Now that the H918 is finally rootable with lafsploit (thanks to @runningnak3d), I thought there may be some interest in themes for TWRP. I was watching this thread when he first created these themes several years ago. They have matured a lot over the last few years. Note that it's none of my work and I don't support any of it, I'm just a very happy user of the themes.
Here is the link to the thread with all of the screenshots, instructions, etc.
Have fun!
I've been using z31s1g's twrp black themes on many devices for years, and now I can't imagine using just the stick layout all that time. His work is where the bar is set for sure.
Theres a must have add-on that you must get separately though, aroma file manager. You can find it in this thread. Look for his github link and download aromafm-2.00b7.zip to your phone. Rename and place the zip file to /sdcard/TWRP/theme/aromafm/aromafm.zip
Now, when you check the box in theme settings to use aroma, it will default to that when you tap file manager. AromaFM is a basic but powerful file manager that is WAY nicer than the default one in TWRP. You can select multiple items, unzip with a long tap, save bookmarked directories, and theres even a terminal emulator with a keyboard that again, is much nicer than default.
Its worth mentioning that you don't need any theme applied to use aromafm, you can flash it like any other zip and that will launch the file manager too.
Last bit of info; to use the image kitchen add-on that let's you change the theme and splash screen you want, and pack it into a custom twrp.recovery.img to make your theme sort of baked in, you can install that by flashing osm0sis's mobile version from this thread. At the time of writing this youre looking for UPDATE-AIK.Mobile.Installer.v3.2-ALL-signed.zip
Lately, I've been using @G.M.L. 's MAT theme, which is based off of that one but he has a bunch of addirional visual customizing you can do. I tried it just to see and haven't wanted to go back.
After writing this that seems like a lot of work to have a nice recovery mode that you can do anything with, but like I said to open, I couldn't go back to not using any theme at all.
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About:
This tool is meant to easily compare the contents of two rom archives and allow easy manipulation by copying files from one rom to another and removing files from a rom archive. The idea is to specify two rom archives which have the same structure, usually something like the following:
[data]
[META-INF]
[sdcard]
[system]
flash_image
modem.bin
zImage
I made it because I would like to know which files/apks might have been removed from one rom compared to another, which isn't always clear from the descriptions. But then thought other people might find it usefull as well, so here it is
It's written in java, just extract the zip and run through run.bat (windows only) or the .jar file.
Update, version 2 added
Ok, I tested it today and seems to work fine... Was able to reflash a rom modded with this tool (file from another rom added, other files removed).
For now it just allows transferring of files between roms and removal of files from a rom archive.
How it works:
1. Load the rom-archives (zip only) using the browse buttons. If one file is selected all contents are simply listed, in case 2 files are supported only the extra files per rom are listed.
You can filter on .apk/.odex files only by using the checkbox and pressing 'Scan'.
2. By using the 'Copy >>' and '<< Copy' buttons you can copy files between roms, these entries will be colored GREEN in the respective table views.
3. By using the 'Remove files' buttons you can remove files from the roms, these entries will be colored RED in the respective table views.
4. Save the rom by pressing the proper 'Save Changes' button and specifying the name of the .zip it has to be saved to.
A progressbar will show the progress and you'll get a message telling you when it's done. It's not the fastest but it does the job. The resulting zip can then be flashed through clockworkmod (at least the one I tested it with could ).
THere are prolly some bugs when you move files back and forth and delete files in between and adding them again, etc... I just tested it with moving a few files from one rom to another and deleting a few form the target rom. This worked fine, but please let me know about bugs and issues.
Update, version 2.1 added
Allrighty, I included the data from the spreadsheet found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069924
To display information about the selected apk's in the table. This gives you a quick overview about what an apk does and whether or not you can and want to remove it. It's displayed in a little text area below the table.
I also changed it so that by default one 'view' is shown, once a first archive is selected the option to select a second one is enabled by displaying the proper buttons. Only after a second file is specified the complete view is shown (two tables, etc).
That's it again for now
Use it at your onwn risk!
Thanks this is very helpful tool.
Would love to see this further developed...two thumbs up!
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Subscrived to this topic in a hope to see development on it
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Woooww, this tool is awesome, how about adding feature like u can copy one or more file from one archive to another one so we can not only remove but also add
I hope u will improve this app further in the future!
