GitHub Light Theme for btop

A clean, light theme for btop based on GitHub's default light color scheme.

Features

• Clean, professional light theme matching GitHub's design language
• Distinct colors for each box (CPU: blue, Memory: purple, Network: green, Processes: red)
• Readable text with proper contrast ratios
• Smooth gradients for graphs and meters
• Carefully selected colors from GitHub's official palette

Installation

Manual Installation

1. Copy the theme file to your btop themes directory:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/btop/themes
   cp github-light.theme ~/.config/btop/themes/

2. Edit your btop configuration file (~/.config/btop/btop.conf) and set:

   color_theme = "github-light"
   

   Or change it from within btop:

   • Press ESC to open the menu
   • Select "Options"
   • Change color_theme to github-light

3. Restart btop to see the changes

Quick Install (One-liner)

curl -o ~/.config/btop/themes/github-light.theme https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jdbrewer/btop-github-light-theme/main/github-light.theme

Color Palette

This theme uses colors from GitHub's official design system:

• Background: #ffffff (White)
• Foreground: #24292f (Dark gray)
• CPU Box: #0969da (Blue)
• Memory Box: #8250df (Purple)
• Network Box: #1a7f37 (Green)
• Processes Box: #cf222e (Red)
• Highlight: #0969da (Blue)
• Selected: #ddf4ff (Light blue)

Requirements

• btop v1.0.0 or higher
• Terminal with true color (24-bit) support recommended
• Light terminal background for best results

Screenshots

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report issues
• Suggest color improvements
• Submit pull requests

Credits

• Theme created for btop by aristocratos
• Colors based on GitHub's Primer design system

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details