Long-form, novelists, essayists
Best Obsidian themes for writers
Browse the best Obsidian community themes for writers — long-form prose, novelists, essayists, and anyone who spends hours in a single document. Live CSS previews, official screenshots, install instructions.
If you write long-form — novels, essays, blog posts, scripts, academic papers — your Obsidian theme is more than decoration. The right theme disappears while you write, the wrong one tires your eyes in an hour. The best themes for writers share three traits: comfortable body text, generous line height, and minimal chrome around the writing surface.
The themes in the grid below are the community's top picks for sustained writing. Start with Minimal, AnuPpuccin, or Things — they're the most popular and most maintained. If you write at night, lean toward a true-black or OLED-friendly theme like AnuPpuccin's dark mode; if you write during the day, look at themes with warm light backgrounds.
The theme grid below shows the top 20 themes for Obsidian writers, sorted by GitHub stars. Each card has a live CSS preview so you can see exactly how the theme looks before installing. Click any card to see the full preview, install command, and author info.
All 20 top themes for writers
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 as 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!
Obsidian Nord
by insanum
A nord theme for Obsidian
Retroma
by emarpiee
Retroma is an Obsidian theme that blends nostalgic, classic design with an intelligent color scheme algorithm.
Atom
by kognise
A theme for Obsidian based on Atom's One family
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