Minimal is an open source distraction-free interface for Obsidian, by @kepano.
Minimal is the most popular Obsidian theme, and winner of the official Best Theme award. Minimal aims to make Obsidian feel native across platforms, and offer the flexibility to create your ideal second brain.
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Get started
Install Minimal theme
- Open Obsidian Settings
- Go to
Appearanceand clickManage - Under community themes search for “Minimal” and click
Use
Install the companion plugin
- Go to
Community pluginsand turn offSafe mode - Search for Minimal Theme Settings and click
Install, thenEnable
Screenshots
Minimal offers multiple options for background contrast including a true black option ideal for OLED devices. This feature also supports popular color schemes such as Solarized, Nord, and Gruvbox.
Helper classes for tables and cards allow you to create powerful workflows.
Combining focus mode with image grids and block width options allows you to immerse yourself in visual projects.
Minimal includes support for dozens of popular plugins like Calendar, Kanban, Dataview, Outliner, Excalidraw, and more.
Every screen in the Obsidian app has been revised to create a cohesive experience, including settings, plugin browser, sync, publish, and file recovery.
Recommended plugins
To customize Minimal, install the following plugins:
- Minimal Theme Settings allows you to customize color schemes, fonts, Hotkeys, and theme features. This plugin is highly recommended for all users of Minimal
- Hider hides Obsidian UI elements such as window frame, scrollbars, tooltips, etc. When using Hider to turn off the app toolbar/ribbon, it can be accessed by hovering over the bottom left edge of the window
- Contextual Typography is required for advanced layout features such as Image grids and Block width
- Style Settings allows you to create custom Color schemes
App-level features
- Active line highlighting
- Background contrast
- Color schemes
- Colorful frame
- Colorful headings
- Focus mode
- Hotkeys
- Image zoom
- Line width
- Match system theme
- Tab styles
- Text labels for primary navigation
- Translucency
Block-level features
Block types
- Cards
- Charts
- Checklists
- Embeds and transclusions
- Iframes
- Images
- Image grids
- Maps
- Progress bars
- Tables
Plugin support
- Calendar
- Checklist
- Charts plugin
- Contextual Typography — required for Image grids and Block width
- Dataview
- Dictionary
- Excalidraw
- Git
- Hider
- Kanban
- Leaflet
- Outliner
- QuickAdd
- Sortable — recommended for Cards and Tables
- Style Settings
Guides
Troubleshooting
Visit the Help page for troubleshooting. Have a question? Join the Minimal channel on the official Obsidian Discord.
Contributing
If you would like add Plugin support, or have found a bug you would like to help fix, don’t hesitate to open a pull request. Have a question? Join the Minimal channel on the official Obsidian Discord.