Nuvola is a
free software icon set under the
GNU LGPL
The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a free-software license published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The license allows developers and companies to use and integrate a software component released under the LGPL into their own ...
2.1 license, created by
David Vignoni
David Vignoni (born 1980) is a graphic designer specialising in Icon (computing), icon and digital product design.
Vignoni was born in Cesena, Italy. He is the creator of the Nuvola, Nuvola icon set, which has been used in many projects, includin ...
.
Originally created for
desktop environments like
KDE
KDE is an international Free software movement, free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that allow collaborative work on this kind of software. Well-know ...
and
GNOME
A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characte ...
, it is also available in packages for
Windows 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
KDE is an international Free software movement, free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that allow collaborative work on this kind of software. Well-know ...
and
GNOME
A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characte ...
, ''Nuvola'' is used by the
Pidgin
A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from s ...
instant messaging client, the
Amarok
Amarok may refer to:
Music
* Amarok (band), a Spanish progressive rock band
* ''Amarok'' (Mike Oldfield album), 1990
* ''Amarok'' (Nargaroth album), 2000
* ''Amarok'', 2010 album by Francisco López (musician)
Other uses
* Amarok (wolf), in In ...
media player and the
KeePass
KeePass Password Safe is a free and open-source password manager primarily for Windows. It officially supports macOS and Linux operating systems through the use of Mono. Additionally, there are several unofficial ports for Windows Phone, Andro ...
password manager.
Nuvola is the default icon set on the OpenLab GNU/Linux distribution.
It is also used for many purposes on
Wikimedia Foundation 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
*
Bluecurve – former default GPL icon set of
Fedora
A fedora () is a hat with a soft brim and indented crown.Kilgour, Ruth Edwards (1958). ''A Pageant of Hats Ancient and Modern''. R. M. McBride Company. It is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and "pinched" near the front on both sides ...
*
Crystal – 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 desig ...
*
Icon (computing)
In computing, an icon is a pictogram or ideogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system. The icon itself is a quickly comprehensible symbol of a software tool, function, or a data file, accessible on th ...
*
Openclipart
*
Oxygen Project
The Oxygen Project is a project created to give a visual refresh to KDE Plasma Workspaces.
It consists of a set of computer icons, a window decoration for KWin, widget toolkit themes for GTK and Qt, two themes for Plasma Workspaces, and a Tr ...
– LGPL icon set for
KDE
KDE is an international Free software movement, free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that allow collaborative work on this kind of software. Well-know ...
*
Palette (computing)
*
Tango Desktop Project
The Tango Desktop Project was an 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 icons known as the Tango Icon Libr ...
– developers of a
public domain icon set
*
Theme (computing)
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
