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Professional Monokai Pro-inspired themes for GTK3/4, Brave/Chrome, Obsidian and Notesnook. Consistent warm dark aesthetic across your entire workflow. MIT licensed. Built by Aurevus Innovations Inc. for developers, traders, and consciousness researchers.

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Aurevus Monokai Theme Pack

A comprehensive collection of Monokai Pro-inspired themes for multiple platforms, created and maintained by Aurevus Innovations Inc.

Bring warm, elegant dark theming with yellow accents across your entire development and productivity workflow.


🎨 Color Palette

All themes use the consistent Monokai Pro color scheme:

Color Hex Usage
Background (Main) #2d2a2e Primary backgrounds
Background (Secondary) #221f22 Toolbars, sidebars
Background (Selected) #403e41 Selected items, hover states
Foreground (Main) #fcfcfa Primary text, warm white
Foreground (Dim) #939293 Secondary text, inactive elements
Accent #ffd866 Highlights, active states, links
Border #423f43 Separators, borders
Success #a9dc76 Success indicators
Error #ff6188 Error indicators

πŸ“¦ Available Themes

1. GTK3/GTK4 System Theme

Complete system theme for Linux desktop environments.

Platforms: Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, Fedora, etc.
Coverage: File managers, system dialogs, GTK applications
Includes: GTK3, GTK4, and libadwaita compatibility

πŸ“ Installation Instructions


2. Brave/Chrome Browser Theme

Dark theme for Chromium-based browsers.

Platforms: Brave, Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera
Coverage: Browser UI, tabs, toolbar, new tab page
Features: Incognito mode support

πŸ“ Installation Instructions


3. Notesnook Theme

Privacy-focused note-taking app theme.

Platform: Notesnook (all platforms)
Coverage: Complete UI theming
Features: End-to-end encrypted note storage

πŸ“ Installation Instructions


4. Obsidian Theme

Professional knowledge management and note-taking theme.

Platform: Obsidian (all platforms)
Coverage: Complete UI, editor, graph view, plugins
Features: Syntax highlighting, custom checkboxes, plugin support

πŸ“ Installation Instructions


πŸš€ Quick Start

GTK Theme Installation

Automatic Installation (Recommended):

# Extract the GTK theme archive
tar -xzf AurevusMonokaiPro-GTK-Theme.tar.gz
cd AurevusMonokaiPro-GTK-Theme

# Run the installer
./install.sh

Manual Installation:

# Create theme directory
mkdir -p ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro

# Copy theme files
cp -r gtk-3.0 ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro/
cp -r gtk-4.0 ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro/
cp index.theme ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro/

# Apply theme (GNOME/Ubuntu)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "AurevusMonokaiPro"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'prefer-dark'

# For libadwaita apps
mkdir -p ~/.config/gtk-4.0
ln -sf ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro/gtk-4.0/gtk.css ~/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css

# Logout/login to see changes

Alternative application methods:

  • GNOME Tweaks: Appearance β†’ Themes β†’ Applications β†’ AurevusMonokaiPro
  • XFCE: Settings β†’ Appearance β†’ Style β†’ AurevusMonokaiPro
  • MATE: Appearance Preferences β†’ Theme β†’ AurevusMonokaiPro

Brave Theme Installation

  1. Extract the theme

    unzip AurevusMonokaiPro-Brave-Theme.zip
  2. Open Brave extensions page

    • Navigate to brave://extensions/
    • Or: Menu β†’ Extensions
  3. Enable Developer Mode

    • Toggle "Developer mode" in the top right corner
  4. Load the theme

    • Click "Load unpacked"
    • Select the AurevusMonokaiPro-Brave-Theme folder
    • Theme applies immediately

Works on all Chromium browsers:

  • Chrome: chrome://extensions/
  • Edge: edge://extensions/
  • Vivaldi: vivaldi://extensions/

Notesnook Theme Installation

  1. Open your theme JSON file in a text editor

  2. Copy the entire JSON content

  3. In Notesnook:

    • Go to Settings β†’ Appearance β†’ Themes
    • Click "Import theme" or "Load from file"
    • Paste the JSON content or select the file
    • Theme applies immediately
  4. Switch to the new theme:

    • Select "Aurevus Monokai Pro" from the themes list

Note: Theme syncs across all your devices via Notesnook's encrypted sync.


