Yeah, theme was made with legit b9.

Strange thing here is that theme editor doesn't even recognize exported .bte file, tried other 3rd party .json ones, nothing...

Think I found the solution, only way to get the theme working is to change the name of the theme to theme.bte and place it in User/.bitwig-theme-editor/versions/6.0 Beta 11/, directory is hidden tho.

Spoiler: Official instructions

You can also manually manage the theme after patching Bitwig Studio:

• Step 1: Run Bitwig Studio
• Step 2: A file named default.bte will be created in the Bitwig settings directory
  • Windows: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\.bitwig-theme-editor\<version>\
  • Linux & macOS: /home/<username>/.bitwig-theme-editor/<version>/
• Step 3: Create a file named theme.bte in the same directory if doesn't exists
• Step 4: Add the lines of the color values you want to change, modify, and save
• Step 4: Click on the "Dashboard Button" or resize the window to render changes

 

Last edited: Jan 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM

@Melodic Reality. Oh nice. Will test tomorrow. Thank you!

 

Hope you like it, I can edit some things further, just let me know.

Noticed that audio waveform is light grey when you open it in dedicated editor, guess it makes sense to be light grey on dark by default, but it loses the appeal when everything is lighter, so yeah, I could fix that.

Also, to get the same color of arranger, change Timeline Background to 100 in Dashboard/Settings/User Interface/Contrast.

 

Last edited: Jan 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM