Nuvola is a
free software
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icon set under the
GNU LGPL 2.1 license, created by
David Vignoni.
Originally created for
desktop environment
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s like
KDE
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and
GNOME
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, it is also available in packages for
Windows
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and
Mac.
The final version, 1.0, contains almost 600 icons. The default set is in the
PNG graphics format; an
SVG version is also available.
The application icons, in particular, colourfully represent a wide variety of commonplace and easily recognised objects.
Uses
Besides
KDE
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and
GNOME
A gnome () is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy literature. They are typically depict ...
, ''Nuvola'' is used by the
Pidgin
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instant messaging client, the
Amarok media player and the
KeePass password manager.
Nuvola is the default icon set on the OpenLab GNU/Linux distribution.
It is also used for many purposes on
Wikimedia Foundation
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projects.
Examples of icons
File:Nuvola apps evolution.png
File:Nuvola apps core.svg
File:Nuvola apps colors.png
File:Nuvola-fs-blockdev.svg
File:Nuvola devices usbpendrive mount.png
File:Nuvola devices cdrom mount.png
File:Nuvola devices print class.png
File:Nuvola apps artsbuilder.png
File:Nuvola apps package utilities.png
File:Nuvola apps kthememgr.png
File:Nuvola apps kservices.svg
File:Nuvola apps ark.png
File:Nuvola apps konquest.svg
File:Nuvola devices 3floppy mount.png
File:Nuvola apps kwin4.png
File:Nuvola apps package.svg
File:Nuvola apps kolf.svg
File:Screensaver.svg
File:Nuvola apps knotify.png
File:Nuvola devices pda.png
File:Gamepad.svg
See also
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Bluecurve
Bluecurve is a Theme (computing), desktop theme for GNOME and KDE created by the Red Hat Artwork project. The main aim of Bluecurve was to create a consistent look throughout the Linux environment, and provide support for various Freedesktop.org d ...
– former default GPL icon set of
Fedora
*
Crystal
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– LGPL icon set by
Everaldo Coelho
Everaldo Coelho (; born March 25, 1978) is a Brazilian graphic designer and illustrator. He specializes in iconography, themes and user interface design. Everaldo's works include general illustrations, comics, children's books, corporate design ...
*
Icon (computing)
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*
Openclipart
*
Oxygen Project – LGPL icon set for
KDE
KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that enable collaborative work on its projects. Its products include the KDE Plasma gra ...
*
Palette (computing)
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*
Tango Desktop Project
The Tango Desktop Project was an Open-source software, open-source initiative to create a set of design guidelines and to provide a consistent user experience for applications on desktop environments. The project created a set of Icon (computi ...
– developers of a
public domain
The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no Exclusive exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly Waiver, waived, or may be inapplicable. Because no one holds ...
icon set
*
Theme (computing)
In computing, a theme is a preset package containing graphical appearance and functionality details. A theme usually comprises a set of shapes and colors for the graphical control elements, the window decoration and the window. Themes are used ...
References
External links
{{Wiktionary, nuvola
Nuvola Icon Theme version 1.0 the official package distribution which contains the original KDE 3 compatible version of Nuvola
Nuvola page on David Vignoni websiteOfficial source for original Nuvola packages and future development
gnome-themes-extras a package which contains a GNOME SVG version of Nuvola
Computer icons
Free software projects
Free system software
KDE
GNOME