Themes for iPod 4G Greyscale
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| LPod Photo | iRockit | LPod |
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0 votes. Submitter: Adam Banks (360ad) Submitted: 2026-08-29 17:44:19 Downloaded 23 times Description: A monochromatic theme designed to maximise screen usage while only showing the essentials [Now with album art!]. WPS Guide: (TOP LEFT): Track Title, Artist, Album. (TOP RIGHT): Codec, Bitrate, Track Number, Time [24hr Clock], Battery Percentage. (LOWER HALF): Stereo Peak Meters, Progress Bar, Time Remaining, Volume Display and Album Art. To avoid confusion, I've labelled both the volume and progress bars. LPicons set designed by me. Fonts licensed via CC BY-SA 3.0. This theme requires the additional fonts pack. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
0 votes. Submitter: Le Khanh Binh Submitted: 2026-08-22 12:00:06 Downloaded 179 times Description: [v1 SE] Building on the foundation of sprocket1Pod, iRockit recreates the nostalgic Stock OS feel of the iPod Mini pixel by pixel. It implements a custom auto-hiding scrollbar, a dynamic lockscreen, and retouched sub-screens to deliver an authentic original firmware experience on Rockbox. For more information: https://github.com/oxGorou/iRockit Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
5 votes. Submitter: Adam Banks (360ad) Submitted: 2026-05-19 17:50:33 Downloaded 341 times Description: A two-tone monochromatic theme designed to maximise screen usage. WPS Guide: (TOP LEFT): Track Title, Artist, Album. (TOP RIGHT): Codec, Bitrate, Track Number, Time [24hr Clock], Battery Percentage. (LOWER HALF): Stereo Peak Meters, Volume Display, Time Remaining and a Progress Bar. LPicons set designed by me. Fonts licensed via CC BY-SA 3.0. This theme requires the additional fonts pack. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| sprocket1Pod | sprocketAR1S | Pinniped |
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1 vote Submitter: Le Khanh Binh Submitted: 2026-04-04 08:55:38 Downloaded 775 times Description: [v1] Embracing the classic simplicity of the original iPod UI, sprocket1Pod serves as a stripped-down, minimalist evolution of sprocketAR1S. It delivers a highly refined, perfectly balanced WPS and clean menu to recreate the nostalgic Stock OS feel. For more information: https://github.com/oxGorou/sprocket1Pod Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
2 votes. Submitter: Le Khanh Binh Submitted: 2026-04-04 08:14:38 Downloaded 758 times Description: [v8] Blending the nostalgic Stock OS feel of Monochrome iPods with the modern foundation of Paul Sauro’s SprocketModern, sprocketAR1S delivers a refined WPS, a new lockscreen, a dynamic metadata/time bar, and full WPS multi-language support via the Rockbox-Mix font. For more information: https://github.com/oxGorou/sprocketAR1S Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
4 votes. Submitter: Phil Dennison Submitted: 2025-05-04 18:29:44 Downloaded 2537 times Description: Version 4: If ID3 tags are not present, filename will be displayed instead of track title, directory name instead of album name, and parent directory name instead of artist. Based on theme 'poppet' for iPod Video/Classic. Uses fonts 08-Namil.fnt, 12-Adobe-Helvetica.fnt and 12-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold.fnt. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| Minimless | SprocketModern | ChicagoUnified |
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5 votes. Submitter: Paul Sauro Submitted: 2025-02-05 23:07:21 Downloaded 1826 times Description: Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) This is an heavily modified, improved and bug fixed version of the theme "Minim" by yuuiko. Full changelog available here : https://github.com/Olsro/rockbox-classicbw-themes Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
4 votes. Submitter: Paul Sauro Submitted: 2024-08-30 02:44:10 Downloaded 1766 times Description: Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) This is an heavily modified, improved and bug fixed version of the theme "Sprocket" by gogi-goji. Full changelog available here : https://github.com/Olsro/rockbox-classicbw-themes Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
1 vote Submitter: Brendan Riera Submitted: 2024-06-18 16:23:26 Downloaded 6488 times Description: *Requires additional font pack to be installed and recent developer version for anything other than the 4th gen iPod. See included readme for all changes and customisation instructions. *Rev 2/3: Removed all hard coded English text so the theme is translatable. Fixed some image bugs *Rev 1: Redesigned status bar. *Named after Apple's original Macintosh Chicago font (Nimbus on Rockbox) and the fact that the status/title bar are on every screen for a unified interface. The status bar auto stacks on the right and left sides as the clock, numeric volume and playback modes are enabled/disabled. *Tested on both iPod 3g and 4g. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| FlatCover | Flattery | Flattery-B |
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2 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2024-01-10 19:22:46 Downloaded 7366 times Description: Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## Rev. 9: Adds minimalistic icons necessary for basic Rockbox functionality, removes disk activity indicator from WPS, removes sound adjustment indicators, other slight design changes ## Refer to ".rockbox/themes/FlatCover_changelog.txt" for a complete list of changes ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
