how to make your own winterboard theme Tutorial

**ikillbambis** · 09-07-2009, 06:10 PM

Hi, I'm a noob and am interested in making themes for my phone. I don't really understand this entire process, with Cydia I can just download the theme, how will I get my theme to the phone with out Cydia/Winterboard? Also, I'm not entirely sure where to find the directories you have listed... will I have to openssh into my phone to edit these directories? I have compiled a zip file where I have altered the files in Sauriks zipfile to fit the images I want - how would I get that onto my phone?

I'm sorry for all the questions and thanks for the help if someone can offer it! I know I ask alot...

-ikillbambis

**i4gotmusic** · 09-09-2009, 11:13 PM

Stupid question...I'm just getting going with all of this. A bit behind the curve I guess you could say. How is it you upload files and create folders as listed in the first few steps?

i.e.

to add your own theme you will want to do the following:

add a folder with your theme name
you should see this
/Library/Themes/(theme name)
then add both a UIImages and Bundles folders
EX: Click the image to open in full size.

/Library/Themes/(theme name)/UIImages
/Library/Themes/(theme name)/Bundles

Any help would be appreciated. I rock at Photoshop but am just getting started with coding for MAC/INTEL based systems.

Thx!

**Melle123** · 10-11-2009, 01:17 PM

By step 2 -> Where can I find the map /Libary? On mij computer? or on my Ipod Touch?

I don't know what to do... can't find anywhere... please help me

**joecaine** · 11-07-2009, 12:40 AM

How do you put a file into a folder on iPhoneBrowser???

soz... im a noob

**veil** · 11-07-2009, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by joecaine

How do you put a file into a folder on iPhoneBrowser???

soz... im a noob

Open iPhoneBrowser.

Navigate to the folder that you want to put something in.

Drag/drop into the "Files on your iPhone in the '[path]' Directory".

Originally Posted by ikillbambis

Hi, I'm a noob and am interested in making themes for my phone. I don't really understand this entire process, with Cydia I can just download the theme, how will I get my theme to the phone with out Cydia/Winterboard? Also, I'm not entirely sure where to find the directories you have listed... will I have to openssh into my phone to edit these directories? I have compiled a zip file where I have altered the files in Sauriks zipfile to fit the images I want - how would I get that onto my phone?

I'm sorry for all the questions and thanks for the help if someone can offer it! I know I ask alot...

-ikillbambis

Originally Posted by i4gotmusic

Stupid question...I'm just getting going with all of this. A bit behind the curve I guess you could say. How is it you upload files and create folders as listed in the first few steps?

i.e.

to add your own theme you will want to do the following:

add a folder with your theme name
you should see this
/Library/Themes/(theme name)
then add both a UIImages and Bundles folders
EX: Click the image to open in full size.

/Library/Themes/(theme name)/UIImages
/Library/Themes/(theme name)/Bundles

Any help would be appreciated. I rock at Photoshop but am just getting started with coding for MAC/INTEL based systems.

Thx!

Go to Cydia. Download and install afc2add on your iPhone.

On your computer, go and download iPhoneBrowser. Install and run.

Plug in your iPhone. Voila - files.

**tueland** · 11-10-2009, 10:56 AM

Thanks :P you helper me alot whit my theme that i'm working on :P its my first so it will not be that good but still now i know mutch more about making themes :P and thats a start ^^

**motmot49** · 11-14-2009, 03:37 PM

Great tutorial but I cant find the bundles file in the download...can anyone help?

**Matt5327** · 12-27-2009, 04:49 PM

I just jailbroke my ipod today, and have very little knowledge about anything. In the very beginning you became confusing. You told me to add a folder... what? Where? On my mac OS, or my ipod? If on my ipod, HOW? the ipod just doesn't give you access to your directories...

Thanks,
~Matt

**CoryGson** · 12-29-2009, 06:28 PM

I tried anything/everything to obtain a file viewer for my PC...

I have no idea what to do from here. i have winterboard and cydia and know what i want to do...just have NOOOO way of doing it...

please help me. what file explorer/viewer do i download to be able to do this on my PC??!?!

**andyboaz** · 12-31-2009, 10:37 AM

im prob gonna sound really dumb
(sleep deprived) where do u get winterboard from? (stage 3)

**Graywolf** · 12-31-2009, 12:29 PM

can someone please give me a step by step on how to make a dialer for my iphone 3GS on photoshop CS3 my computer is a windows vista plz id b really thankful?

**CoryGson** · 12-31-2009, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by CoryGson

I tried anything/everything to obtain a file viewer for my PC...

I have no idea what to do from here. i have winterboard and cydia and know what i want to do...just have NOOOO way of doing it...

please help me. what file explorer/viewer do i download to be able to do this on my PC??!?!

i-FunBox downloaded and works perfectly and ive been messing around with other people's ones editing them with my images and such....how do i make my own? can i just throw a folder in there and name it "my theme..."??

thanks.

**yoguurt** · 01-20-2010, 09:34 PM

hey can anyone help mah?? i recently modded a theme for winterboard and i got it to work but now i cant change themes anymore there isnt the springboard restart after i exit winterboard plzz help!!!!

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**REG Infamy** · 02-17-2010, 04:40 AM

Does anyone have a full set of the stock icons? it would make it so much easier cause im taking the stock ones into photoshop and making them glow

**jbone1337** · 02-17-2010, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by REG Infamy

Does anyone have a full set of the stock icons? it would make it so much easier cause im taking the stock ones into photoshop and making them glow

there is actually one a few posts down lol
really dont know how you didnt find it O.o

Stock Theme

**MyStur** · 02-24-2010, 07:07 AM

ok i will try that and make myown theme

**namrepus_ohm** · 02-28-2010, 06:58 AM

hi! i just want to ask if winterboard and vwallpaper can be use at the same time because when i try using both of them my iphone is crashing and then rebooting. im using firmware 3.1.2 hope someone can give me some advice. thanks and more power

**Debbie1944** · 04-29-2010, 02:33 PM

I found the answer on this new website called codethemed.
I was also looking high and low for an easy way to make themes for my iPhone. You got to check it out to see how easy it is on CodeThemed Home

You can even use pictures from your computer to build the theme.
I am loving it

**cubeikon** · 05-03-2010, 09:18 AM

Strange behaviour on winterboards side. I have an edited SpringBoard.strings (Springboard.App/English.lproj) that works of course when I directly replace the original file.

But when I put it in
- Library/Themes/custom1.theme/Bundles/com.apple.springboard/English.lproj/ NOT WORKING
- Library/Themes/custom2.theme/Bundles/com.apple.springboard/en.lproj/ NOT WORKING

- Library/Themes/custom3.theme/SpringBoard.app/English.lproj/ NOT WORKING
- Library/Themes/custom4.theme/SpringBoard.app/en.lproj/ NOT WORKING

I guess I'm not using the correct folder structure but this theme worked until a winterboard update a couple of weeks ago. Now Winterboard isn't redirecting/replacing the file correctly.

Somebody able to help? I'm on 3.1.3 by the way but this occured on 3.1.2 before.

Cheers!

**nighthawk311** · 05-10-2010, 06:58 PM

Same issue on 3gs 3.1.3. Anyone have a fix for this?

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