# Arc Theme

A flat theme with transparent elements

Repository: https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/arc-theme
Language: CSS
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2021-02-22T01:52:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4127, "days_push": 2019, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8241, forks 600 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:19.806813+00:00)

## What it is
Arc is a flat GTK theme with transparent elements for GTK 2, GTK 3, and GNOME Shell, available in Arc, Arc-Darker, and Arc-Dark variants. It also includes a companion icon theme, and supports GTK-based desktop environments like GNOME, Unity, Budgie, Pantheon, Xfce, and MATE.

## Use cases
- make my linux desktop look flat and modern
- install a dark gtk theme for gnome
- theme xfce with transparent elements
- match gtk 2 and gtk 3 application styling
- find an icon theme to pair with the arc gtk theme

## When to choose
- you use a GTK 2 or GTK 3 based desktop environment on Linux and want a polished flat theme
- you want light, darker, and dark variants from a single theme package

## When to avoid
- you use Qt-only desktops like KDE Plasma without GTK theming
- you need a theme actively updated for the latest GNOME/GTK 4 releases, since development has slowed

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: theme, ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, web-design, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: gtk-theme, gnome-shell, flat-design, icon-theme, desktop-customization, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- horst3180/arc-theme (main) score 23
- horst3180/arc-icon-theme (plugin) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.806813+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:29:29.378898+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.806813+00:00, sha 19bd86c85ca1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.