9 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2024-01-10 19:20:34 Downloaded 8724 times Description: Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## Rev. 12: Adds minimalistic icons necessary for basic Rockbox functionality, removes disk activity indicator from WPS, removes sound adjustment indicators, other slight design changes ## Refer to ".rockbox/themes/Flattery_changelog.txt" for a complete list of changes ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
3 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2024-01-10 19:17:46 Downloaded 5244 times Description: Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## Rev. 9: Adds minimalistic icons necessary for basic Rockbox functionality, removes disk activity indicator from WPS, removes sound adjustment indicators, other slight design changes ## Refer to ".rockbox/themes/Flattery-B_changelog.txt" for a complete list of changes ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| CoverMax-XXL | CoverMax | CoverMax-XL |
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7 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2024-01-10 18:38:24 Downloaded 3950 times Description: Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## Rev. 5: Design overhaul ## Refer to ".rockbox/themes/CoverMax-XXL_changelog.txt" for a complete list of changes ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
0 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2023-01-02 19:35:52 Downloaded 4103 times Description: Rev. 8 – Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## Recent changes: removed HD activity indicator from WPS / removed audio adjustment indicators from QuickScreen ## Check theme .cfg file for revision history. ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
1 vote Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2023-01-02 19:34:35 Downloaded 3612 times Description: Rev. 6 – Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## Recent changes: enlarged album art / removed HD activity indicator from WPS / removed audio adjustment indicators from QuickScreen ## Check theme .cfg file for revision history. ## Includes original icons as well as (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| Minimally | Coverly | CoverMin |
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1 vote Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2021-03-22 01:49:25 Downloaded 5257 times Description: Rev. 16 (designed for iPod 4G) – Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## New: See sound adjustments by scrolling in QuickScreen (requires recent build of Rockbox) ## Check theme .cfg file for revision history. Report bugs on the Rockbox forum. ## Enable (blank) icons in Playlist Viewer to increase negative space to the left of list items there. ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
0 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2021-03-22 01:44:25 Downloaded 5478 times Description: Rev. 11 (designed for iPod 4G) – Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## New: See sound adjustments by scrolling in QuickScreen (requires recent build of Rockbox) ## Check theme .cfg file for revision history. Report bugs on the Rockbox forum. ## Enable (blank) icons in Playlist Viewer to increase negative space to the left of list items there. ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
0 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2021-03-22 01:41:25 Downloaded 3747 times Description: Rev. 6 (designed for iPod 4G) – Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ## New: See sound adjustments by scrolling in QuickScreen (requires recent build of Rockbox) ## Check theme .cfg file for revision history. Report bugs on the Rockbox forum. ## Enable (blank) icons in Playlist Viewer to increase negative space to the left of list items there. ## Includes original icons and also (modified) icons from the theme “ipodVOL” by xameius (submitted by Stephen Carroll) in addition to the Shuffle icon from the theme “ChicagoUnified” by Brendan Riera. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| mind | BoxesCover | Boxes-Revisited |
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3 votes. Submitter: Demetrios Stylianopoulos Submitted: 2020-07-30 19:34:00 Downloaded 2119 times Description: Minimal in design and legible UI. It suits the square design of the HP120/140. No remote UI in this version. FM radio screen needs RDS info. Shows only preset info. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
12 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2019-02-10 22:27:47 Downloaded 3882 times Description: Rev. 1 – Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ### Based on original theme by Christi Scarborough, after Magnus Westerlund. ### Identical to Boxes-Revisited but with album artwork added Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
1 vote Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2019-02-10 22:26:22 Downloaded 3264 times Description: Rev. 3 – Requires Rockbox's additional fonts to be installed (!) ### Based on original theme by Christi Scarborough, after Magnus Westerlund. ### The design of the “Boxes” theme was fairly significantly overhauled to improve it in many ways. Most icons and major characteristic elements were kept in place.The code was rewritten from scratch, and a base skin (SBS) in the same aesthetic added. Check out the screenshot gallery for a closer look. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| GrayCover | Gray-Fix | Green Quilt |
