🛠 We’re not just creating notes — we’re building a digital environment for ourselves. Let’s start with the visual side.
Why customise the design at all?
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When the interface doesn’t distract but helps — you start to think deeper and act faster.
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The Minimal theme and its companion plugins give you control over every interface element.
1. Installing the Minimal theme
Open Settings → “Appearance” → “Manage” → choose the Minimal theme.
This theme makes the interface
clean, light and ready for customisation.
2. The plugin: Minimal Theme Settings
Install and enable the Minimal Theme Settings plugin.
🎛 An explanation of the Minimal Theme Settings options
🎨 Colour schemes
Light mode color scheme
💬 Preset colour schemes for the light theme. 📌 Handy if you work during the day or want a light interface.
Light mode background contrast
💬 Adjusts the contrast between the sidebar and the main window in light mode. 📌 If you want to visually separate the areas — make the contrast stronger.
Dark mode color scheme
💬 Preset colour schemes for the dark theme. 📌 Useful if you work at night and want comfortable colours.
Dark mode background contrast
💬 The contrast between the sidebar and the main window in dark mode. 📌 Handy for quickly navigating the interface without straining your eyes.
🧩 Interface and navigation
Features
💬 Various theme features. See the official documentation for details. 📌 A general group — it includes everything below.
Text labels for primary navigation
💬 The buttons in the left panel show not just icons, but text too. 📌 If you don’t remember what the icons mean — turn it on.
Colorful window frame
💬 The app’s top frame is coloured with the accent colour. 📌 Adds visual style if you want a lively interface.
Colorful active states
💬 The active file and selected menu items are highlighted with the accent colour. 📌 Helps you quickly understand where you are right now.
Colorful headings
💬 Headings of different levels (#, ##, ###) have different colours.
📌 Useful if you’re a visual person and want to navigate the text structure faster.
Minimal status bar
💬 Enables a compact status bar. Disable it if you want a full-size bar. 📌 If you want maximum space for the text — turn it on.
Trim file names in sidebars
💬 Shortens long file names in the sidebar, adding ”…” 📌 Helps if you have long file names and a narrow panel.
Workspace borders
💬 Adds separating lines between interface elements. 📌 Handy if you want clarity and separation between windows.
Focus mode
💬 Hides the tabs and status bar until you hover over them. There’s a hotkey. 📌 Perfect for focusing on the text without distracting elements.
Underline internal links
💬 Underlines internal links ([[ ]]).
📌 Makes the links between notes easy to see.
Underline external links
💬 Underlines external links (http://...).
📌 Handy for telling external links from internal ones.
🖼 Media and blocks
Maximize media
💬 Images and videos take up the full line width. 📌 Displays screenshots nicely, especially for your tutorials.
Chart width / Iframe width / Image width / Map width / Table width
💬 Width settings for different blocks: charts, iframes, images, maps, tables. 📌 If you want everything symmetrical and readable — adjust it to suit you.
✒️ Typography
Text font size
💬 The size of the main text. Default — 16px. 📌 If you often read from the screen — you can increase it.
Small font size
💬 The font size in panels and tabs. Default — 13px. 📌 Optimise it for your eyesight and information density.
Line height
💬 The line spacing. Default — 1.5. 📌 If the text feels cramped, make it higher.
Normal line width / Wide line width
💬 The number of characters per line. Default — 40 and 50. 📌 Handy for balancing readability and saving space.
Maximum line width %
💬 The text width as a percentage of the window. Default — 88%. 📌 For when alignment matters to you or you work in a narrow window.
Editor font
💬 The font for the editor (in edit mode). Overrides the Appearance settings. 📌 For when you want one font for reading and another for writing.
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