# GradienceTeam/Gradience

Change the look of Adwaita, with ease

Repository: https://github.com/GradienceTeam/Gradience
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gradience
Homepage: https://gradienceteam.github.io
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: adw-gtk3, gnome, gtk4, libadwaita, adwaita, adwaita-theme, gtk, gtk3, gnome-shell, gnome-shell-theme, gnome-theme, gtk-theme, gtk4-theme, gtk3-theme, hacktoberfest, blueprint, python, python3
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-07-23T13:16:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1507, "days_push": 771, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1291, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:15.548498+00:00)

## What it is
Gradience is a GTK4/Libadwaita desktop application for customizing the look of Adwaita, allowing users to change any color of the theme and restyle Libadwaita apps and the adw-gtk3 theme. It supports applying Material 3 color schemes from wallpapers, sharing and using community presets, advanced CSS tweaks, and plugin-based extensibility.

## Use cases
- customize adwaita theme colors on gnome
- change the colors of libadwaita gtk4 apps
- apply a material 3 color scheme generated from my wallpaper
- install and share gtk theme presets
- edit the adw-gtk3 theme with a gui instead of hand-written css
- tweak gnome app styling with custom css
- make gnome apps match my wallpaper palette

## When to choose
- You want to recolor Libadwaita/GTK4 applications and the adw-gtk3 theme without manually editing CSS files
- You want to generate and apply a Material 3 color scheme from your wallpaper
- You want to try community-made theme presets or share your own
- You need advanced customization via custom CSS overrides in a friendly GUI

## When to avoid
- You need actively maintained software - the project was archived on June 29, 2024 and is looking for new maintainers
- You want to theme non-GTK toolkits such as Qt or Electron apps
- You require support for newer GNOME/Libadwaita versions beyond the last 2024 release
- You follow the stop-theming-apps guidance and prefer not to override Libadwaita styling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: theme, gui
- domain: desktop-applications
- platform: python
- tags: gnome, gtk4, gtk3, libadwaita, adw-gtk3, adwaita, theming, customization, css, material-3, presets, gnome-shell, flathub, archived, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- GradienceTeam/Gradience (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.548498+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 2026-08-30T04:54:46.092304+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GradienceTeam/Gradience (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.548498+00:00, sha c668b4b92e83)
  - homepage: https://gradienceteam.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:11:13.917457+00:00, sha 6acff890d8d6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.