Stylix desktop theming reference

Apply system-wide color schemes and fonts across NixOS applications

NixOS declarative system theming where all apps must inherit a consistent color palette from a single wallpaper or scheme.

• · Wallpaper image or base16 color scheme definition
• · Nix module configuration with stylix.enable and theme settings
• · SSH public keys for host/user identity

• · Decorated NixOS system with consistent theme applied to all supported apps
• · Generated color scheme from wallpaper using genetic algorithms

• · NixOS / Home Manager / nix-darwin / Nix-on-Droid
• · base16-schemes package (Tinted Theming)
• · Nix language and package manager

• · NixOS system or Home Manager installation
• · Flakes-based Nix setup (recommended) or nix-channel support
• · Supported applications present in system configuration

• · Theme not applied to unsupported applications (whitelist-only)
• · Wallpaper color extraction fails on low-contrast or minimalist images
• · Multi-user environments need separate Home Manager configs per user

• · 180+ contributors on GitHub
• · MIT license with community support (GitHub Discussions, Matrix chat)
• · Integrated into official nix-community (github.com/danth/stylix)
• · Support for major platforms: NixOS, Home Manager, nix-darwin, Nix-on-Droid