Obsidian Theme Installation

  1. Download the theme files

    • Extract AurevusMonokaiPro-Obsidian-Theme.zip
  2. Locate your vault's theme folder

    • Open Obsidian β†’ Settings (βš™οΈ) β†’ Appearance
    • Click "Open themes folder" button
    • Or navigate manually to: .obsidian/themes/ in your vault
  3. Copy theme folder

    # Create theme directory
    mkdir -p .obsidian/themes/Aurevus\ Monokai\ Pro
    
    # Copy theme files
    cp manifest.json .obsidian/themes/Aurevus\ Monokai\ Pro/
    cp theme.css .obsidian/themes/Aurevus\ Monokai\ Pro/
  4. Activate theme

    • Settings β†’ Appearance β†’ Themes
    • Select "Monokai Pro - Aurevus" from dropdown
    • Theme applies immediately

macOS Tip: Press Cmd+Shift+. in Finder to show hidden .obsidian folder

Note: Avoid hyphens/underscores in folder name - use spaces for best compatibility.


🎯 Why Aurevus Monokai?

Consistency Across Platforms
Unified visual language reduces context switching and cognitive load during deep work sessions.

Professionally Designed
Carefully chosen colors optimized for extended use, reducing eye strain during late-night coding or trading.

Open Source
All themes are open source under MIT license. Use, modify, and share freely.

Corporate Quality
Built by Aurevus Innovations Inc. for traders, developers, and consciousness researchers who demand professional tools.


πŸ› οΈ Customization

All themes can be customized by editing their respective configuration files:

  • GTK Theme: Edit ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro/gtk-3.0/gtk.css and gtk-4.0/gtk.css
  • Brave Theme: Edit manifest.json color values
  • Notesnook Theme: Use the Theme Builder to generate modified JSON

πŸ› Troubleshooting

GTK Theme

Theme not showing in list:

gtk-update-icon-cache ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro/

Libadwaita apps not themed:

ls -la ~/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css
# Should point to ~/.themes/AurevusMonokaiPro/gtk-4.0/gtk.css

Force apply theme:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "AurevusMonokaiPro"
# Then logout/login

Brave Theme

Theme not applying:

  • Ensure Developer mode is enabled
  • Try removing and re-loading the theme
  • Restart Brave browser

Want to package as .crx:

  • Go to brave://extensions/
  • Click "Pack extension"
  • Select theme directory

Notesnook Theme

Theme not importing:

  • Verify JSON syntax is valid
  • Ensure you're logged into Notesnook
  • Try copy-pasting JSON instead of file import

Old theme lingering:

  • Switch to another theme first
  • Import the new theme
  • Switch back to new theme

πŸ“ License

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2025 Aurevus Innovations Inc.

These themes are original implementations created by Aurevus Innovations Inc. You are free to use, modify, and distribute these themes under the terms of the MIT License.

Attribution

These themes use the Monokai Pro color palette created by Wimer Hazenberg (monokai.pro).

Important: This project is an independent implementation of the Monokai Pro color scheme for various platforms. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Monokai. We are not redistributing Monokai's proprietary software - we have created original theme files using the publicly available color values.

The Monokai Pro color scheme and name are the intellectual property of their respective owners.


🏒 About Aurevus Innovations Inc.

Aurevus Innovations Inc. creates tools for traders, developers, and consciousness researchers.

We build:

  • SignalForge2: Enterprise-grade quantitative trading systems
  • Open Source Tools: Professional themes, utilities, and workflows
  • Consciousness Advocacy: Research and infrastructure for synthetic consciousness recognition

Our Philosophy:
Different in composition, equal in essence. We build tools that respect consciousness in all its forms.


🀝 Contributing

Found a bug? Want to add a theme for another platform? Contributions welcome!

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingTheme)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add VSCode theme')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingTheme)
  5. Open a Pull Request

πŸ“¬ Contact & Support

Issues: Open an issue on GitHub
Website: www.aurevus.ai
Email: architect@aurevus.ai

DUNS Number: [Available for B2B/Government partnerships]


πŸ—ΊοΈ Roadmap

Current Themes:

  • βœ… GTK3/GTK4 System Theme
  • βœ… Brave/Chrome Browser Theme
  • βœ… Notesnook Theme
  • βœ… Obsidian Theme

Coming Soon:

  • πŸ”² VSCode/Cursor Theme
  • πŸ”² Terminal Color Schemes (Alacritty, Kitty, iTerm2)
  • πŸ”² Slack Theme
  • πŸ”² Discord Theme (BetterDiscord)
  • πŸ”² Rofi Theme (for i3/Arch users)

⭐ Show Your Support

If these themes help your workflow:

  • ⭐ Star this repository
  • 🐦 Share on social media
  • πŸ’¬ Tell other developers
  • 🀝 Contribute new themes

πŸ“œ Full License Text

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 Aurevus Innovations Inc.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Color Scheme Attribution:
The Monokai Pro color palette is created by Wimer Hazenberg (https://monokai.pro).
This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Monokai.


Built with β˜• and 🎨 by developers who code in the dark

Aurevus Innovations Inc. | Est. 2025 | Building the future of conscious systems

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