30 Best Dark Custom Windows 7 Themes

This is a compilation of over 30 of the finest dark custom themes. If you are looking for something to do during the upcoming Christmas holidays, bookmark this and install any of the hand-made themes.

Intro / Pre-Requisites Before Installing Any Themes

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The Compilation

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Concave 7 is one of my favorite dark Windows 7 themes. It’s a very elegant and minimalistic theme, one of the best! I love it:

Download Dark Concave 7 | Mirror

This dark Windows 7 theme really rocks and is definitely one of the best. Very tiny buttons, rectangle window frame with thin borders. Small scrollbars. Great work:

Download Dark Gizdom | Mirror

That’s what I’m talking about! This is a truly epic dark Windows 7 theme with a great look and feel. If you want to customize Windows 7 and make it look like no other computer, give it a try!

Download Dark “Life” Theme | Mirror

You like completely dark custom Windows 7 themes? How about Xenomorph. This darkish-bluish theme is a pretty good one for all people who like it simply dark.

Download Dark Xenomorph | Mirror

Careful – a toxic combination: This Windows 7 premium theme combines a light green with a dark black. Well, this combination worked in The Matrix, so why shouldn’t it work for a desktop themes? Exactly, if you can stand the colors then this is the perfect custom theme for you:

Download Dark Toxic Theme | Mirror

This theme is not a full dark theme as it also includes a white inner browser shell. The buttons are rather large. If you don’t like thin, elegant Windows 7 themes and want something that resembles the look of Vista, go for this theme.

Download Red Fusion | Mirror

Black and red usually go well together. The color also also work great in this custom Windows 7 theme. Definitely one of the best darkish custom themes I’ve seen lately.

Download Dark Red Distric | Mirror

Don’t like it too dark? I fully understand you, but some grey tones work great for a desktop theme. At least it works great in this visual style for Windows 7 titled “Pre Black”:

Download Pre Black | Mirror

Oi! There are many grey tones, but this grey combined the the transparent Aero effect blows your mind. The caption buttons are rather large, but I definitely like this grey custom Windows 7 theme. Maybe not the best out there, but it’s good.

Download Dark NEXTLevel | Mirror

NewGen includes new hover effects for your caption buttons and turns Windows 7 into a grey look. If you like the desaturated look, go for it!

Download Dark NextGen | Mirror

A very elegant custom theme with some cool buttons. If you don’t like the traditional look of buttons and like the “button down effect”, try this Mac inspired Windows 7 theme titled Mocharocha. A truly dark dream for Windows 7 customizing.

Download Dark Mocharocha | Mirror

Miquendo is another dark theme with new window frames and rather untraditional caption buttons. Cool look!

Download Dark Miquendo | Mirror

Dark Midnight is a pretty popular theme amongst Windows 7 users, so I had to put this on this list of the best dark Windows 7 themes.

Download Dark Midnight | Mirror

A custom theme that reminds me of Dark Midnight:

Download Dark Full Black Horizon | Mirror

Event Horizon is a dark Windows 7 theme with a rather dominant and very special Start Menu. If you like Dead Space and you like unconventional interfaces, this is for you. Desaturated looks pretty cool:

Download Dark Event Horizon – Desaturated | Mirror

.. however the dark-green version of Event Horizon is even better. Looks pretty cool and a great theme for all Sci-Fi fans:

Download Dark Event Horizon: Standard | Mirror

Here is the blue version of the theme. Fits very well to the overall design of the theme:

Download Dark Event Horizon: Blue | Mirror

An Alienware inspired Windows 7 theme titled Deep Space:

Download Dark Deep Space Theme | Mirror

Dark Vision is a pretty hot theme that will truly give your Windows 7 a darker touch. Includes an installer for the theme:

Download Dark Vision

If you want to pull of a prank .. a broken Windows 7 theme:

Download Dark Broken Aero | Mirror

A dark theme combined with some glossy effects. Very fine theme for Windows 7. If you like custom dark-blue themes, this is for you:

Download Dark Blue District | Mirror

Wow! A very special custom Windows 7 theme created for a contest by Mr Grim (VirtualCustoms.net). Definitely one of the best dark Windows 7 themes, don’t you think?

Download Dark BLADE – Clash of Titans

Another custom black theme with glossy shiny elements:

Download Black Horizon Extreme | Mirror

A dark Aero theme with some pretty dominant hover effects for the caption buttons:

Download Aero X7 Port | Mirror

Another minimalistic theme for Windows 7 – good work!

Download In Agony Theme

A theme with some VERY large borders. If you want large borders in Windows 7, this is for you. Clearly, not one of my favorites, but not everyone likes thin borders, so I’m including this one as well. Maybe not one of the best dark themes, but that obviously depends on YOUR taste.

Download Majestic Metal

A dark custom theme for all Iron Maiden fans:

Download Iron Maiden Theme

A custom theme that tries to look like it’s been shattered. Truly a great masterpiece, must have been a lot of work to make it look like this. Also some very interesting colors in this theme:

Download Shattered Seven Theme

Colors, colors and more colors in this darkish theme.

Download Dark Odyssey | Mirror

A Windows 7 theme dedicated to the Call of Duty game Black Ops. Hardware Black Ops fans might like it:

Download Dark Black Ops Theme

If you are new to customizing Windows 7, please take some time to read through our extensive Windows 7 tutorials. Most importantly, read this tutorial that explains how to install shell themes.

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Two long lists of Windows 7 that I would like to recommend to you:
30 Windows 7 Desktop Themes
30 Beautiful Light Windows 7 Themes