pmenu VS themix-gui

Compare pmenu vs themix-gui and see what are their differences.

pmenu

A pie-menu in xlib and imlib2. (by phillbush)

themix-gui

Graphical application for generating different color variations of Oomox (Numix-based) and Materia (ex-Flat-Plat) themes (GTK2, GTK3, Cinnamon, GNOME, Openbox, Xfwm), Archdroid, Gnome-Color, Numix, Papirus and Suru++ icon themes. Have a hack for HiDPI in gtk2. Its Base16 plugin also allowing a lot of app themes support like Alacritty, Emacs, GTK4, KDE, VIM and many more. (by themix-project)
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pmenu themix-gui
9 19
205 2,018
- 1.0%
6.3 7.8
8 months ago about 1 month ago
C Python
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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pmenu

Posts with mentions or reviews of pmenu. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-04.
  • [OC] XFiles: A modular X11 file browser (WIP)
    4 projects | /r/linux | 4 Jan 2023
    It does not have a context menu. Instead, it uses a script set in the $XFILES_CONTEXTCMD environment variable. This script must call xmenu, pmenu, thingmenu, jgmenu, or any other mouse-controllable menu; and gets as argument the paths to selected files.
  • "Weapon wheel" for X11 - alternative to rofi
    1 project | /r/i3wm | 19 Nov 2022
    sounds like a great idea actually. Check out https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu I haven't had time sadly.
  • Abysmal network performance on XPS 15
    24 projects | /r/archlinux | 24 Aug 2022
     ~ λ paru [sudo] password for ken: :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date multilib is up to date error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu warning: too many errors from mirrors.rit.edu, skipping for the remainder of this transaction error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Failed to connect to mirrors.rit.edu port 443 after 8720 ms: Connection timed out :: Starting full system upgrade... there is nothing to do :: Looking for AUR upgrades :: Looking for devel upgrades error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/tryone144/picom.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomoxify.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/themix-plugin-base16.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/GreenRaccoon23/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/simmel/urxvt-resize-font.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/gnome-colors-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/elkowar/eww error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus-aspromauros.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-folders.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox-gtk-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/mpereira/tty-solitaire error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/bonsai.sh.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: git://github.com/schischi/xcwd :: Resolving dependencies... :: Calculating conflicts... :: Calculating inner conflicts... :: packages not in the AUR: electron15 kalarmcal python-magic-ahupp python2-appdirs python2-ordered-set python2-packaging python2-pyparsing python2-six steam-fonts :: marked out of date: dnstop python-gaphor python-swspotify :: orphans: electron14 gkill-bin ruby-hpricot ugene-bin Aur (12) 3dslicer-bin-5.0.3-2 czkawka-gui-bin-5.0.1-1 ignition-transport-8-8.2.0-2 gazebo-11.11.0-2 lazydocker-0.18.1-1 nvim-packer-git-r522.90b323b-1 paru-1.11.1-1 python-mpv-1.0.1-1 tuner-1.5.1-2 ventoy-bin-1.0.79-3 zoom-5.11.9-1 zotero-6.0.13-1
  • Is this app launcher available on KDE? What about the 3D overview?
    1 project | /r/kde | 26 May 2022
    Maybe give this a shot? https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu
  • πmenu: a pie menu for UNIX X11
    2 projects | /r/C_Programming | 25 Sep 2021
  • πmenu v2.4.0 released
    1 project | /r/linux | 25 Sep 2021
    https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu Additions of this new version: * Added submenu generation at runtime (when output spec begins with $). * Added -P option to prepend relative image paths with a prefix (#9). * Added tooltips that appear after hovering a item for one second.
  • Shod My X11 Desktop
    1 project | /r/unixart | 1 Mar 2021
    It's πmenu.
  • [shod] My X11 desktop
    1 project | /r/UsabilityPorn | 15 Feb 2021
    First, in the video, I use πmenu to change the song. A xnotify notification pops up showing the current song.
    4 projects | /r/unixporn | 6 Feb 2021
    The second is πmenu, a pie menu.

