Arc-Black-COLORS [Versions added for GS-3.36]

GTK3 Themes arc black colors dark multicolor

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/rtlewis88/rtl88-Themes/tree/Arc-Black-COLORS

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Description:

Arc-Black-COLORS is a flat, dark-mode theme with transparent elements, for GTK, xfwm4, openbox-3, GNOME-Shell, and Cinnamon desktop environments. Black-on-black-on-black, with a single color, right where you want it.

Arc theme is 2019's most popular theme, as it has been for the past couple of years, according to major sources: (August 2, 2019) https://www.ubuntupit.com/top-15-best-gnome-shell-themes-gnome-desktop/.

The well-embraced standard Arc theme has always been available in the three variants of Arc, Arc-Dark, and Arc-Darker; but, at last, the measurably darkest dark-Arc has arrived on the GTK+ scene. Even at it dimmest, the earlier Arc variants have never quite satisfied those who need the lights turned down real low, but this darkest-of-all variant should fix all of that.


Special thanks to horst3180 at: https://github.com/horst3180/Arc-theme, for initially advancing Arc, and for inspiration. Further thanks to NicoHood at: https://github.com/NicoHood/arc-theme, for keeping Arc alive and great, more currently.


Manual Installation Is Easy:

Extract the "tar.xz" file into your "~/.themes/" folder - to install for current user only - or into the "/usr/share/themes/" folder - for the theme to be applied globally. 2) Use the GNOME Tweak Tool or an equivalent app to enable it for your desktop.

If installing manually, make sure to install the dependency: "Murrine theme engine" if you do not already have it; and update your GTK+packages if you have not.

Logging out and then logging back in may be necessary on some operating systems to fully implement theme.
Last changelog:

30-09-20: Version 1.5.6 29 days ago

This update sees the Pistachio-3.36 flavor variant receive modifications. Here, the Pistachio hue was lightened in several significant area to beautify and add elemental differentiation. Relevant text and indicators are where this change shows up the most. Commit: feeccf.

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tjgordon

1 month ago

9 9 excellent

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ikxik

2 months ago

10 ...

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a-person674

3 months ago

10 super fresh

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Puli

4 months ago

8 8 great

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mateme

4 months ago

10 Looking perfect on MATE, thanks!!

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neroh

4 months ago

I just switched from your 'darkest-colors' version I used for months, and I think I like this one better. Everything is so easy to read with this contrast scheme. Thank you man!

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neroh

4 months ago

10 10 the best

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jtankersley

4 months ago

10 10 the best

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jtankersley

4 months ago

I think this is the best of the arcs... highly curated. thanks!

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Triceratops

4 months ago

4 When windows overlap, the readability is greatly reduced. In particular, multitabs terminal is very hard to read, everything is black. It looks like this theme is designed more to appear black than to be readable.

The provides zip are confusing: xxx_3-36_1.47.zip and xxx_1.47.zip what are the difference? Buggy theme, titlebar be come transparent. Must move mouse around to redisplay the titlebar.

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rjungman

4 months ago

This is either a fake review or you downloaded the wrong version or something. This official Arc theme has been tested 10s of thousands of times. What you speak of is absurd.

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zoedupuis014

5 months ago

10 Crafted to perfection, thanks!!!

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ryuk

5 months ago

9 9 excellent, working fine in OpenSuse Tumbleweed

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bry2k200

5 months ago

10 10 the best

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bry2k200

5 months ago

Great theme, really enjoying it. A quick question, I would like to change the panel highlight color in Thunar, to the panel background color and have just the letters light up. Can you please let me know what file and what lines I would need to accomplish this? Thanks in advance.

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rjungman

5 months ago

Hi, and thanks! I am on the rtl88Themes team. This ratings section is not really for tutorials, but If you shoot me a DM (message) I will be happy to try and help you with that. Regards, Rikard

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andreaspazeimys

6 months ago

10 Why this not a 90% like that. It perfect and so much choice. Thanks for very much!!

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prifti-sumejja

6 months ago

10 10 the best

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prifti-sumejja

6 months ago

maybe this one better than just the dark you have too! Thanks for work in this!!

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scoson

6 months ago

8 8 great
I like these, very tasteful. For myself I did change Cinnamon panel-bottom.svg etc, as well as menu.svg fill colors to #121419. It pops a little more imo:)

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rtl88

6 months ago

I'll have a Cinnamon team member take a look; thanks for your involvement!

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crainium

8 months ago

10 10 the best
I had missed this one before, sharp - really sharp

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bealsc

10 months ago

10 Nailed it, great job! Thanks for these

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imperhelp

10 months ago

10 10 the best

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5alive

10 months ago

10 10 the best

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30-09-20: Version 1.5.6 29 days ago

This update sees the Pistachio-3.36 flavor variant receive modifications. Here, the Pistachio hue was lightened in several significant area to beautify and add elemental differentiation. Relevant text and indicators are where this change shows up the most. Commit: feeccf.