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Thanks for the comments people, good idea about moving apk's to one and another as well indeed To be continued (and always open for suggestions!)
Also updated main post, but...
I rewrote it to allow removal of files and copying of files between two rom packages, I haven't been able to test it myself yet (finished it just now and really need to catch some sleep) but will try to do so tomorrow... However, if anyone else wants to give it a shot as well please let me know and I'll send it (tomorrow evening or monday prolly). I will not put it up before it has been tested and it is about 2:30am here so time to go to sleep. If I get a chance to test and upload tomorrow I'll do so...
Will try to check this topic tomorrow again but can't promise... Busy day.
Clever tool. Will definitely watch this develop
Gr8 work pal. Please continue your development. Is really a handy tool.
Updated 1st post with new version and some instuctions/clarifications
wow. missing that tool.
And another update, added ifnormation display about the apk's using the spreadsheet from this source:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069924
and changed the UI a bit to make it a bit simpler...
ps. Thinking about adding a feature where you can add seperate apk's/files... Would have to think about how to add that without rewriting too much.
Have found here on XDA
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Are you making a ROM? Want users to switch between Themes without downloading tons of zips and flashing them and ending up in a mess?
Here is the solution - Quantum Themer!
You maybe wondering how it works. The answer is:
Based on VillianTheme System! What I did was first tried to run the script on my Phone, ended up with 10-15 errors, fixed them! Now all this App does behind the scenes is Feed the Theme you select to the script and the script does the rest! But if you do see, the VillianTheme Template itself is nearly 600 KB and the App is just 650 KB 
Let's get Straight into the list of features! 
Now, this will be "Copy, paste" from a VillianTheme Tutorial on "How to make Themes". You may skip to the last point if you know/understand how it works! I strongly recommend you to have a look at the Attached theme for reference. Open it with your favorite Zip Browser(WinRar, 7-Zip)
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45266085
GREEEEETZ!!!!
I have searched up and down the net to find exactly how to allow us the ability to customize our boot animations. Finally came across this post here on XDA that made it all possible. Original thread
I have included a flash zip file to allow the ability to add custom boot animations. I will be providing a much robust solution in the near future, but for now I must share what I have. I have tested this and it works. That being said you know the drill, use at your own risk.
Installation instructions:
Download and flash in recovery
Insert your own bootanimation.zip in the system/media folder
Reboot and enjoy!!!
I built this flash tool using Aroma for our Player to allow you to choose from different bootanimations. Please let me know if there are any bootanimations you would like to see. I can also make them, however they are a bit time consuming so let me know what you are thinking and I will determine if it is worth the time and effort. It helps to have either video or gif files to go off of. Anyways this flash tool was originally developed by betoNL here: Original Thread. I had to modify it to be used on our device and changed all the boot animations to fit our screen. I will be doing a lot with this once I find the time. For now please enjoy and feedback is always welcome. Also for the other Galaxy Player owners, please let me know if you want one developed for your devices? I can modify it to work with pretty much any Samsung device.
Updated: 23:24 PST 06May2015
Fixed Brazil Animation; All boot animations verified to be working correctly
YP-GI1_BootAni_All.zip
Future updates to include:
Updated Sounds
Categories
All Android Bootanimations up to Lollipop
Custom Animations designed by myself
I will be removing some of the animations that I think are a bit lame from this first version
Clean up the theme for easier viewing
Try to implement a preview pic of the bootanimation within the program
resize and reformat pics to shrink the size of the zip while maintaining the quality of the pics
reserved
Thx...
Thanks
Hola guys. To all of you. Particularly the ones who are familiar with MIUI. I will just stick to the point. If you ARE familiar with miui then you must have come across those flashy themes. You must also have found out the way to bypass the infamous theme policy WSM tools and Xposed and all. But I recently started taking interest in those flashy themes. You know that once you download a theme from the default Themes app the mtz file starts getting downloaded and as soon as the downloading has finished it gets unpacked into bits (com.android.contacts, com.miui.home, icons, lock_wallpaper, locksreen and so on) and gets copied to the MIUI folder in main storage and again into data/system/theme. This is the first problem. I can't copy the whole mtz file to a safe place because it gets unpacked as soon as it has been downloaded which is basically a zip file containing several other zip files that is, the 'bits' I was talking about. Second thing. the default themes app does not recognize mtz files downloaded from the official miui themes website. It declares them as third party themes. What I did was, took some of those 'bits' and replaced some XML files inside them and some png elements and put them back into data/system/theme. But miui has a way to prevent this from happening. As soon as it detects a modified file present in data/system/theme it reverts back to the default plain theme by deleting all files from data/system/theme. My guess is it keeps checking out verifying in regular intervals the checksums that it must have generated earlier. The same thing happens if I just replace a bit in the mentioned directory with a bit from another theme. So my questions are:
