This is an x-cursor theme inspired by the original Graphite Cursor pack but recolored, originally based on macOS cursors and the Graphite gtk theme.
I enjoyed using this cursor pack and then thought it would be a good idea to make special colors for myself and others. If you'd like to suggest colors you'd like, please submit a request.
If you prefer sharper cursors, check out: Qogir Cursors Recolored
If you prefer rounded cursors, check out: Afterglow Cursors Recolored
If you'd like to support me on Ko-fi it's appreciated, takes time to make each recolor and test them. You can also request commisions there and I'll go trough the whole process of making a custom color for you with various additions.
To install the cursor theme simply copy the compiled theme to your icons directory. Same with alternative colors.
If you git clone my repo or download the latest release, go into any color and use:
For local user installation: ./install.sh
For system-wide installation for all users: sudo ./install.sh
Alternatively you can download the tar.gz of the color you want in the releases
then extract it in
.local/share/icons or /usr/share/icons (system wide)
Then set the theme with your preferred desktop settings tool.
For proper installation in Debian 12 (bookworm), you also need to install Gtk+ libcanberra bindings, to do this, install:
sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-moduleor
sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk*If you want to apply this default cursor to gdm3 just edit the file
/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults and add or change cursor-theme line:
# Theming options
# ===============
# - Change the GTK+ theme
[org/gnome/desktop/interface]
# gtk-theme='Adwaita'
cursor-theme='Graphite-Recolored-Purple' <-- here
...Enjoy! And many thanks to coffeewasmyidea for forking and adding the tutorial!
Download the Zip file of the color you prefer in the Releases: Windows Cursors
Extract it anywhere.
Right click Install.inf
Go to your mouse settings & change it.
Enjoy! And thanks to Mojas84 for initially converting some to windows, where I learned to do it myself & Ripley for test installing them on windows & helping me figure out the install steps!
You'll need Inkscape & xorg-xcursorgen installed. Edit ./customcolorbuild.sh lines 58-82, dark uses the stroke to color around the loading wheel, svg uses the main color on it. If you want consistent colors & have an idea for the main color I recommend using Imagecolorpicker. To build the cursors after you edit it, run the script:
./customcolorbuild.sh
This will generate the pixmaps and appropriate aliases.
The freshly compiled cursor theme will be located in dist/
Alternatively, if you submit a request in the issues with a hexcode of the main color & tell me light or dark I can figure it out for you.
- AMD GPUs (Found & Fixed by Joris)
If you have an AMD card and your cursor's color is off (oversaturated), or flickering when hovering over things adding the following to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amdgpu.conf file will likely solve it.
Section "OutputClass"
Identifier "AMD"
MatchDriver "amdgpu"
Driver "amdgpu"
Option "SWCursor" "True"
Option "TearFree" "True"
EndSection
