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Themes

Learn how to change the look and feel of Obsidian using themes built by the community.

Browse themes

Open Settings.
Select Turn on community plugins. For more information, refer to Plugin security > Restricted mode.
Select Browse to list all available community plugins.

Install a new theme

Open Settings.
Under Appearance → Themes, select Manage.
Select the theme you want to use, and then select Install and use.

Obsidian installs the theme and immediately applies it. To revert back to the default theme, select Stop using this theme.

Update themes

Themes don't update automatically. You can either update all themes at once, or update individual themes.

To update all your themes:

Open Settings.
Under Appearance → Current community themes, select Check for updates.
If updates are available, select Update all.

To update an individual theme:

Open Settings.
Under Appearance → Themes, select Manage.
Select the theme you want to update, and then select Check for updates.
If an update is available, select Update.

Uninstall an existing theme

Open Settings.
Under Appearance → Themes, select Manage.
Select the theme you want to use, and then select Uninstall.

Learn more

Ready to build your own theme? Learn how to Build a theme or create CSS snippets.