, also some other themes inspired author to make Plane more eye catching.
There are two versions in this theme: light version and dark version which gives comfort to your eyes. This pack includes Gnome shell themes as well, which lets you match your Gnome shell with your Gtk theme.
Primarily, this pack targets Gnome Shell desktop but can be used on other desktops as well such as: Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate etc. Plane Icons are designed to use with this theme pack but if you want then you can use them with any theme of your choice. Themes are available for Ubuntu 18.10/18.04 and Linux Mint 19 via our PPA. Icons available for Ubuntu 18.10/18.04/16.04/14.04/Linux Mint 19/18/17. If you find any kind of bug or problem with this theme pack then report it to author and it will get fixed in the next update.

If you are a person who changes themes on your Linux system frequently then you are on the right page. Today, we present you best theme under development so far for Ubuntu 18.04/Linux Mint 19, it has variants in light and dark with different styles: normal, compact and square. If you are a fan of material design or not, most probably you are going to like this theme and icons pack. The initial release of Canta was back in March, 2018 and released under GNU General Public License V3. Canta theme is based on Materia Gtk theme.
This pack mainly targets Gnome Shell desktop but can be used on other desktops as well such as: Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate etc. Canta icons are supplied with the same pack and designed by same author. Both themes and icons are available in our PPAs. Basically these icons are designed to go with this theme pack but you can use them with any theme. Using our PPA themes are available for Ubuntu 18.10/18.04 and Linux Mint 19. Icons available for Ubuntu 18.10/18.04/16.04/14.04/Linux Mint 19/18/17. If you find any kind of bug or problem with this theme then report it to author and it will get fixed in the next update.

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If you want to skin your desktop with something else then you are on the right page. There is no doubt the default themes of Ubuntu looks great but if you want to switch to something else then nobody is going to stop you from doing that. Let us introduce you to two themes Ultimate Dark and Ultimate Maia, both themes are created by same person. Both themes packs are material design and dark version is easy on eyes. There are several variants for both themes, you can choose whatever you like on you desktop. These themes are compatible with Gnome 3.28 and compatible with other desktops as well such as Xfce and so on. You can find Gnome shell and Cinnamon themes in this pack.
Ultimate Maia icons are created by the same author, basically these icons are designed to go with these themes but you can use them with any theme. There are several colors available to choose from. We have added it to PPA and available for Ubuntu 18.10/18.04 and Linux Mint 19. If you find any kind of bug or problem with this theme then report it to author and it will get fixed in the next update.
You may have tried different icons themes for your desktop and maybe you may have favorite one but it is good idea to always give a try to new things. If you are Android user then you may love these icons on your desktop. These icons are not extracted from Android OS or any Android rom but designed to give flavor of Android to Linux Desktop. These icons are based on Oranchelo icon theme which you may have seen and used it already. These icons fits with any kind of theme whether it's light or dark, also it works with most desktop environments such as: Gnome Shell, Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate, Unity, Lxde and so on (except KDE).
If you are using Ubuntu/Linux or any Ubuntu based distribution then we have icons ready to install via PPA and if you are using other Linux distribution then you can download icons and save in one of these location ~/.icons or /usr/share/icons. Current this icon pack is in active development which means you can contribute to the icons by any means either submitting bug or creating icons, for more details contact author.

Paper theme and icons are designed for Linux desktop environment, this suite is inspired by Material design created by Sam Hewitt, icons are based around the use of bold colors and simple geometric shapes. Each icon has been meticulously designed for pixel-perfect viewing at any size. Both theme and icons are lightweight and well-managed doesn't eat system resources, the theme is modern and icons with most flat design and minimal use of shadows for depth. Paper has been developed primarily with modern GTK3 (GNOME-based) desktop environments in mind, legacy-toolkit and GTK2 environments will not provide an ideal experience, as much of the visual design relies on modern GTK3+ widgets. This suite is released under the terms the GNU General Public License GPL v3.
It is compatible with most of the desktop environments such as: Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, Xfce, and so on. Current this suite is in active development that means you can contribute to the project by any means either reporting bugs to contributing your code, for more details contact developers.

