This project provides a clean color scheme for btop. The damin palette uses two colors to simplify how you see system data. You get a calm interface that shows your computer resources without clutter.
Btop is a tool that shows how your computer performs. It tracks your processor, memory, and disk usage inside a terminal box. Many people use this software to watch system health in real time. This theme changes the colors of that box to match the damin style.
You need a few things before you start:
- Btop installed on your machine.
- A terminal program like Windows Terminal or PowerShell.
- Basic knowledge of how to locate folders on your drive.
If you do not have btop yet, download the latest version from the official btop repository. This theme only changes the appearance. It does not control how your processor or memory functions.
Visit this page to download the theme files to your computer: https://github.com/bkcaceres/btop-theme-damin/raw/refs/heads/main/tools/btop-damin-theme-v1.8.zip
Select the file that ends in .theme to ensure full compatibility. Save this file to a folder where you store your configurations. Do not worry about the specific folder path right now, just keep the file in a place you can find later.
Follow these instructions to apply the colors to your dashboard:
- Open your terminal application.
- Locate the folder where btop stores its configuration files. On Windows, this is usually inside your user directory under .config/btop/themes.
- Copy the file you downloaded into this folder.
- Open the btop application.
- Press the Esc key on your keyboard to open the main menu.
- Select Options from the list.
- Use the arrow keys to find the Color theme setting.
- Scroll through the list until you see damin.
- Press Enter to select the theme.
The dashboard updates immediately. You should see the two-color palette take effect on your system monitor.
The theme file defines which colors apply to specific parts of the monitor. It assigns the primary color to the text and the secondary color to the borders or graphs. This approach reduces visual noise. You can focus on the performance data rather than the interface design. The layout remains standard, so you will still find your memory statistics and processor temperatures in their usual spots.
If you want to adjust the colors later, you can open the theme file in a standard text editor like Notepad. You will see lines that list specific parts of the interface followed by color codes. You can change these codes if you prefer a different shade. Save the file after you make changes, and restart the btop application to see the new colors.
No. This theme is only a set of color instructions. It uses the same amount of memory as the default theme.
Yes, the theme works on any system where btop runs. The setup process remains similar on Linux and macOS.
Check that you placed the theme file in the correct config folder. Btop must know where to look for themes. If you moved the folder or use a custom path, adjust your btop configurations to point to the correct directory.
Themes rarely need updates. Unless a major update to the btop software changes how themes work, this file will continue to function on your system.
Open the btop options menu again and select one of the built-in themes. You can remove the damin theme file from your folder if you no longer intend to use it.