Open Source Suite Icons

Welcome to the Open Source Suite Icons repository! This project is dedicated to providing a set of replacement icons for various open-source software applications that form a suite of powerful tools for creative and productive work.

About

Open Source Suite Icons aims to enhance the visual appeal of your open-source software applications while maintaining their functionality. We believe that well-designed icons can greatly improve your user experience and make your workspace more visually pleasing.

Features

Enhanced Aesthetics: Our icons offer a fresh and modern look to your favorite open-source software applications, giving them a professional and unified appearance.
Recognition and Usability: We have carefully designed these icons to retain the essence of each application's original icon, ensuring that you can easily identify and launch the software you need.
Diverse Selection: This repository provides replacement icons for a wide range of open-source applications, ensuring that you can give a visual makeover to many of your essential tools.
User-Friendly Installation: We've included clear and straightforward installation instructions to help you effortlessly replace the default icons of your open-source software.

How to Use

Customizing your open-source software icons is a breeze with our step-by-step instructions. Whether you're using Windows, macOS, or Linux, you'll find guidance specific to your operating system in each application's respective folder.

Icon Collection

Our collection includes icons for the following open-source applications:

Gimp
Inkscape
Scribus
Synfig
Darktable
OpenShot
Shotcut

Gimp	Inkscape	Scribus	Synfig	Darktable	Openshot	ShotCut

I used to have access to Adobe Suite. Most of my design work was done with Illustrator, Photoshop, Animate and (a little) Indesign. Now I want to replace that with opensource applications. And as an exersice I wanted to change the icons in a Adobe Suite kinda way.

Application Replacement

Are you transitioning from Adobe Suite to open-source alternatives? Here's a quick reference for replacing Adobe Suite applications with open-source equivalents:

Adobe Suite	Open Source
Adobe Photoshop	Gimp
Adobe Illustrator	Inkscape
Adobe Indesign	Scribus
Adobe Animate	Synfig
Adobe Lightroom	Darktable
Adobe Premiere	OpenShot
Adobe Premiere	Shotcut

Installation of Open-Source Applications

The easiest way to install these open-source applications on macOS is via HomeBrew. Make sure you have Homebrew installed and run the following commands in your terminal:

# install
brew install --cask gimp # 👈 gimp: 2.10.32
brew install --cask inkscape # 👈 inkscape: 1.2.1
brew install --cask scribus # 👈 scribus: 1.5.8
brew install --cask synfigstudio # 👈 synfig: 1.5.1
brew install --cask darktable # 👈 darktable: 4.4.2
brew install --cask openshot-video-editor # 👈 openshot-video-editor: 3.1.1
brew install --cask shotcut # 👈 shotcut: 23.07.29

Please note that the provided versions may change over time, so keep this in mind if you encounter any discrepancies with the instructions.

Creating New Icons

To create or modify icons, you can use the provided Inkscape file: icons.svg. Ensure that you have the Bebas Neue font installed or replace it with your preferred font.

Generate the icons using the bash script as follows:

sh all.sh

For installing rounded icons, use the following command:

sh icons_rounded.sh

Icon Paths

You can update the icons by copying them to the respective folders:

On macOS:

Gimp: /Applications/GIMP.app/Contents/Resources/gimp.icns
Inkscape: /Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/inkscape.icns
Scribus: /Applications/Scribus.app/Contents/Resources/Scribus.icns
SynfigStudio: /Applications/SynfigStudio.app/Contents/Resources/SynfigStudio.icns
OpenShot: /Applications/OpenShot\ Video\ Editor.app/Contents/Resources/icon.icns
Darktable: /Applications/darktable.app/Contents/Resources/Icons.icns
Shotcut: /Applications/Shotcut.app/Contents/Resources/shotcut.icns

On Windows::

Gimp: ``
Inkscape: ``
Scribus: ``
SynfigStudio: ``
OpenShot: ``
Darktable: ``
Shotcut: ``

On Linux:

Gimp: ``
Inkscape: ``
Scribus: ``
SynfigStudio: ``
OpenShot: ``
Darktable: ``
Shotcut: ``

New Logo Styles

We offer a variety of logo styles for each application:

Square
Hexagon
Rounded

Choose the style that best fits your preferences and workspace aesthetics.

Type	Gimp	Inkscape	Scribus	Synfig
Square
Hexagon
Rounded

Learn More

Explore the open-source alternatives to Adobe Suite:

Thank you for choosing Open Source Suite Icons to elevate your open-source software experience. We hope you find these icons valuable in enhancing your workspace's visual appeal!

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