07-09-20: Version 1.5.5 1 month ago

This update modifies 'Steel' flavor variant for GS-3.36. Here, the App-Grid bottom controller's 'hover' function has been colorized to render a semi-transparent version of the base hue. This enhancement beautifies, advances uniformity, and improves functionality a little bit. Future updates will have this enhancement performed on the other favors. As well, the App-Grid text vis-a-vis the 3.36 variant had its white hue changed to the Steel base hue - with white added and bolded on hover function. Also, Plank pushed an update-patch to the Steel variant. Commit: 6dc70b.

28-08-20: Version 1.5.4 2 months ago

This update modifies both 'Kiwi' flavor variants (Standard & GS-3.36). Here, the App-Grid bottom controller's 'hover' function has been colorized to render a semi-transparent version of the base hue. This enhancement beautifies, advances uniformity, and improves functionality a little bit. Future updates will have this enhancement performed on the other favors. As well, the App-Grid text vis-a-vis the 3.36 varient had its white hue changed to the Kiwi base hue Commit: 4fd881.

14-08-20: Version 1.5.3 2 months ago

This update modifies both 'Grape' flavor variants (Standard & GS-3.36). Here, the App-Grid bottom controller's 'hover' function has been colorized to render a semi-transparent version of the base hue. This enhancement beautifies, advances uniformity, and improves functionality a little bit. Future updates will have this enhancement performed on the other favors. As well, the App-Grid text vis-a-vis the 3.36 varient had its white hue changed to the Grape base hue Commit: 4e6b45.

05-08-20: Version 1.5.2 2 months ago

This update modifies both 'Classic' flavor variants (Standard & GS-3.36). Here, the App-Grid bottom controller's 'hover' function has been colorized to render a semi-transparent version of the base hue. This enhancement beautifies, advances uniformity, and improves functionality a little bit. Future updates will have this enhancement performed on the other favors. Commit: ffcfa3.

28-07-20: Version 1.5.1 3 months ago

This update modifies the 'Magenta,' 'the 'Steel,' and the 'Tangerine' [standard] flavor variants' for GS scroll-bars and sliders. Here, a brighter value of the respective flavor's base hue was added to the 'hover' element; and the theme's dark-red/orange (e.g., close buttons) was added to the component's 'active' (clicked/pressed) element. Before, these scroll-bars and slider elements rendered white/gray. This enhancement was performed on [3.36] variant during previous update. Commit: 46ecdb.

17-07-20: Version 1.5 3 months ago

This update modifies the 'Grape' and the 'Kiwi' [standard] flavor variants' for GS scroll-bars and sliders. Here, a brighter value of each flavor's base hue was added to the 'hover' element; and the theme's dark-red/orange (e.g., close buttons) was added to the component's 'active' element. Before, these scroll-bars and slider elements rendered white/gray. This enhancement was performed on [3.36] variant during previous update. Commit: 7978e1

09-07-20: Version 1.4.9 3 months ago

This update modifies the 'Classic' and the 'Pistachio' [standard] flavor variants' for GS scroll-bars and sliders. Here, a brighter value of each flavor's base hue was added to the 'hover' element; and the theme's dark-red/orange (e.g., close buttons) was added to the component's 'active' element. Before, these scroll-bars and slider elements rendered white/gray. This enhancement was performed on [3.36] variant during previous update. Commit: 886d5b

02-07-20: Version 1.4.8 3 months ago

This update sees modifications to all seven GS-3.36 variant flavors. Here, the white hue of App-Grid controller's 'All' and 'Frequent' text was replaced with each flavor's base-hue, respectively. This enhancement was applied to all the standard (non-3.36) variant flavors via previous update. Commit: a8b5d5

23-06-20: Version 1.4.7 4 months ago

This update sees modifications to all seven standard-variant flavors. Here, the App-Grid page indicator's white (ffffff) hue was replaced with each flavor's base-hue, respectively. This enhancement was applied to all the 3.36-variant flavors last update. Commit: 1bfcea

14-06-20: Version 1.4.6 4 months ago

This update sees modifications to all seven 3.36 flavors. Here, the App-Grid page indicator's white (ffffff) hue was replaced with each flavor's base-hue, respectively. This enhancement will be applied to all the other (non-3.36) variant flavors via future update. Commit: 6add07

03-06-20: Version 1.4.5 4 months ago

This update sees modifications to all seven 3.36 flavors. Here, the panel and top bar text was lightened, yielding better readability. This enhancement already applies to all the other (non-3.36) variant flavors via earlier update. Commit: f800b2

27-05-20: Version 1.4.4 5 months ago

This update modifies all seven [3.36] flavors, adding each flavor's base hue to scroll-bars ans sliders. Before, these elements rendered white/gray. This enhancement was performed on other variant during previous update. Commit: 873018