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5 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2019-02-10 22:24:52 Downloaded 4049 times Description: Rev. 1 ### credit for original theme goes to Demetrios Stylianopoulos ### Make sure you've installed Rockbox's additional fonts in addition to the one that comes with this theme (!) ### Identical to “Gray-Fix”, but with album artwork added Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
2 votes. Submitter: Christian Soffke Submitted: 2019-02-10 22:22:44 Downloaded 3933 times Description: Rev. 5 ### credit for original theme goes to Demetrios Stylianopoulos ### Make sure you've installed Rockbox's additional fonts in addition to the one that comes with this theme (!) ### I fixed issues with the progress bar not appearing, and with UI element glitches, by adding and adjusting the size of viewports. The number of visible states for the volume knob has been increased but could use some further fine-tuning. I also added a base theme (SBS) in the style of the WPS. There is now slight vertical padding between list entries, as well, when using the menu font supplied by the theme. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
5 votes. Submitter: Alex Vanderpol Submitted: 2014-04-21 16:15:41 Downloaded 5200 times Description: A mostly green theme with white boxes and icons, drop shadows and a quilt-like background pattern. The base skin shows the track title and album title in the box at the bottom of the screen, along with a small cover art image if cover art is available. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| Starfield | Rockbox D2 | Color Boxes |
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5 votes. Submitter: Alex Vanderpol Submitted: 2014-04-19 13:16:47 Downloaded 11047 times Description: Jut a minor modification to make the plugged in power indicator more visible. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
1 vote Submitter: Stefano Priore Submitted: 2014-03-09 00:53:50 Downloaded 5506 times Description: A theme resembling Cowon D2 WPS by Jan Willem Van Ganswijk, resurrected from the WPS Gallery and updated to the latest syntax. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
1 vote Submitter: Stefano Priore Submitted: 2014-03-07 22:44:28 Downloaded 5298 times Description: A colorized version of the classic Boxes theme made by Christi Scarborough (after Magnus Westerlund), similar to the one existing for other color LCD players Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| LothemeV1 | Lotheme v1 | azariev FM |
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7 votes. Submitter: Ben h Submitted: 2014-03-05 01:45:08 Downloaded 4772 times Description: a better version of my thing. now works properly with different font sizes Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
7 votes. Submitter: Ben H Submitted: 2014-03-02 18:23:17 Downloaded 4609 times Description: A great little theme that tells you everything you need to know Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
6 votes. Submitter: Andrew Azariev Submitted: 2011-03-20 20:19:58 Downloaded 8608 times Description: also for MPIO HD300 (based on zezayer theme) incl. Radio Screen Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| azariev HD300 | SinTroNeX | Thin Basic |
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4 votes. Submitter: Andrew Azariev Submitted: 2011-03-18 11:37:27 Downloaded 8594 times Description: also for MPIO HD300 * made from zezayer theme Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
4 votes. Submitter: Jenan Wehbe Submitted: 2011-01-28 08:47:29 Downloaded 9375 times Description: === Version 2.2 (Updated 26 jan 2011), some visuals changed === 6x10 font for english and russian language support === No next track information === 1st line - also shows sleep timer - "St", when this timer is active After the battery info there are 2 indicators - lock and disk usage === 3rd line is Playlist name or "2nd directory level/1st directory level" of current track if no playlist used === The line under "Year" show Genre and Composer if tagged === Any wishes? - mail me at 1860101@gmail.com Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
10 votes. Submitter: Drew Vosburg Submitted: 2011-01-26 04:14:04 Downloaded 6344 times Description: This is a simple, familiar theme that adjusts to your settings. You can change the clock, battery, volume, font, colors, and backdrop through the GUI. Alternate backdrops are included, and credits are in the .cfg file. Feedback: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,27041.0.html Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| Simple Icons | zezayer | UniCatcher |
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11 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 22:22:43 Downloaded 11089 times Description: Originally by John Bayley. Fixed the typo in the bitmap filename. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
10 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:40:12 Downloaded 11352 times Description: Taken from the current build. zezayer.wps is made by Jake Owen. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
5 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:39:13 Downloaded 12281 times Description: Taken from teh current build. UniCatcher.wps is made by Ioannis Koutoulakis. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| Rockboxed | ipodVOL | iCatcher |
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8 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:37:44 Downloaded 12172 times Description: Taken from the current build. Rockboxed.wps is made by Roan Horning. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
