CH 06 · Add-ons
Add-ons, themes and settings
Browse launcher themes, home screen settings, and optional add-ons.
Whole looks, shown on real TVs. Undo any time with tools/theme.sh --reset
Defaultby Gathin23The built-in look written out as JSON, as a starting point for your own
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TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/default
Dock glassby randomittinA single frosted-glass dock row at the bottom: six columns with even padding, the focused app's name above it, no grid rows below, icon-only top buttons, and the app-colour glow over a near-black sky. No wallpaper of its own: add a
wallpaper.jpgto put a picture behind the glassDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/dock-glass
Ambient glassby v42069A dark five-column grid with a frosted-glass dock, round icon-only buttons, and a rotating collection of high-resolution alpine and desert landscapes. The photos are under the Unsplash License: see
ambient-glass/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/ambient-glass
Auroraby Gathin23A dark aurora wallpaper (teal and violet on navy, darker at the bottom) with a matching background colour
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TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/aurora
Blockyby HelloItsMeAdmEleven blocky pixel-art scenes that follow the time of day: a meadow by day, at dusk and at night, plains, desert, a snowy forest, jungle, ocean, a blossom grove, a cave and a lava cavern, each with its name under the buttons and behind the clock screensaver; the sun, moon and clouds sit behind the hills and trees. Drawn in code by
tools/blocky_wallpapers.py, and the header rows stay plain skyDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/blocky
Cinematicby RuckieOfficialOLED and cinema look: true-colour wallpaper, a 6-column frosted-glass dock, no ambient glow and the idle clock after two minutes. The wallpaper is CC0, not MIT: see
cinematic/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/cinematic
Familyby Hasan DurmuşA family in single-line drawings on black, recoloured for the time of day with a sun or moon drawn in code: the whole family in the morning and evening, the parents alone under the moon at night (
wallpaper_moods, icon-only buttons, and the clock screensaver over the picture). The drawings are CC0, not MIT: seefamily/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/family
Glassby matheus-caldeiraDark navy wallpaper with soft teal and violet light, the cinematic top shelf, a frosted-glass dock, icon-only buttons and the focus glow in the app's colour, gliding without overshoot
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TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/glass
Glass galleryby ADOCRSeven slots in a translucent dock, an app library, white icon-only header controls and three original abstract wallpapers rotated every 30 minutes. No app-colour glow or advanced effects. The wallpapers are CC0: see CREDITS.md
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TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/glass-gallery
Christmasby giorgiaboselloA snowy Christmas night, an illustration of our own (CC0, drawn by
make_wallpaper.py): Santa's sleigh and reindeer over a lit cabin and fir trees, with a frosted-glass dock, faded rows and the picture behind the idle clock. No start or end date: push it on the day you want itDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/christmas
Until 11 NovDiwaliby Gathin23Diwali until 11 Nov 2026: eight Diwali photos from Wikimedia Commons (a row of diyas, diyas in a rangoli and among marigolds, akash kandils in Pune, fireworks over Melbourne's Yarra and over a lake in Chennai, a street in lights in Karnal, a diya with four flames), a new one every 20 minutes with its photographer under the buttons (credited in
diwali/CREDITS.md; CC BY / CC BY-SA, not MIT; rebuilt byprepare_wallpapers.py). The dock sits low so the picture shows, and the festive skin turns Wi-Fi into a diya, Inputs into a bell and Settings into a marigold, greets you with Happy Diwali and switches itself off after 11 NovemberDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/diwali
Istanbulby Hasan DurmuşIstanbul drawn in flat layers by code alone: Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Galata Tower and the Bosphorus Bridge over the water with a ferry, under a faint eight-pointed-star lattice, in a morning, evening and night picture (
wallpaper_moods, icon-only buttons). The pictures are CC0, not MIT: seeistanbul/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/istanbul
Istanbul_v2by Hasan DurmuşThree illustrated Istanbul skylines, from the historic peninsula to Galata Tower and the Bosphorus Bridge, in the morning, at sunset and at night (
wallpaper_moods, a light 15% dim, icon-only buttons). The pictures are CC0, not MIT: seeistanbul_v2/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/istanbul_v2
Nature calmby wiroonTwelve calm nature photos from Wikimedia Commons (misty karst and forest, autumn lakes, spring bluebells, winter frost, mossy woods, a rainforest lake, waterfalls), a new one every five minutes in random order with its place and photographer under the buttons; six small tiles in a frosted-glass dock, round icon-only buttons, no hero name. The photos are CC BY / CC BY-SA, not MIT: see
nature-calm/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/nature-calm
Red rainby Gathin23A red digital code rain: pure black with frozen columns of katakana, letters and digits in dark crimson on three depth layers, drawn in code and dimmed behind the clock, the buttons and the dock; the cinematic frosted-glass dock, icon-only buttons, no glow, and the clock screensaver over the same rain. The wallpaper is CC0, not MIT: see
