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passivestar/godot-minimal-theme

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TLDR

A clean, minimal visual theme for the Godot game engine editor, built into Godot 4.6 by default, so no installation is needed if you are on that version or later.

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    What it does
      Minimal editor UI
      Cleaner look
      Built into Godot 4.6
    How to install
      Download theme file
      Point editor to it
      Set font and colors
    Versions
      Godot 4.3 to 4.5
      Godot 4.6 built-in
    Audience
      Game developers
      Godot users
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Give the Godot 4.3, 4.4, or 4.5 editor a cleaner look by installing this minimal theme file

USE CASE 2

Use the README as a reference for the recommended font, color, and accent settings that pair with the theme

Tech stack

Godot

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

For Godot 4.6 and later the theme is built in, installation is only needed for Godot 4.3 through 4.5.

In plain English

This repository is a visual theme for the Godot game engine editor, giving the editor interface a cleaner, more minimal look. Godot is an open-source tool for building games, and this theme changes how the editor itself appears when you are using it to create a game. An important note: as of Godot 4.6, this theme was adopted as the built-in default, so if you are running that version or later, it is already included and you do not need to install anything. Future improvements to the UI will happen in the main Godot repository rather than here. For older versions of Godot (4.3, 4.4, and 4.5), installing it involves downloading a single theme file from the releases page and pointing the editor to it through the settings menu under Interface. The README also lists a set of recommended color and font settings to pair with it, including a dark base color, a blue accent, and the Inter typeface as the main font, though none of those are required. The project is essentially archived now that the theme lives inside Godot itself. The README is brief and the repository serves mainly as a record of how the theme worked before it was incorporated upstream.

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Prompt 1
I'm using Godot 4.4 and want to install the godot-minimal-theme. Walk me through downloading the theme file from the releases page and applying it in the editor settings.
Prompt 2
What font, base color, and accent color settings does the godot-minimal-theme README recommend to go with the Inter typeface?
Prompt 3
I updated to Godot 4.6. Do I still need to install the passivestar/godot-minimal-theme repository, or is it already included by default?
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