THEMING_PRESETS

Theming Presets

44 built-in color presets that bypass wallpaper-based color generation and apply predefined palettes.

How presets work

Normally, iNiR extracts colors from your wallpaper using Material You. Presets skip that step and inject a complete Material 3 color palette directly. The palette propagates to external apps (GTK, terminals, Firefox, etc.) the same way wallpaper colors do.

Apply presets from Settings > Appearance > Theme, or via IPC:

inir theme setPreset gruvbox-dark
inir theme setPreset catppuccin-mocha
inir theme auto                        # back to wallpaper-based

When a preset is active, changing wallpapers changes the background image but doesn't regenerate colors.

Preset catalog

Signature

Preset	Description
Angel	Celestial twilight. Warm golden halos against deep cosmic void. The iNiR signature theme.
Angel Light	Ethereal dawn variant. Warm cream surfaces with golden accents.

Catppuccin

Preset	Description
Catppuccin Mocha	Dark. Warm purple-blue with pastel accents.
Catppuccin Macchiato	Medium-dark. Slightly warmer than Mocha.
Catppuccin Frappe	Medium. Muted blue-grey.
Catppuccin Latte	Light. Cream base with soft pastels.

Gruvbox

Preset	Description
Gruvbox Dark	The classic warm retro palette. Orange/yellow accents on dark brown.
Gruvbox Material	Gruvbox colors adapted to Material Design surfaces.

Japanese-inspired

Preset	Description
Kanagawa	The Great Wave. Deep blues with warm highlights.
Kanagawa Dragon	Darker Kanagawa variant with stronger contrasts.
Tokyo Night	Neon city. Cool blues with warm purple accents.
Sakura	Cherry blossom pink on dark surfaces.
Samurai	Deep crimson and black. Disciplined, sharp.
Zen Garden	Muted earth tones. Stone, moss, bamboo.

Classic

Preset	Description
Nord	Arctic. Cool blue-grey palette from the Nord project.
Dracula	Purple-centric dark theme. A classic.
Solarized Dark	Ethan Schoonover's carefully crafted palette.
One Dark	Atom editor's signature dark theme.
Monokai	The Sublime Text classic. Warm highlights on dark.
Rose Pine	Soft, muted pastels. Natural and calming.
Rose Pine Moon	Darker Rose Pine variant.

Modern

Preset	Description
GitHub Dark	GitHub's dark mode palette. Clean, neutral.
Vercel	Monochrome with blue accents. Minimal and modern.
Material Ocean	Deep ocean blue Material Design variant.
Palenight	Soft purple-blue. Calm and easy on the eyes.
Everforest	Green-focused. Natural, forest-inspired.
Ayu Dark	Warm grey with orange accents.
Ayu Mirage	Medium-dark Ayu variant. Softer contrasts.
Ayu Light	Light Ayu variant.

Special

Preset	Description
Synthwave '84	Retro neon. Hot pink and cyan on dark purple.
Matrix	Green terminal aesthetic on black. Exactly what you think.
Moonlight	Cool purple moonlit palette.
Night Owl	Sarah Drasner's dark theme. Rich blues.
Vitesse	Anthony Fu's theme. Muted, elegant.
Poimandres	Deep purple-blue with mint accents.

Preset features

Some presets include metadata that affects more than just colors:

• Rounding scale: multiplier for corner rounding (Zen Garden uses larger rounding for a softer feel)
• Font style: some presets override the default font (mono for Matrix, serif for certain Japanese themes)
• Border width: Angel uses thinner borders by default

Variant system

Presets can be used as seeds for Material You scheme variants. Instead of using the preset colors directly, the engine generates a full Material 3 scheme from the preset's primary color:

• Tonal Spot: standard Material You mapping
• Expressive: more vibrant secondary/tertiary colors
• Fidelity: stays closer to the source color
• Content: muted, content-focused palette

Custom presets

There's no UI for creating custom presets yet, but you can add them by editing modules/common/ThemePresets.qml. Each preset is a JavaScript object with the full Material 3 color token set.

The easiest way to create a custom preset is to copy an existing one and modify the colors. The token names follow the Material 3 specification.