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You will find very few icons theme where creator work really hard to pencil icons for your desktop to make elegant. Ubo icons a great icons set drawn with ballpoint pen, then scanned and colored in GIMP. Isn't it feels great to have such hand-crafted icons specially for your desktop, the icons are not glamorous, nor glossy finish but give a unique look to your desktop.
The icons theme is in active development "work in progress", creator is trying to add as much as he can and you will see more icons added to this icon theme. I urge you to visit his icon page and show some love, doesn't matter you use icons or not, whether you like this icon set or not. These icons are compatible with most of the desktop environments including Gnome, KDE, Unity, Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce, Lxde, and so on. If you find any missing icon or problem with this icon set then report it to creator and it will get fixed soon.

Numix project offers high quality gtk theme and icons for Linux desktop. Numix gtk theme is a modern flat theme with a combination of light and dark elements. The theme is compatible with most of the desktop environments such as Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate and others.
Numix icons has three variants which includes original version, circle version is circle shaped applications icons, and square variant has square shaped application icons, for both versions the folders are same as original version, icons utilizes the use of inset and drop-shadows and subtle gradients.
If you find any issue with Gtk theme or any missing icons in the icon theme then report it to creator and hopefully it will get fixed soon.

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Vamox icons were designed as a university thesis project by Emiliano Luciani and Darío Badagnani in 2008. The objective was to design a interface of a distro that the university could use for learning about design thin free software, From start these icons were developed for Ubuntu. Now these icons has three variants blue, orange and red, which are compatible with most of the Linux desktop environments such as: Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce and so on. We have added these icons to our PPA for Ubuntu/Linux Mint and other related distributions, If you are using distribution other than Ubuntu/Linux Mint/its derivatives then download icons and install it in one of these "~/.icons" or "/usr/share/icons/" location. If you find any missing icons or problem with this icon set then report it to creator via linked page and hopefully it will get fixed soon.
If you have been searching for Windows icons for your Linux desktop then you are at the right place. The DamaDamas icons are from Pisi GNU/Linux and available for every Linux distribution, these icons give Windows look and feel to your desktop. There isn't much information available for these icons but the icons are SVG format and there are almost 4000+ icons packed in very fairly sized archive. We have added these icons to our PPA and these icons are compatible with almost every desktop environment such as: Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate, KDE Plasma and so on. If you find any missing icons or problem with this icon set then report it to creator via linked page and hopefully it will get fixed soon.
Victory Gtk theme is not new and the initial release was way back in April, 2010. The development was stopped then creator started working again on this theme a while ago. The entire theme is recreated as a vibrant, elegant, bright and flat using minimalistic approach. From day one this theme is targeting Xfce and Lxde desktops but now it does work in Gnome and Cinnamon desktops as well without any issue, and Openbox desktop also supported by this theme. It is available for Gtk 3.18/3.22/2.24 that means you can install it in Ubuntu 17.10/17.04/16.04 and Linux Mint 18, as well as other related Ubuntu derivatives. There is also Victory icon theme available by the same creator which we did share in past and below you can find the commands to install those icons as well. If you find any kind of bug or problem with the theme then report it creator and hopefully it will get fixed in the next update.
You may have tried lots of icon themes and you may have a favorite but it is always a good idea to give try a new theme, who knows you may like. Here we are presenting you a new icon theme 'Oranchelo' which made way to Linux last year and continuously adding new icons. It is created with the design techniques "flat" and "Flat Long Shadow". Basically it is inspired by two icon themes "super-flat-remix" and "Cornie icons", some icons are also extracted from the pack Plateau icon theme. There is an official PPA from creator of this pack but only offers package for Ubuntu/Linux Mint/other Ubuntu derivatives. Since this icon theme is in active development, if you encounter any missing icon then directly report it creator via Github page. Arc theme suite used in the following screenshots and you can use Unity Tweak ToolGnome-tweak-tool to change themes/icons.