#plugins
[Open plugin in Obsidian](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-minimal-settings)
## Overview
Minimal Theme Settings is the official plugin that accompanies [[Home|Minimal]]. It allows you to customize Minimal from the Obsidian Settings panel. This plugin is not required, but **highly recommended**.
Minimal Theme Settings is required for [[Hotkeys]] support.
## Installation
Use [this link to open in Obsidian](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-minimal-settings) or follow the instructions below:
- Open Obsidian Settings
- Go to `Community plugins` and turn off `Safe mode`
- Under community themes search for "Minimal Theme Settings" and click `Install`, then `Enable`
## Settings
### Color scheme
Choose from preset [[Color schemes]] or customize your own with [[Style Settings]]
- Light mode color scheme
- Dark mode color scheme
#### Background contrast options
Choose [[Background contrast]] options
- **Default** uses a slighty darker background for the sidebar
- **Low contrast** uses the same background for sidebar and main panel
- **All white (light mode only)** uses white sidebar and main panel
- **High contrast (light mode only)** uses dark sidebar and light main panel
- **True black (dark mode only)** uses pure black sidebar and main panel
#### Accent color
- Control the accent color hue and saturation. This color is used for interactive elements such as links, buttons, text selections, and more.
### Features
The following features can be toggled on or off:
- **[[Navigation labels]]**: Primary navigation in the left sidebar uses text labels
- **[[Colorful frame]]** — Text input cursor uses your accent color
- **Colorful active states** — Active file and menu items use your accent color
- **[[Colorful headings]]** — Headings use a different color for each size
- **Minimal status bar** — Use narrow status bar
- **Trim file names in sidebars** — Use ellipses to fit file names on a single line
- **Workspace borders** — Display divider lines between sidebar elements
- **[[Focus mode]]** — Hide title bar and status bar, hover to display
- **Underline internal links** — Show underlines on internal links
- **Underline external links** — Show underlines on external links
- **Maximize media** — Images and videos fill the width of the line
### Typography
#### Fonts
- Editor font
- Body font size
- Sidebar font size
- Line height
#### Line width
See [[Line width]] for more details
- Normal line width
- Wide line width
- Maximum line width