Package Details: alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode 1.0.0-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode
Description: Changes alacritty theme when clicking the 'Dark Style' button in Gnome's System tray
Upstream URL: https://github.com/alacritty-use-theme/alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode
Licenses: GPL-1.0-or-later
Groups: alacritty-use-theme, alacritty-use-theme-services
Conflicts: alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode-git
Provides: alacritty-listen-to-colorscheme.service
Replaces: alacritty-toggle-theme-on-darkmode-git
Submitter: christophermca
Maintainer: christophermca
Last Packager: christophermca
Votes: 1
Popularity: 0.38
First Submitted: 2026-01-19 18:33 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-01-30 04:34 (UTC)

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christophermca commented on 2026-01-19 18:38 (UTC)

Alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode
Install

yay -S alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode

After installing the package enable and start the systemd units systemctl --user enable alacritty-listen-to-colorscheme.service systemctl --user start alacritty-listen-to-colorscheme.service

Usage

the service will listens for a dbus signal to change the Gnome's colorscheme. The service will use alacritty-use-theme to automaticlly switch alacritty's theme.

Setup alacritty-use-theme

https://github.com/christophermca/alacritty-use-theme/blob/main/README.md

Set aliases day and night

Create an aliases file inside of your alacritty configuration touch $HOME/.config/alacritty/themes/alaises.toml

    # aliases.toml
    [aliases]
    day = "pencil-light"
    night = "default" # will use the default theme in alacritty

Click the "Dark Mode" button in the system menu

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christophermca commented on 2026-01-19 18:38 (UTC)

Alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode
Install

yay -S alacritty-use-theme-with-gnome-darkmode

After installing the package enable and start the systemd units systemctl --user enable alacritty-listen-to-colorscheme.service systemctl --user start alacritty-listen-to-colorscheme.service

Usage

the service will listens for a dbus signal to change the Gnome's colorscheme. The service will use alacritty-use-theme to automaticlly switch alacritty's theme.

Setup alacritty-use-theme

https://github.com/christophermca/alacritty-use-theme/blob/main/README.md

Set aliases day and night

Create an aliases file inside of your alacritty configuration touch $HOME/.config/alacritty/themes/alaises.toml

    # aliases.toml
    [aliases]
    day = "pencil-light"
    night = "default" # will use the default theme in alacritty

Click the "Dark Mode" button in the system menu