# ubuntu/yaru

All Ubuntu Yaru GNOME themes

Repository: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yaru
Homepage: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/tag/yaru
Language: SCSS
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:01:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3201, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1551, forks 220 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.229044+00:00)

## What it is
Yaru is the default GNOME/GTK theme suite for Ubuntu, including GTK2/3 light and dark themes, a GNOME Shell theme, an icon and cursor theme, and a sound theme. It is community-maintained and written primarily in SCSS.

## Use cases
- make my linux desktop look like ubuntu
- install the yaru gtk theme on another distro
- get a dark theme for gnome shell
- customize ubuntu's default icons and cursors
- contribute to ubuntu desktop theming
- use ubuntu's sound theme elsewhere

## When to choose
- you want the authentic Ubuntu look on GNOME or another GTK desktop
- you need matching light/dark GTK, shell, icon, and sound themes
- you're building a GTK app that should blend into Ubuntu

## When to avoid
- you use a non-GTK desktop like KDE Plasma
- you want a highly customizable theme framework rather than a fixed Ubuntu style
- you're on an old GTK version not covered by the suite

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: theme, ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, web-design, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: gnome, gtk, icons, ubuntu, scss, dark-mode, sound-theme, linux

## Member repositories
- ubuntu/yaru (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.229044+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 2026-08-30T04:30:17.755609+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ubuntu/yaru (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.229044+00:00, sha c3f220f21c38)
  - homepage: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/tag/yaru (fetched 2026-08-29T11:30:56.283698+00:00, sha b66273a8958b)
  - site_page: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/new-desktop-installer-preview-build/24765 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:30:56.287274+00:00, sha e1d9a09b28b9)
  - site_page: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/tag/installer (fetched 2026-08-29T11:30:56.289592+00:00, sha d21a9ffa8bc0)
  - site_page: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/how-about-we-also-make-the-notification-list-appear-in-dark-if-yaru-dark-theme-is-set/18602 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:30:56.291521+00:00, sha 905d5a6ddf46)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.