Most of the themes can be downloaded from A collection of Ttk themes
Also see each entry below for download links.
The themes can also be retrieved from BallroomDJCode . But I make no guarantees as to fidelity to the original source.
Scalable indicates whether the theme will scale with high-resolution displays. Scalable themse require tksvg. Some of the non-graphical built-in themes may be made to scale with some work.
Graphical? indicates that the theme uses pixmaps, GIFs or PNG files. Graphical themes may not scale properly on high-resolution displays. Native themes are supported by the operating system's built-in libraries, and are only available on the relevant platform. svg indicates that the theme requires the tksvg library.
| Theme | Scalable | Source | Graphical? | Base | Notes | License | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adapta | no | external | yes | default | RedFantom's ttkthemes at github | GPLv3 | RedFantom |
| ale_themes | no | external | yes | clam | themes used in alited editor; see also rdbende's themes | MIT | aplsimple |
| alt | no | built-in | no | Tcl | |||
| aqua | no | built-in | native | Mac OS X only; Native Mac OS X | Tcl | ||
| aquablue | no | external | yes | clam | Oddly, there is no blue involved | ||
| aquativo | no | external | yes | GTK aquativo | Tcl | Andrew Wyatt, Pat Thoyts | |
| arc | no | external | yes | default | GTK arc; Good for Linux; Modern scrollbar look with no up/down arrows. Disabled and read-only colors will not work due to graphics. | GPLv3 | Sergei Golovan |
| awarc | yes | external | svg | default | Scalable arc theme awthemes at sourceforge | Sergei Golovan | |
| awdark | yes | external | yes/svg | clam | Loosely based on adwaita dark. Good for Linux. Helper routines are included to set the colors for text, menu and listbox widgets. awthemes / awthemes at sourceforge | zlib/libpng | Brad Lanam |
| awlight | yes | external | yes/svg | clam | Loosely based on adwaita light. Good for Linux. Helper routines are included to set the colors for text, menu and listbox widgets. awthemes / awthemes at sourceforge | zlib/libpng | Brad Lanam |
| Azure | no | external | yes | clam | Has a light and a dark variant, and several additional widget styles. Azure theme at GitHub | MIT | rdbende |
| breeze | no | external | yes | default | A ttk theme similar to the KDE Breeze theme Breeze at github | GPL | Maximilian Lika |
| breeze-dark | yes | external | yes | default | A ttk theme similar to the KDE Breeze theme breeze-dark at github . Forked from breeze. | GPLv3 | Bartek Jasicki |
| awbreeze | yes | external | svg | default | Scalable breeze theme awthemes at sourceforge | Maximilian Lika | |
| awbreezedark | yes | external | yes | default | Scalable breeze-dark theme awthemes at sourceforge | Bartek Jasicki | |
| black | no | external | no | clam | black ttk theme | Tcl | Mats Bengtsson |
| awblack | yes | external | svg | clam | Scalable black theme awthemes at sourceforge | Mats Bengtsson | |
| blue | no | external | yes | This one is blue; Button gradient creates an illusion that the buttons are not square | Tcl | Pat Thoyts | |
| blueelegance | no | external | yes | GTK2 Blue Elegance Light; No blue; Odd button graphics. Disabled and read-only colors will not work due to graphics. | Tcl | ||
| clam | no | built-in | no | Tcl | |||
| classic | no | built-in | no | Tcl | |||
| clearlooks | no | external | yes | clam | GTK Clearlooks; Good for Linux | Tcl | |
| awclearlooks | yes | external | svg | clam | Scalable clearlooks theme awthemes at sourceforge | ||
| default | no | built-in | no | Tcl | |||
| equilux | no | external | yes | Dark theme. I changed the text color to white in the pic. RedFantom's ttkthemes at github | GPLv3 | RedFantom | |
| Forest | no | external | yes | default | Has a light and a dark variant, and several additional widget styles. Forest theme at GitHub | MIT | rdbende |
| gtk2 | no | external | yes | clam | X11 Only; defColor, xtk::theme (1) (2) | Jürgen "Arthur" Beyersdorff | |
| itft1 | no | external | yes | (original tile version) | GPL | Jelco Huijser | |
| keramik | no | external | yes | alt | Tcl | Pat Thoyts | |
| keramik_alt | no | external | yes | alt | Tcl | Pat Thoyts | |
| kroc | no | external | yes | alt | Orange theme with wood-like grain | Tcl | David Zolli |
| plastik | no | external | yes | default | Disabled and read-only colors will not work due to graphics. | Tcl | Pat Thoyts |
| radiance | no | external | yes | clam | Tcl | ||
| rivet2d | no | external | yes | clam | X11 Only; defColor, xtk::theme, xtk::theme::rivet (1) (2) | Jürgen "Arthur" Beyersdorff | |
| rivet3d | no | external | yes | clam | X11 Only; defColor, xtk::theme, xtk::theme::rivet (1) (2) | Jürgen "Arthur" Beyersdorff | |
| scidblue | no | external | yes | The scid* themes have nice focus colors and a modern scrollbar with no up/down arrows. Scid Themes at Sourceforge | Tcl | Uwe Klimmek | |
| scidgreen | no | external | yes | Scid Themes at Sourceforge | Tcl | Uwe Klimmek | |
| scidgrey | no | external | yes | Scid Themes at Sourceforge | Tcl | Uwe Klimmek | |
| scidmint | no | external | yes | Scid Themes at Sourceforge | Tcl | Uwe Klimmek | |
| scidpink | no | external | yes | Scid Themes at Sourceforge | Tcl | Uwe Klimmek | |
