Nytharael

A dark-and-light archival theme for Obsidian.

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Nytharael is a dark-and-light archival theme for sustained reading, careful writing, and large interlinked vaults. Deep green, parchment, brass, and amethyst give the workspace the character of a preserved reading room.

Nytharael dark-mode showcase

Features

Dark reading-room and light parchment modes
Warm, high-contrast long-form typography
Cohesive reading and Live Preview experiences
Archival treatments for headings, links, tables, properties, callouts, code, and blockquotes
Styled workspace navigation, settings, prompts, menus, notices, and hover previews
Integrated Graph and Canvas presentation
Restrained interaction and selection states designed for large vaults

Typography and Alpengeist JF

Nytharael is designed around Alpengeist JF, a commercial typeface published by Jukebox Type. The font is not included with this theme and is not covered by this repository's MIT License.

Install a separately licensed copy of Alpengeist JF on your operating system to use the intended typography. When it is unavailable, Nytharael falls back to the system serif family.

No payment is required to install or use Nytharael itself.

Installation

Community Themes

After publication, open Settings → Appearance → Themes → Manage, search for Nytharael, and select Install and use.

Manual installation

Create <vault>/.obsidian/themes/Nytharael/.
Copy manifest.json and theme.css into that folder.
Open Settings → Appearance and select Nytharael under Themes.

Compatibility

Requires Obsidian 1.13.7 or newer
Supports dark and light modes
Tested on Obsidian Desktop for Windows
Mobile is currently untested and is not a compatibility commitment for version 1.0.0

Privacy and network use

Nytharael contains no telemetry, advertisements, remote imports, or network-loaded assets. It does not require an account or access files outside the vault.

License

Nytharael's theme source is released under the MIT License. Alpengeist JF and any other separately installed fonts remain subject to their respective licenses.

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About

Short description A dark-and-light archival theme for sustained reading and interlinked vaults. Long description Nytharael is a dark-and-light archival theme built for sustained reading and large, interlinked vaults. Deep green, parchment, brass, and amethyst create the atmosphere of a preserved reading room. It provides warm, high-contrast typography, cohesive Reading View and Live Preview styling, archival treatments throughout the interface, and integrated Graph and Canvas presentation. Alpengeist JF is separately licensed and not included; when unavailable, Nytharael falls back to the system serif font.

Details

Current version

1.0.0

Last updated

3 days ago

Created

3 days ago

Updates

1 release

Downloads

License

MIT

Author

Azathøthazathoth

surviverice

Features

Dark reading-room and light parchment modes

Warm, high-contrast long-form typography

Cohesive reading and Live Preview experiences

Archival treatments for headings, links, tables, properties, callouts, code, and blockquotes

Styled workspace navigation, settings, prompts, menus, notices, and hover previews

Integrated Graph and Canvas presentation

Restrained interaction and selection states designed for large vaults