--- title: "Creating a Custom Theme for Alfresco Share · Appnovation" url: "https://www.appnovation.com/insights/creating-custom-theme-alfresco-share" description: "Step-by-step guide to creating a custom branded theme for Alfresco Share when the out-of-the-box themes don't fit your company." --- Article # Creating a Custom Theme for Alfresco Share [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/052e9480118c07416778cf8e3e66fc8dfe20eab6-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) kso kso Developer](/people/kso-kso.md) Aug 18, 2011 1 min read ![Appnovation Blog Default Header](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/9efe1c26d9584ecfb3dfef5a63e698bf4567d305-1440x600.jpg?w=1400&auto=format) Alfresco, out-of-the-box, contains multiple themes, such as google docs, green and yellow theme. But sometimes these are not sufficient to the client and they want a custom theme that fits their company. You can create a custom theme by following these steps. **1\. Copy the default theme.** Navigate to the Alfresco Share themes folder({alfresco}/tomcat/webapps/share/themes/) and copy the default folder and rename it to your own. In this example we will call the theme “Appnovation Theme” and rename the folder to “appnovation”. **2\. Define the theme with an XML definition.** Go to the Alfresco Share themes definition ({alfresco}/tomcat/webapps/share/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/site-data/themes) and copy the default XML definition. This will look something like this`Appnovation Theme theme.appnovation` **3\. Restart and extend your custom theme.** Once you have restarted your server you will be able to select this new theme under the Admin Console->Application section and be on your way to theming your Alfresco Share. Here are some examples ### Appnovation osCaddie ### PolluterWatch.org \*\*NOTES\*\* - The themes directory is located at “{alfresco}/tomcat/webapps/share/themes/” . - The XML definition directory is located at “{alfresco}/tomcat/webapps/share/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/site-data/themes” - You can also visit the Alfresco Wiki for more information at http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco\_Share If you have any questions or suggestions please do not hesitate to post a comment below. Thanks! [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/052e9480118c07416778cf8e3e66fc8dfe20eab6-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) kso kso Developer · Appnovation](/people/kso-kso.md) ## Keep reading [![What is Sovereign AI](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/a5889abdd5e80376912546622e046e3fbef234b4-2496x1664.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Article · 7 min AI ### [What Is Open Source, Sovereign AI?](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Every company is encouraging more AI, and almost every AI bill is climbing. Sovereign AI is about two kinds of control: over your data and over your costs. Here's why open source sits at its foundation. [Iain MacNeil](/people/iain-macneil.md) Article [![AI-first experience design](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/8bbc2418e87924ef10f36115478a2e10d5bed95e-1584x624.jpg?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/how-build-ai-first-experience-without-throwing-out-everything-youve-already-built.md) Article · 6 min AI Sep 10, 2026 ### [How to Build an AI-First Experience Without Throwing Out Everything You've Already Built](/insights/how-build-ai-first-experience-without-throwing-out-everything-youve-already-built.md) Users now expect a direct answer, not a list of links to click through. Here's how organizations can layer an AI-First experience onto their existing website or app, in weeks rather than years. [Andrew Douglas](/people/andrew-douglas.md) Article [![What Becomes Possible When AI Can Read All the Data](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/c28ab0bd26753421ee42937e13adc7a7f19b47f0-1296x510.jpg?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/what-becomes-possible-when-ai-can-read-all-data.md) Article · 4 min AI Sep 09, 2026 ### [What Becomes Possible When AI Can Read All the Data](/insights/what-becomes-possible-when-ai-can-read-all-data.md) Most of the world's data has never been analyzed, only sampled. AI changes that. How AI-ready data platforms unlock questions no one could ask before. [Appnovation](/people/appnovation.md) Article ## Get the thinking, *before everyone else.* One considered email a month. New essays, field notes from live engagements, and the occasional strong opinion. No noise.