DoomEsque

An authentic, distraction-free Doom Emacs inspired theme for Obsidian, bringing classic Emacs buffer aesthetics, Org-mode typography, and iconic color schemes to your vault.

✨ Core Features

• 🎨 14 Authentic Color Palettes:
  • Dark (8): doom-one (default), doom-vibrant, doom-dracula, doom-tokyo-night, doom-gruvbox, doom-cyberpunk, doom-retro-terminal, doom-suit-and-tie.
  • Light (6): doom-one-light (default), doom-nord-light, doom-gruvbox-light, doom-solarized-light, doom-tomorrow-day, doom-suit-and-tie-light.
• 📜 Org-Mode Typography:
  • 6-level rainbow heading hierarchy (with optional monochrome blue mode).
  • Optional TODO and DONE task badges beside checkboxes.
  • :PROPERTIES: style frontmatter drawer with violet accent styling.
  • Legal outline numbering (I. → A. → 1. → a. → i.) for nested ordered lists.
• 🔲 Retro Text Cursors & Buffer Aesthetics:
  • Five distinct cursor styles: Modern Bar, Retro Block, Phosphor Glow, Hollow Box, and Underline.
  • Rainbow indentation guides alternating theme accents per nesting depth.
  • Monospace buffer option for a focused hacker aesthetic.
• 🔍 Unconstrained Hover Previews:
  • Expanded viewports that eliminate artificial column caps.
  • Contained mouse wheel scrolling and frontmatter properties support.
• 📊 Obsidian Bases & Tables:
  • Stable, zero-shift table grid layout on click and edit.
  • Uniform cell heights, padding, and vertical alignment.
• 🔒 100% Offline & Private:
  • Zero network calls, zero @import rules, and no remote telemetry.
  • Uses locally installed system fonts.

⚙️ Configuration

Customize palettes, spacing, typography, and cursor styles using the companion plugin DoomEsque Settings, which adds live sliders, keyboard shortcuts, sticky popover controls, and a fixed 1ch retro block cursor engine.

📦 Installation

From Obsidian Community Themes

1. Open Settings → Appearance → Themes → Manage.
2. Search for DoomEsque and click Install and use.

Manual Installation

Copy manifest.json and theme.css into your vault:

mkdir -p "/path/to/vault/.obsidian/themes/DoomEsque"
cp manifest.json theme.css "/path/to/vault/.obsidian/themes/DoomEsque/"

📄 License

MIT License © 2026 blursedperf