An Explorer replacement for Windows with dark theme support
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Solution 1
Install uxstyle, that theme should work for it, and uxstyle will enable certain themes more access to change color schemes such as explorer.
Solution 2
CubicExplorer has a dark theme and as I know it should be no problem to modify or create a new one.
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Alireza Noori
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Alireza Noori almost 2 years
I'm trying to move to Windows 8. My problem is that I'm using a custom Visual Style that turns my OS to dark and it's not possible in Windows 8 for now. For that reason, I'm looking for a Explorer replacement that is fast enough for daily work and can be themed to a dark color.
My current Explorer looks like this:
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Admin about 12 yearsWhat theme/style is that screenshot? Is it for W7?
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Admin about 12 yearsIt is a modified version of Mango-XB-K I have changed it for my personal use, but I just changed a few things (such as controls), the main look is the same. And yes, it's for Windows 7
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Admin about 12 yearsRelated: A Dark Theme for Windows 8
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Admin about 12 yearspossible duplicate of Good Windows shell replacement
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Alireza Noori almost 12 yearsThanks but its UI was too cluttered for me.
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Juhele almost 12 yearsAlireza Noori: you can close unused windows and panels and also switch off some toolbars so you can get very clean UI if needed. :-)
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Alireza Noori over 11 yearsActually, it is not a theme. UxStyle enables users to install custom visual styles. At the time I posted this question, it wasn't available for Windows 8. But now, it is. Also, there are dark visual styles for Windows 8.
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Alireza Noori over 11 yearsThanks. I'm glad you liked my post. I'm with you on the native explorer. I like to use native File Explorer too because it is pretty much flawless in Win8. However, currently, with the
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file you mentioned and some modification in 3rd party software, I don't need much change in OS' visual style.