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Overview

Minimal is an open source distraction-free theme for Obsidian, by @kepano. Minimal makes it easy to customize the appearance of Obsidian, to create your ideal writing interface.

You can learn more about me on my personal site and also find my related Obsidian projects.

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Get started

1. Install Minimal theme

Open in Obsidian or follow the steps below:

  1. Open Obsidian Settings
  2. Go to Appearance and click Manage
  3. Search for Minimal and click Install and use

2. Install the companion plugin

Open in Obsidian or follow the steps below:

  1. Go to Community Plugins and turn off Safe mode
  2. Search for Minimal Theme Settings and click Install, then Enable

3. Install optional related plugins

  • Style Settings allows you to create custom Color schemes and tweak Minimal with more fine-grained control.
  • Hider hides UI elements such as window frame, scrollbars, tooltips, etc.

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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, Flexoki, Nord, and Gruvbox.

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Helper classes for tables and cards allow you to create powerful workflows.

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Combining focus mode with image grids and block width options allows you to immerse yourself in visual projects.

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Minimal includes support for dozens of popular plugins like Calendar, Kanban, Dataview, Outliner, Excalidraw, and more.

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App-level features

Block-level features

Block types

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