Yet Another Monochrome Icon Set For KDE Plasma

dirn · June 7, 2026, 1:41pm

Update for the upcoming release:

In previous versions, YAMIS already included an apps/16 folder, but it was primarily dedicated to preferences and settings icons. The general application launchers relied entirely on the apps/scalable folder, with the index.theme size ranges set wide open from 8px to 512px.

Over time, however, I noticed that certain apps sitting in the system tray (such as EasyEffects and KTeaTime) looked a bit odd in size compared to the other system tray icons. While this can be worked around using extensions like Panel Colorizer System Tray Icons Replacer, I wanted a native fix at the icon theme level—at least for apps that don’t stubbornly embed their own hardcoded icons.

To resolve this, I am expanding the use of apps/16 to include specific application icons used in the system tray. The version in apps/16 features optimized artwork where the internal height is limited to 40px, giving the icon better breathing room so its size scales down proportionally with the rest of the tray. Meanwhile, the apps/scalable folder remains the primary location with a standard artwork height of 53px.

To make this fallback system work correctly without the desktop environment getting confused, I have also adjusted the size rules inside index.theme to ensure the Size, MinSize, and MaxSize ranges cleanly step into one another:

index.theme

[Icon Theme]
Name=yet-another-monochrome-icon-set
Inherits=Papirus-Dark,breeze-dark,Cosmic,Adwaita,hicolor
Comment=YAMIS by dirn

DisplayDepth=32
FollowsColorScheme=true
Example=x-directory-normal

KDE-Extensions=.svg

Directories=actions/16,actions/scalable,apps/16,apps/scalable,categories/scalable,devices/scalable,emblems/scalable,places/16,places/scalable,mimetypes/scalable,status/scalable,preferences/scalable

[actions/16]
Context=Actions
Size=24
MinSize=8
MaxSize=32
Type=Scalable

[actions/scalable]
Context=Actions
Size=64
MinSize=33
MaxSize=512
Type=Scalable

[apps/16]
Context=Applications
Size=24
Type=Scalable
MinSize=8
MaxSize=32

[apps/scalable]
Context=Applications
Size=64
Type=Scalable
MinSize=33
MaxSize=512

[categories/scalable]
Context=Categories
Size=64
MinSize=8
MaxSize=512
Type=Scalable

[devices/scalable]
Context=Devices
Size=64
Type=Scalable
MinSize=8
MaxSize=128

[emblems/scalable]
Context=Actions
Size=64
Type=Scalable
MinSize=8
MaxSize=128

[places/16]
Context=Places
Size=24
MinSize=8
MaxSize=32
Type=Scalable

[places/scalable]
Context=Places
Size=64
MinSize=33
MaxSize=512
Type=Scalable

[mimetypes/scalable]
Context=MimeTypes
Size=64
Type=Scalable
MinSize=8
MaxSize=512

[status/scalable]
Context=Status
Size=64
MinSize=8
MaxSize=512
Type=Scalable

[preferences/scalable]
Context=Applications
Size=64
MinSize=8
MaxSize=512
Type=Scalable

Currently, only EasyEffects and KTeaTime have been adapted for this system tray optimization. If you notice any other application icons looking oddly sized or out of proportion in your system tray, please feel free to report them so I can add them to the list.

These same index.theme changes also apply to the Monochrome Icons Using the Plasma Theme Color Scheme.

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