12 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:34:16 Downloaded 15440 times Description: Taken from the current build. ipodVOL.wps is made by xameius. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
5 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:31:39 Downloaded 12931 times Description: Taken from the current build. iCatcher.wps is made by Ioannis Koutoulakis. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| iAmp | engineeer2 | DancePuffDuo |
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3 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:29:44 Downloaded 13397 times Description: Taken from teh current build. iAmp.wps is made by Raymond Hoh. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
2 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:28:15 Downloaded 10839 times Description: Taken from the current build. engineeer2.wps is made by Magnus Westerlund. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
4 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:21:45 Downloaded 12486 times Description: Taken from the current build. DancePuffDuo.wps is made by Chris Oxtoby. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| boxes | MCalmer_Big | Ultima |
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1 vote Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2010-03-02 19:16:19 Downloaded 10348 times Description: Taken ffrom the current build. boxes.wps is made by Christi Scarborough (after Magnus Westerlund). Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
11 votes. Submitter: Tungsten Train Submitted: 2010-01-24 06:16:39 Downloaded 11539 times Description: A simple theme with only necessary information. All text based. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
11 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-22 22:22:02 Downloaded 11712 times Description: Updated from the theme gallery. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| Sport x3 | Rocker | HiPodNextV5 |
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6 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-22 22:21:17 Downloaded 11464 times Description: Updated from the theme gallery. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
19 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-22 22:20:37 Downloaded 11044 times Description: Updated from the theme gallery. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
2 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-22 22:16:01 Downloaded 10298 times Description: Updated from the theme gallery. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| HiPodNextNightV5 | PHKTV-X5 | Ironcrad |
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1 vote Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-22 22:15:09 Downloaded 9879 times Description: Updated from the theme gallery. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
11 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-15 21:56:53 Downloaded 10664 times Description: Port of an iPod theme with the same name. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
19 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-15 21:53:44 Downloaded 10748 times Description: Updated from the theme wiki Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| DigiCurve | gray | smooth |
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13 votes. Submitter: Stephen Carroll Submitted: 2009-12-15 21:52:45 Downloaded 11445 times Description: Updated from the theme wiki Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
44 votes. Submitter: Demetrios Stylianopoulos Submitted: 2009-11-17 00:20:41 Downloaded 14262 times Description: iconsets: tango_small_viewers_mono.bmp, tango_small_mono.bmp Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
8 votes. Submitter: Pierre B. Submitted: 2009-11-07 20:58:41 Downloaded 13590 times Description: Very simple and smooth theme, inspired by the original look of the Apple now playing screen. Artwork not supported because it looks ugly on the 4G Greyscale anyway. Featuring an accurate progress bar and above all an accurate volume bar. It actually looks better on the device, there are some glossy effects that aren't captured on the screendump. The iconset is by Kai Helbig (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IconSets#Tango_12x12x16_Grayscale) and is included in the archive. It uses Helvetica 12pt bold as the font, it's also included though you will probably already have it. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
| Simple | mipper | phenx_minima |
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5 votes. Submitter: Javacris PL Submitted: 2009-05-23 13:53:58 Downloaded 11592 times Description: Theme based on cabbie v2 (backdrops). Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
4 votes. Submitter: Cliff Evans Submitted: 2009-04-22 10:20:22 Downloaded 10233 times Description: A clean but solid looking theme that gives you pretty much all you need to know without any fluff Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
5 votes. Submitter: Jan Eiko Wagenknecht Submitted: 2009-04-01 16:42:09 Downloaded 11039 times Description: Minimalistic / Functional theme. Now with even better icons all made by myself ;-) Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
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7 votes. Submitter: Mark Fawcus Submitted: 2009-03-26 23:14:09 Downloaded 13453 times Description: A quick conversion of the arbox Widgets iPod Mini WPS. Works with current dev build Works with release 4.0 |
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