1. Is there a way to preserve the mtz file downloaded from within the default Themes app as a whole mtz file?
2. Can I make changes to just the Themes app so that it would apply any mtz file?
3. Is there a way to prevent miui from continuously checking or verifying the checksums that it has generated? (just a guess but I reckon thats what it actually does) because for an hour or so after replacing or modifying the 'bits' everything works fine but the reverting process takes place in an hour or so.
Thats all folks! jk. Any help or suggestion would be really appreciated because I think a thread like this was long since needed here. And dont talk about visiting MIUI's official forums. Most of the guys there don't know half the things that is really worth discussing. Thank you guys.
note- dont want to use WSM tools nor can I find one for miui7.
note2- if I change the permissions of the folder (data/system/theme) to 444 allowing READ permissions only, the phone would just reboot without warning and continue to reboot until the permissions are changed back to normal (755).
come on guys. seriously? not a single guy on XDA who has ever come across this problem?
Hola guys. To all of you. Particularly the ones who are familiar with MIUI. I will just stick to the point. If you ARE familiar with miui then you must have come across those flashy themes. You must also have found out the way to bypass the infamous theme policy WSM tools and Xposed and all. But I recently started taking interest in those flashy themes. You know that once you download a theme from the default Themes app the mtz file starts getting downloaded and as soon as the downloading has finished it gets unpacked into bits (com.android.contacts, com.miui.home, icons, lock_wallpaper, locksreen and so on) and gets copied to the MIUI folder in main storage and again into data/system/theme. This is the first problem. I can't copy the whole mtz file to a safe place because it gets unpacked as soon as it has been downloaded which is basically a zip file containing several other zip files that is, the 'bits' I was talking about. Second thing. the default themes app does not recognize mtz files downloaded from the official miui themes website. It declares them as third party themes. What I did was, took some of those 'bits' and replaced some XML files inside them and some png elements and put them back into data/system/theme. But miui has a way to prevent this from happening. As soon as it detects a modified file present in data/system/theme it reverts back to the default plain theme by deleting all files from data/system/theme. My guess is it keeps checking out verifying in regular intervals the checksums that it must have generated earlier. The same thing happens if I just replace a bit in the mentioned directory with a bit from another theme. So my questions are:
1. Is there a way to preserve the mtz file downloaded from within the default Themes app as a whole mtz file?
2. Can I make changes to just the Themes app so that it would apply any mtz file?
3. Is there a way to prevent miui from continuously checking or verifying the checksums that it has generated? (just a guess but I reckon thats what it actually does) because for an hour or so after replacing or modifying the 'bits' everything works fine but the reverting process takes place in an hour or so.
Thats all folks! jk. Any help or suggestion would be really appreciated because I think a thread like this was long since needed here. And dont talk about visiting MIUI's official forums. Most of the guys there don't know half the things that is really worth discussing. Thank you guys.
note- dont want to use WSM tools nor can I find one for miui7.
note2- if I change the permissions of the folder (data/system/theme) to 444 allowing READ permissions only, the phone would just reboot without warning and continue to reboot until the permissions are changed back to normal (755).
seriously guys. no one?
I'm right now at your point.
I want to modify some files or overwrite some files in "data/system/theme" and after a while the theme manager applies the original miui theme .
Does someone have any solution to this?
Damntoosleepy did you get any solution?
Xiaomi doesnt let global phones use unapproved icons, themes, fonts etc. If you changed any of these you will be reverted to default. Only way to design your theme or apply one is becomming a designer in miui website(theres tut at gearbest.com). Or you can adjust your current one in themes \app bottom right corner\ click button/ customize theme. You can mix things there. Take icons from one theme, bg or font from another one and so on. But the themes you must have downloaded from approved miui themes app. I had issue when 3rd party icon pack caused me this problem on a approved theme from miui themes app. Then i changed the pack through the miui themes app and problem solved
Any solution?