Fiction, poetry, screenwriting
Best Obsidian themes for creative writing
Browse the best Obsidian themes for creative writing — fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and any writing where the atmosphere matters as much as the words. Live CSS previews and install instructions.
Creative writing needs atmosphere. The right theme feels like the right place to write the story — dim and quiet for horror, warm and golden for romance, stark and minimal for literary fiction. The wrong theme is a generic dark-mode default that could be anyone's vault.
Look for themes with distinctive typography and a strong color story. Themes like AnuPpuccin (with its pastel warmth), Cyber Glow (with its neon retro feel), Elysian (with its paper-like backgrounds), and Ebullientworks (with its dramatic purple) each create a different mood. The theme you choose is part of your writing environment — it should feel like yours.
The grid below shows the top 20 Obsidian themes popular with creative writers, sorted by GitHub stars. Each card has a live CSS preview, official screenshot, and install command.
All 20 top themes for creative writing
Minimal
by kepano
A distraction-free and highly customizable theme for Obsidian.
AnuPpuccin
by anubisnekhet
Personal theme for Obsidian
Border
by akifyss
A theme for obsidian.md
Primary
by primary-theme
Comfy, playful but productive theme for Obsidian. "Primary instantly puts you in a relaxed state that opens the door to creativity and exploration. Wonderfully executed down to the smallest details,"
Blue Topaz
by pkm-er
A blue theme for Obsidian.
Baseline
by Alexis C
A foundational Obsidian theme ― The baseline of your thoughts.
Cupertino
by Alexis C
A native look and feel Obsidian theme crafted for the way you think.
Velocity
by gonzalo-d-sales
A radically modern theme for Obsidian.
Things
by colineckert
An Obsidian theme inspired by the beautifully-designed app, Things.
Maple
by subframe7536
A sleek and modern Obsidian theme for desktop and mobile.
ITS Theme
by SlRvb
Theme designed with readability and customizability in mind. Change it easily to your liking with the Style Settings plugin installed.
Shimmering Focus
by Chris Grieser
A minimalistic and opinionated Obsidian theme for the keyboard-centric user.
Catppuccin
by catppuccin
💎 Soothing pastel theme for Obsidian
Yin and Yang
by chetachiezikeuzor
An Obsidian.md theme with a stark contrast between dark mode and light mode, much like the Yin and Yang symbol ☯️.
Prism
by damiankorcz
A Comprehensive, Highly-Customisable and Elegant Light/Dark Theme for Obsidian.md
Sanctum
by jdanielmourao
A minimalist theme for Obsidian.md, with the aim of creating a serene space of retreat, for thought and uninterrupted work.
Obsidianite
by bennyxguo
🎨 Obsidian.md custom theme, it's dark and simple but yet still stays sparkles!
Retroma
by emarpiee
Retroma is a tribute to the past, reminding us of a time when buttons looked like you could actually press them and when UI actually had personality.
Obsidian Nord
by insanum
A nord theme for Obsidian
Fancy-a-Story
by elsatam
Obsidian theme
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