# colineckert/obsidian-things

An Obsidian theme inspired by the beautifully-designed app, Things.

Repository: https://github.com/colineckert/obsidian-things
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/obsidian-things
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: theme, light-theme, dark-theme, obsidian, obsidian-theme, obsidian-md
Last push: 2026-06-07T14:26:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1772, "days_push": 87, "days_rel": 87, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1014, forks 81 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:13.828024+00:00)

## What it is
An Obsidian theme inspired by the Things 3 task manager app, providing a Things-like color palette and design for Obsidian notes. It supports light and dark modes, custom checkbox styles, and styling for popular community plugins.

## Use cases
- make obsidian look like things 3
- install a beautiful obsidian theme
- light and dark theme for obsidian
- custom checkbox styles in obsidian
- macos-style note-taking theme
- style obsidian kanban and calendar plugins

## When to choose
- you use Obsidian and want a polished Things-inspired look
- you want light/dark themes with customizable colors via Style Settings
- you use Obsidian on macOS or iOS and want a native-feeling design

## When to avoid
- you don't use Obsidian
- you prefer a different visual style like Minimal or default Obsidian
- you need a plugin that adds functionality rather than styling

## 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, light-theme, dark-theme, note-taking, macos, ios

## Member repositories
- colineckert/obsidian-things (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.828024+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 2026-08-30T07:11:32.265541+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/colineckert/obsidian-things (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.828024+00:00, sha 66d546d053a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.