iterm-color-to-gnome-terminal

This small utility will convert iTerm2 *.itemcolors files to Gnome Terminal profiles. I first found this project and while it did the job, I found it to be lacking in some areas. I was originally going to fork it, but I ended up making it so different that I opted to create a new project.

Prerequisites

• Python >= 3.7

Usage

The package includes two scripts:

• iterm-color-to-gnome-terminal.py - This script reads an iTerm2 *.itemcolors file, parses its color information, and outputs a *.dconf file.
• import-gnome-terminal-profile.py - This script reads the *.dconf file generated by the previous script and does two things. First, it creates the profile in dconf under /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/. Next, it appends /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/list to make the new profile available.

iterm-color-to-gnome-terminal.py usage

iterm-color-to-gnome-terminal.py has only two options:

• --input (required) - The path to the *.itemcolors file you want to use.
• --name (optional) - A name for the profile. If this flag is not supplied, the input base filename, minus the extension, will be used as the Gnome Terminal profile name.

import-gnome-terminal-profile.py usage

import-gnome-terminal-profile.py has only one option.

• --input (required) - The path to the *.dconf file you want to use

Examples

Dumping an iTerm2 color scheme to a file that can be imported into Gnome Terminal

$ ./iterm-color-to-gnome-terminal.py -i ~/iTermSchemes/Novel.itermcolors
$ ./iterm-color-to-gnome-terminal.py -i ~/iTermSchemes/poorlynamedfile.itermcolors -n "Much Fancier Name"

Importing a dump file into Gnome Terminal

$ ./import-gnome-terminal-profile.py -i Novel.itermcolors

To Do

• Better error trapping
• The ability to copy and delete profiles
• Whatever other fun things I can think of