# kepano/obsidian-minimal

A distraction-free and highly customizable theme for Obsidian.

Repository: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/obsidian-minimal
Homepage: https://minimal.guide
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: obsidian, obsidian-md, obsidian-theme, theme, light-theme, dark-theme, dark-mode
Last push: 2026-08-03T18:01:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2230, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 36, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5349, forks 271 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.904145+00:00)

## What it is
Minimal is a highly customizable, distraction-free CSS theme for the Obsidian note-taking app, available for desktop, mobile, and tablet. It offers extensive color schemes, fonts, and layout options, enhanced by companion plugins like Minimal Theme Settings and Hider.

## Use cases
- make obsidian look cleaner and less distracting
- customize obsidian colors and fonts
- get a dark mode theme for obsidian
- create card layouts and image grids in obsidian
- find an award-winning obsidian community theme
- hide obsidian ui chrome for focus mode

## When to choose
- you use Obsidian and want a polished, actively maintained theme
- you want deep customization of colors, fonts, and layout via companion plugins
- you want a true black OLED-friendly dark mode
- you rely on popular plugins like Dataview, Kanban, and Calendar and want theme support

## When to avoid
- you don't use Obsidian as your note-taking app
- you prefer Obsidian's default styling and only need minor tweaks
- you need a theme for a different markdown editor

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: theme, ui-components
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, web-design
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: obsidian, obsidian-theme, css-theme, dark-mode, light-theme, note-taking, distraction-free, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- kepano/obsidian-minimal (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.904145+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:58:48.146294+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.904145+00:00, sha 293214caf2df)
  - homepage: https://minimal.guide (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:09.295392+00:00, sha 1d1c66f6160a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.