15-05-20: Version 1.4.3 5 months ago

This update modifies all seven [3.36] flavors, adding each flavor's base hue to the search window selection-text in GNOME-Shell. Previously, these elements rendered white/gray. Commit: 5aeeb1

07-05-20: Version 1.4.2 5 months ago

This update modifies all seven [3.36] flavors, adding each flavor's base hue to the search window text in GNOME-Shell. Previously, these elements rendered white/gray. Commit: 1eb321

28-04-20: Version 1.4.1 6 months ago

This update modifies all seven [3.36] flavors, adding each flavor's base hue to scrollbars and sliders, in the GNOME-Shell. Previously, these elements rendered white/gray. Commit: 4509b8

20-04-20: Version 1.4 6 months ago

This update sees a complete reconstruction, and addition of new variant. Modifications include 423 changes and additions, across all platforms, save for GTK2. This exhaustive upgrade was due to major shifts in the ecosystem, namely the arrival of GNOME 3.36. Since most users are still on earlier versions, the original variant will still be retained, and refreshed, for the foreseeable future. Commit: ccf36a

12-04-20: Version 1.3.9 6 months ago

Arc-Black-Classic underwent modifications to change the 'selected' foreground color (text) to white vis-a-vis the GTK2 platform, Prior to this update, that element rendered nearly black. This modification measurably improves readability for the user, against the Classic Arc hue, as it pertains to this elemental function. Commit: 8043e1

05-04-20: Version 1.3.8 6 months ago

This update modifies all seven flavors, adding each flavors base hue to all App-Grid Menu text, in the GNOME-Shell. Previously, these elements all rendered white text. Commit: 993a18

18-03-20: Version 1.3.7 7 months ago

This update modifies all seven flavors, adding each flavors base hue to the search window's text-selection events. Commit: b75356

05-03-20: Version 1.3.6 7 months ago

All seven flavors underwent modifications this update. These upgrades include enhancements which add theme base colors to search window text in GNOME-Shell. Commit: 2e5204

21-02-20: Version 1.3.5 8 months ago

This update modifies all seven flavors. Changes see that sliders and scrollbars now have flavor's base hue applied to them, vis-a-vis the GNOME-Shelll. Commit: feb3ee

12-02-20: Version 1.3.4 8 months ago

This update sees that app-indicators and other key, functional elements have flavor's base hue applied to them. Commit: a65127

02-02-20: Version 1.3.3 8 months ago

This update comprehensively improves and beautifies menu function, for GNOME, vis-a-vis all seven Arc-Black-COLORS flavors.

12-31-19: Version 1.3.2 9 months ago

Arc-Black-Classic underwent 231 color modifications to enrich the Classic hue, across applicable elements, vis-a-vis all platforms, save for the gnome-shell.

12-11-19: Version 1.3.1 10 months ago

Arc-Black-Classic underwent color modifications on the Arc-Blue hue vis-a-vis gnome-shell. These tweaks lighten the Classic hue a tad in order to line up better with the rest of the theme platforms.

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product-maker tjgordon Sep 11 2020 9 excellent
9 excellent
product-maker ikxik Aug 02 2020 10 the best
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product-maker a-person674 Jul 30 2020 10 the best
super fresh
product-maker Puli Jun 24 2020 8 great
8 great
product-maker mateme Jun 24 2020 10 the best
Looking perfect on MATE, thanks!!
product-maker neroh Jun 24 2020 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker jtankersley Jun 24 2020 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker Triceratops Jun 23 2020 4 soso
When windows overlap, the readability is greatly reduced. In particular, multitabs terminal is very hard to read, everything is black. It looks like this theme is designed more to appear black than to be readable. The provides zip are confusing: xxx_3-36_1.47.zip and xxx_1.47.zip what are the difference? Buggy theme, titlebar be come transparent. Must move mouse around to redisplay the titlebar.
product-maker zoedupuis014 May 27 2020 10 the best
Crafted to perfection, thanks!!!
product-maker ryuk May 19 2020 9 excellent
9 excellent, working fine in OpenSuse Tumbleweed
product-maker bry2k200 May 03 2020 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker andreaspazeimys Apr 21 2020 10 the best
Why this not a 90% like that. It perfect and so much choice. Thanks for very much!!
product-maker prifti-sumejja Apr 21 2020 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker scoson Apr 08 2020 8 great
8 great I like these, very tasteful. For myself I did change Cinnamon panel-bottom.svg etc, as well as menu.svg fill colors to #121419. It pops a little more imo:)
product-maker crainium Feb 13 2020 10 the best
10 the best I had missed this one before, sharp - really sharp
product-maker bealsc Dec 04 2019 10 the best
Nailed it, great job! Thanks for these
product-maker imperhelp Dec 03 2019 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker 5alive Dec 03 2019 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker rjungman Dec 03 2019 10 the best
10 the best I am truly jealous I was not involved in this one. The user request theme right? This should do it, just beautiful man!
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