themix-gui

Posts with mentions or reviews of themix-gui. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-12.
  • looking for a gtk theme with dark purple color scheme
    4 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 12 May 2023
    You could also use themix or Gradience
  • Dark theme with good coverage
    8 projects | /r/swaywm | 28 Dec 2022
    1- Install Themix. Generate the theme, for both gtk and qt, and select the theme through qt5ct.
  • Abysmal network performance on XPS 15
    24 projects | /r/archlinux | 24 Aug 2022
     ~ λ paru [sudo] password for ken: :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date multilib is up to date error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu warning: too many errors from mirrors.rit.edu, skipping for the remainder of this transaction error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Failed to connect to mirrors.rit.edu port 443 after 8720 ms: Connection timed out :: Starting full system upgrade... there is nothing to do :: Looking for AUR upgrades :: Looking for devel upgrades error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/tryone144/picom.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomoxify.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/themix-plugin-base16.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/GreenRaccoon23/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/simmel/urxvt-resize-font.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/gnome-colors-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/elkowar/eww error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus-aspromauros.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-folders.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox-gtk-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/mpereira/tty-solitaire error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/bonsai.sh.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: git://github.com/schischi/xcwd :: Resolving dependencies... :: Calculating conflicts... :: Calculating inner conflicts... :: packages not in the AUR: electron15 kalarmcal python-magic-ahupp python2-appdirs python2-ordered-set python2-packaging python2-pyparsing python2-six steam-fonts :: marked out of date: dnstop python-gaphor python-swspotify :: orphans: electron14 gkill-bin ruby-hpricot ugene-bin Aur (12) 3dslicer-bin-5.0.3-2 czkawka-gui-bin-5.0.1-1 ignition-transport-8-8.2.0-2 gazebo-11.11.0-2 lazydocker-0.18.1-1 nvim-packer-git-r522.90b323b-1 paru-1.11.1-1 python-mpv-1.0.1-1 tuner-1.5.1-2 ventoy-bin-1.0.79-3 zoom-5.11.9-1 zotero-6.0.13-1
  • My Linux Mint 20.03
    2 projects | /r/linuxmint | 18 Mar 2022
    Shit After writing this i remebered I didn't Google that for some years... Things change, and nice guys from the themux project made Oomox. See https://github.com/themix-project/oomox
  • XFCE custom theme edit
    2 projects | /r/linux4noobs | 13 Mar 2022
    you could use something like themix -- https://github.com/themix-project/oomox if you wanted a "GUI" but i am not so sure that it would make your life easier.
  • Any GUI to change GTK colors?
    1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 24 Oct 2021
    A good way to do that is to create your own GTK theme. There is a great tool called Themix/Oomox that can help you achieve that.
  • Ark Dark and some tinkering makes enlightenment modern and nice to use.
    1 project | /r/EnlightenmentDE | 15 Oct 2021
    Me too. The Solus team has the track record of whipping out soume thing nice. I also wish there was a better theming solution that allows the making of themes easier. Something like oomox. It would have shown the versatility of Enlightenment and would have made it more fun for tinkerers to mess with.
  • What can be done to make the Qt toolkit and KDE technologies more attractive?
    5 projects | /r/kde | 19 Sep 2021
    There's also an open ticket for oomox to be able to export a Kvantum theme.
  • Custom themes/styling
    1 project | /r/pop_os | 31 Aug 2021
  • How/Where do I set color scheme?
    3 projects | /r/swaywm | 23 Aug 2021
    There are many GTK themes available, but I personally use oomox to create my own desired colour scheme.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pmenu and themix-gui you can also consider the following projects:

xprompt - A dmenu rip-off with contextual completion

Tokyo-Night-Linux - Dark theme for i3+polybar, sway+waybar, rofi, GTK, spotify and Discord based on the Tokyo Night vscode theme

xfiles - Le liste NoAds filtrano la pubblicità sul web e migliorano la tua navigazione. Scopri di più navigando sul sito web ufficiale.

alacritty - A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

imlib2-jxl - JPEG XL loader for imlib2

pywal - 🎨 Generate and change color-schemes on the fly.

archdroid-icon-theme - Port of Google's material design icons for Android Lollipop+ to Linux (and influenced by Ubuntu Mono, Mint-X, and Numix).

hyperterm - A terminal built on web technologies

devoidwm - A simple X11 window manager

iTerm2-Color-Schemes - Over 250 terminal color schemes/themes for iTerm/iTerm2. Includes ports to Terminal, Konsole, PuTTY, Xresources, XRDB, Remmina, Termite, XFCE, Tilda, FreeBSD VT, Terminator, Kitty, MobaXterm, LXTerminal, Microsoft's Windows Terminal, Visual Studio, Alacritty

gnome-colors-icon-theme - A complete, multi-colored suite of themes and icons for Linux

Chicago95 - A rendition of everyone's favorite 1995 Microsoft operating system for Linux.