#Aseprite themes how to
#Aseprite themes install
#Aseprite themes archive
#Aseprite themes zip

#Aseprite themes zip

Then navigate to the easy to locate folder you placed your zip/project folder in and double click your ZIP to add it as an extension.

#Aseprite themes install

You don’t need to worry about the name of the ZIP so even if it’s named mytheme(19645) it will be fine because of what we adjusted in the “package” file.Īfter that to install a theme in aseprite you navigate to the Extensions menu (Edit->Preferences-> Extensions) and click add Extension. This should make a ZIP copy of your project.

#Aseprite themes archive

First you’ll need to turn it into a ZIP, to compress it you just right click on the folder with winrar installed and click “Add to archive…” all you should need to do is select ZIP under archive format.

#Aseprite themes how to

So before I showcase how to visually adjust your theme I will show you how to add your theme to aseprite so that you can see how it looks as you’re making it later on. But better than adjusting something wrong and not knowing what it was. I recommend testing your theme very often as you’re making it which can be a pain. Then save the file and exit.Īt any point now you can compress the theme-you-made’s folder into a zip using winrar and add it to aseprite as a new extension/theme. Lastly you will see a “default” next to the words “id” and “path”, this is actually something you need to rename, change it to the name of your theme. You can adjust the rest of the things too but they’re mostly only important if you’re distributing or sharing your theme with others. Then “Aseprite Default Theme” to the name of your theme. Anyways first you will want to rename “aseprite-theme” to the name of the folder these files are in. Luckily we are changing a copy of the default so the actual default file should always be there to fall back on. When changing text be sure to not delete commas and quotation marks. You will be met with some code, but not too much luckily. (special tip, you can adjust the size of text in Notepad by holding down Ctrl and scrolling) Select it then right click and Open with Notepad or an equivalent.

First tho we should focus on the “package” file to start off. The “sheet” file is an image of all the icons/ui elements, everything here can be recolored or completely redrawn to your heart’s content! Then lastly the “theme” file is what you use to adjust colors, sizes, fonts, size of icons/ui elements, the location of icons/ui elements on the “sheet” file and their names, and I’m sure a lot more. The “sheet.aseprite-data” file is a file that aseprite generates you don’t need to mess with this at all I believe. The “package” file is sorta like project info about your theme. The files are as follows: the “LICENSE” file is a text file that you don’t really need to mess with unless you’re planning on like, distributing/selling your theme probably. There you will make your own folder you can name it anything you wish tho I recommend adhering to the naming scheme that aseprite seems to have (“nameoftheme-theme”). The easiest way to do this is navigating to the Themes menu (Edit->Preferences->Themes), then you select “default” and click Open Folder.Ĭopy all the files then navigate to someplace accessible like documents/downloads/pictures. I am a dummy at any sort of coding so this is mostly just a “replace this number with a different number for this effect” sort of tutorial nothing too whacky.Īnyways, first to make your own theme we will simply make a copy of the default aseprite theme.

You will need a program like Winrar to make Zip files. Themes don’t affect the colors used on the canvas such as the checkerboard indicating the transparent background and grid those can be adjusted in their own sections in the Preferences menu. In Aseprite Themes determine the look of the program using this tutorial you will be able to personalize aseprite for your style. Hello and welcome to my guide on how to adjust a theme in aseprite.