red-rain/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/red-rain
Ridgelinesby sidechannelioMountains in flat layers of colour, each ridge paler than the one before it, with mist in the valleys and pines on the nearest slopes, drawn in code by
make_wallpapers.py(CC0): first light and valley mist in the morning, golden hour, dusk and smoke haze in the evening, moonrise, stars and an aurora at night, a new one every 15 minutes with its name under the buttons over a faint time-of-day sky; a frosted-glass dock, round icon-only buttons and the clock screensaver over the scene after five idle minutesDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/ridgelines
Ruskaby prikuA Finnish autumn ("ruska") dusk over a lake: spruce shoreline, birches in autumn colour, a few falling leaves, drawn in code by
make_wallpaper.py. The app-colour glow stays off the picture so the autumn colours keep their own light; the dock is 70% opaque so the lake shows through, and the focus glows in the app's colour without overshootDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/ruska
Scenesby manas-0414 dark illustrated landscapes in
wallpapers/, a new one every hour; drawn from code bytools/scenes_wallpapers.pyDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/scenes
Six columnsby Gathin23Six smaller tiles per row and one grid row visible under the dock
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TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/six-columns
Retroby cloud-assaPure black, a dock with no band or border, a rim-only focus highlight (
glass_style: rim), no colour gradient, icon-only top buttons, and a wallpaper for morning, afternoon and night. The three pictures are the author's own; seeretro/CREDITS.md. By REGT-URREDDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/retro
Weebby Shivamingale3Pure black with five original neon-outline anime characters, a new one every 30 minutes in order, a frosted-glass dock and round icon-only buttons. The pictures were made with Google Gemini; see
weeb/CREDITS.md. Bring your own in WallpapersDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/weeb
Stormby MoulishwarFour lightning photos from Wikimedia Commons (a strike over North Texas, bolts ahead of a shelf cloud, three strikes in one exposure, a thunderstorm near Pritzerbe), a new one every hour in order with its photographer under the buttons, darkened under the clock and the dock; five tiles in a frosted-glass dock, round icon-only buttons, no hero name and no app-colour glow. The photos are CC BY / CC BY-SA, not MIT: see
storm/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/storm
Swedenby KhoeLeThree photos of Sweden from Wikimedia Commons (the aurora over Abisko, Vasabron at dusk, Skeppsbron in the evening), a new one every hour with its place and photographer under the buttons; six small tiles in a frosted-glass dock, round icon-only buttons, no hero name. The photos are CC BY / CC BY-SA, not MIT: see
sweden/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/sweden
Stockholmby mithawalaRiddarfjärden from Södermalm, drawn in code by
make_wallpapers.py(CC0): Stadshuset with its three crowns, Riddarholmen's openwork spire, Gamla stan and the Royal Palace in eight lights, from dawn, morning mist, golden hour and blue hour to a moonlit night, the northern lights, a snowy winter night and a midsummer night.wallpaper_moodsshows the morning pictures in the morning, golden and blue hour in the evening and the night ones after dark, a new one every 20 minutes with its name under the buttons; a frosted-glass dock, round icon-only buttons, no hero name over the skyline, and the clock screensaver over the picture after five idle minutesDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/stockholm
Aerialby mithawalaInspired by Apple TV's Aerial screensavers: ten photos NASA astronauts took from the International Space Station (aurora over Scandinavia, sunrise over northern Europe, an orbital sunset, the Nile at night, Moscow under the Moon), shuffled every 15 minutes with the place and expedition under the buttons, on pure black with a frosted-glass dock and round icon-only buttons. Back on Home opens the clock over the photo, as Menu does on an Apple TV, and so do three idle minutes. The photos are public domain, not MIT: see
aerial/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/aerial
Twilightby KhushmansinghThree original anime landscape wallpapers in
wallpapers/(Mount Fuji twilight, seaside coastal train, ancient stone arch), rotating with caption under the buttons; frosted-glass dock at 60% opacity, ambient glow disabled so the artwork stays calm. Seetwilight/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/twilight
Ended 21 OctDussehraby Gathin23Festive skin for Dussehra (ends 21 Oct 2026): a marigold toran, a faint gold rangoli, a diya for Wi-Fi, a bell for Inputs, a marigold for Settings and a petal shower
Do it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/dussehra
Ended 1 NovHalloweenby Gathin23Halloween until 1 Nov 2026: an illustrated haunted house (our own, CC0) and seven night photos from Wikimedia Commons (jack-o'-lanterns by candlelight, a full moon behind a sequoia grove and over a Swedish fjord, a moonrise, two cemeteries in fog), a new one every 30 minutes (credited in
halloween/CREDITS.md, not on screen), and a frosted-glass dock. With a launcher that knowsseasonal_skin, the Halloween skin too: a jack-o'-lantern for Wi-Fi that glows while online, a bat for Inputs, a ghost for Settings, bats over the first Home of the day and "Happy Halloween"; it switches itself off after 1 November, the pictures stay until--reset. The illustration is CC0; the photos are CC0, public domain, CC BY and CC BY-SA, not MIT: seehalloween/CREDITS.mdDo it yourself
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/theme.sh themes/halloween