| scidpurple | no | external | yes | Scid Themes at Sourceforge | Tcl | Uwe Klimmek | |
| scidsand | no | external | yes | Scid Themes at Sourceforge | Tcl | Uwe Klimmek | |
| smog | no | external | yes | (original tile version) | GPL | Jelco Huijser | |
| sriv | no | external | yes | Glassy. Includes several different button colors. | Steve Redler IV | ||
| srivlg | no | external | Unable to locate | Steve Redler IV | |||
| step | no | external | no | default | An experimental theme. It may need a compiled portion also. | ||
| Sun Valley | no | external | yes | clam | A modern and popular theme that imitates the look and feel of Windows 11. Has a light and a dark variant, and several additional widget styles. Sun Valley theme at GitHub | MIT | rdbende |
| tilegtk | no | external | no | Forked at https://github.com/Geballin/gtkTtk ; Python/tkinter wrapper package is at https://github.com/TkinterEP/python-gttk . Intended to provide a native GTK+ look and feel. | |||
| tileqt | no | external | no | X11 Only; out of date, compiles, does not work | |||
| tk | no | external | yes | clam | X11 Only; defColor, xtk::theme (1) (2) | Jürgen "Arthur" Beyersdorff | |
| vista | no | built-in | native | Windows only; Native Windows | Tcl | ||
| waldorf | no | external | yes | 2016. Disabled and read-only colors will not work due to graphics. waldorf ttk theme | François Tonneau | ||
| winnative | no | built-in | native | Windows only; Old-Style Windows theme; Native Windows | Tcl | ||
| winxpblue | no | external | yes | clam | GTK WinXP Blue | Tcl | Pat Thoyts |
| awwinxpblue | yes | external | svg | clam | Scalable winxpblue theme awthemes at sourceforge | Pat Thoyts | |
| xpnative | no | built-in | native | Windows only; Native Windows | Tcl | ||
| yaru | no | external | yes | default | Many different focus/selection/active/etc. colors. RedFantom's ttkthemes at github | GPLv3 | RedFantom |
(1) bll 2017-04-12: I personally, cannot get these to work.
(2) 2018-06-12: Source is already lost.
| adapta | alt | aqua |
|---|---|---|
| aquablue | aquativo | arc |
| awdark | awlight | black |
| blue | blueelegance | breeze |
| breeze-dark | clam | classic |
|---|---|---|
| clearlooks | default | equilux |
| itft1 | keramik | keramik_alt |
| kroc | plastik | radiance |
| scidblue | scidgreen | scidgrey |
| scidmint | scidpink | scidpurple |
| scidsand | smog | sriv |
| vista (windows 7) | vista (windows 8) | waldorf |
| winnative | winxpblue | xpnative (windows XP) |
| xpnative (windows 7) | yaru | |
ttkboostrap : A collection of modern flat themes for tkinter inspired by Bootstrap. Also includes TTK Creator which allows you to easily create and use your own themes. An export function may allow configuration of theme settings for Tk.
In apave package, a hybrid way of theming is implemented: apave applies its color schemes to ttk themes with possible tinting the result, which means innumerable combinations.
A mp4 video (~19 Mb) of alited editor demonstrates default, azure and awdark themes colored and tinted.
#!/usr/bin/tclsh
package require Tk
set theme [lindex $::argv 0]
## replace this block with your method of loading the theme
#set ap [file join [file dirname [info script]] .. code]
#if { $ap ni $::auto_path } {
# lappend ::auto_path $ap
#}
#unset ap
#package require themeloader
#themeloader::loadTheme $theme
if { [file exists $theme.tcl] } {
source $theme.tcl
}
ttk::style theme use $theme
set tbg [ttk::style lookup TFrame -background]
lassign [winfo rgb . $tbg] bg_r bg_g bg_b
set tbg [format {#%02x%02x%02x} \
[expr {$bg_r / 256}] \
[expr {$bg_g / 256}] \
[expr {$bg_b / 256}]]
set val 55
set valb $theme
set off 0
set on 1
. configure -background $tbg
ttk::notebook .nb
pack .nb -side left -fill both -expand true
ttk::labelframe .lf -text " $theme "
.nb add .lf -text $theme
ttk::frame .junk
.nb add .junk -text [join [lreverse [split $theme {}]] {}]
ttk::frame .bf
ttk::label .lb -text $theme
ttk::button .b -text $theme
pack .lb .b -in .bf -side left -padx 3p
ttk::combobox .combo -values [list aaa bbb ccc] -textvariable valb -width 15
ttk::frame .cbf
ttk::checkbutton .cboff -text off -variable off
ttk::checkbutton .cbon -text on -variable on
pack .cboff .cbon -in .cbf -side left -padx 3p
ttk::separator .sep
ttk::frame .rbf
ttk::radiobutton .rboff -text off -variable on -value 0
ttk::radiobutton .rbon -text on -variable on -value 1
pack .rboff .rbon -in .rbf -side left -padx 3p
ttk::scale .sc -from 0 -to 100 -variable val
ttk::progressbar .pb -mode determinate -length 100 -variable val
ttk::entry .ent -textvariable valb -width 15
ttk::spinbox .sbox -textvariable val -width 5
ttk::scrollbar .sb
ttk::sizegrip .sg
pack .sb -side right -fill y -expand true
pack .bf .combo .cbf .sep .rbf .sc .pb .ent .sbox \
-in .lf -side top -anchor w -padx 3p -pady 3p
pack configure .sep -fill x -expand true
pack .sg -in .lf -side right -anchor sABU 202-04-29:
This is an interesting collection, and it's a pity many themes have no download link.
I'm particulary interested in some cross-platform Aqua-looking themes.
I'd like to see them grouped in categories, "most popular", "obsolete", ... don't you think could be useful to add/embed a survey poll in these wiki pages ?
bll 2020-08-04: The link for downloading "most" of the themes is listed at the top of the page, first paragraph.