Task management, daily planning, GTD
Best Obsidian themes for productivity
Browse the best Obsidian themes for productivity — task management, daily planning, GTD, PARA, and bullet journaling. Live CSS previews and install instructions.
Productivity vaults are operational. Checkboxes, due dates, status tags, calendar blocks, and project dashboards need to be readable at a glance. The right theme treats these UI elements as first-class — not as afterthoughts in body text.
Look for themes that style checkboxes distinctly (filled vs unfilled), color-code status tags (waiting, done, blocked), and support the Dataview, Tasks, and Calendar plugins without breaking. Themes with high contrast help — you want to scan a list of 20 tasks and see which ones are done at a glance.
The grid below shows the top 20 Obsidian themes popular with productivity-focused users, sorted by GitHub stars. Use the full gallery's mode filter to narrow to dual-mode if you need both day and night productivity.
All 20 top themes for productivity
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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