# Gnome todo doesn't use system theme

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172>\
**Category:** Budgie\
**Created:** [September 28, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172 "2021-09-28T19:11:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/fidlet/32/27415_2.png) [@fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/fidlet)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/1 "2021-09-28T19:11:13Z")

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I installed the Gnome todo app from the gnome-extra group, but for some reason it doesn’t adopt my set gtk theme (it uses adwaita instead). I’m used to this when installing Flatpaks, but I’m at a loss as to why it’s doing it here. Any ideas? Or ideas on how I can fix it?

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**Author:** ![s4ndm4n](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/s4ndm4n/32/70472_2.png) [@s4ndm4n](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/s4ndm4n)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/2 "2021-09-28T19:20:53Z")

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Welcome to the purple :enos: side of Linux. Your DE is Budgie, right?

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**Author:** ![fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/fidlet/32/27415_2.png) [@fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/fidlet)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/3 "2021-09-28T19:22:13Z")

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Correct!

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**Author:** ![ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ringo/32/66182_2.png) [@ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ringo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/4 "2021-09-28T19:29:20Z")

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gnome-todo is a gtk4 ‘app’ also depended on libadwaita ;;; there was much to do about that 🙂

mayby search a theme that do use gtk4 ? idk…

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**Author:** ![s4ndm4n](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/s4ndm4n/32/70472_2.png) [@s4ndm4n](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/s4ndm4n)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/5 "2021-09-28T19:32:48Z")

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Or you can switch to another app that’s not from GNOME. I use Todour from AUR which is a pretty simple ToDo list maker.

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**Author:** ![ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ringo/32/66182_2.png) [@ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ringo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/6 "2021-09-28T19:39:25Z")

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or you can try pantheon-tasks 🙂

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**Author:** ![fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/fidlet/32/27415_2.png) [@fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/fidlet)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/7 "2021-09-28T19:46:12Z")

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I liked Gnome todo because it could sync with Nextcloud. Do you know of any other todo apps that can do that?

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**Author:** ![ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ringo/32/66182_2.png) [@ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ringo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/8 "2021-09-28T19:49:06Z")

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pantheon-task is a gtk application atleast probably also use gnome-online-accounts hats needed as example to do with nextcloud ?

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**Author:** ![fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/fidlet/32/27415_2.png) [@fidlet](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/fidlet)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/10 "2021-09-28T19:52:03Z")

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Yes! It did automatically sync with Nextcloud. That works perfectly – thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9ea52f9fd5ef8e609e593c362d61a36295f48be8.png) [@system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/gnome-todo-doesnt-use-system-theme/18172/11 "2021-09-30T19:52:25Z")

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