How to add icons theme in Xfce

Have you ever changed the theme and default wallpaper of your Xfce Desktop Environment system, and you felt that the desktop is not looking much different? In such a case, you must be unaware of the customization of the icon’s theme. Icon’s theme plays a significant part in altering the desktop’s appearance, especially when it is added with a matching window color theme and wallpaper. It also gives your Xfce Manjaro desktop a bold new look without requiring you to migrate to a new desktop environment or switch to another Linux distribution. As a Manjaro user, you have complete control over the system appearance, including the icons and desktop theme. We will guide you about how to install, add, and change the icons theme in Xfce Manjaro. So, let’s start!

How to change icons theme in Xfce (Manjaro)

If you want to change icons of your Xfce desktop, then open up the “Appearance” window by searching it manually from your Manjaro applications:

By clicking the “Icons” tab, you will get a list of installed icons themes on your system. You can choose any theme from the available options. For instance, we have picked the “Papirus Maia” icon theme:

Clicking an icon theme will apply the configured icon settings across the system. However, Manjaro also offers you the facility to download and install the icon theme of your choice and then apply it to your Xfce system. In the below-given section, we will teach you how to install and add icons on Xfce Manjaro. So keep reading!

How to install icons theme on Xfce (Manjaro)

We will demonstrate how to install an icon theme on Xfce Manjaro in this section. The “Mojave CT” icons theme is selected for this purpose. Firstly, we will download it from the Xfce icon themes website:

Clicking the download button will show the below-given icon theme options. Here, we have selected the “Mojave-CT-Brown.tar.xz” file:

Now, save the “Mojave-CT-Brown.tar.xz” file in your Xfce Manjaro system:

In the next step, extract the “Mojave-CT-Brown.tar.xz” folder content:

After doing so, go back to your home directory, which is “linuxhint” in our case, and press “CTRL+H” to unhide the hidden folders. Now, look for the “.icons” folder, if you have not found it, you can create one by yourself:

You have to name the newly created folder as “.icons” and click on the “Create” button:

Now, move the “Mojave-CT-Brown” icon theme folder to the “.icons” directory:

We have placed the “Mojave-CT-Brown” icon theme in the “.icons” folder:

How to set icons theme on Xfce (Manjaro)

Any installed icon theme can only be applied to your Xfce Manjaro if it is added to the system icons folder. We completed the stated procedure in the previous section. Now, open the “Appearance” application and then look out for the “Mojave-CT-Brown” icon theme:

When you click on the “Mojave-CT-Brown”, this icon theme will be applied to all of the icons present in your Xfce Manjaro:

You can see that the “Mojave-CT-Brown” icon theme is now all set on our system:

Online icon themes sources for Xfce (Manjaro)

You can find various sources that provide custom icon themes on the internet, such as Github, Gnome-look.org, and OpenDesktop.org. Explore and select an icon theme according to your preference and then add it to your Xfce Manjaro system by our provided method.

Conclusion

The easiest approach to customize the appearance of your Manjaro desktop is to utilize an icon theme. The primary benefit of using icon themes is that you do not have to make any significant changes, yet it will give a new look to your system. You can also adjust your Window wallpaper, theme, and icons in a color symmetry, enhancing the whole look of an Xfce desktop. This write-up guided you about how to add icon themes to the Xfce Manjaro system. Moreover, we have shared the method of installing and applying a custom icon theme on Xfce.