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Things

colineckertcolineckert1.1M downloads

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

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Notes on V1 of this theme

V1 of this theme was built using code from @kepano's great Minimal theme. Please support @kepano's work!

Support @kepano on Twitter or Buy @kepano a coffee

Things 2

I love Things 3. It's been the task manager I've trusted and used for years, partly because the design makes using the app so enjoyable. I wanted to bring that same joy to Obsidian by creating a Things-inspired design that looked and felt native on MacOS and iOS.

The lastest release of Things leverages much of the newly improved design scheme released in Obsidian 1.0, adding the Things V1 theme's thoughtful color scheme, helpful floating action button, customization options, and unique flair.

Features

  • Things-inspired color palette
  • Light and dark theme
  • Quick preview/edit floating action button on mobile
  • Customizable colors for bold, italic, highlighters, and block-quotes via the Style Settings community plugin
  • Atom code syntax higlighting
  • Enhanced code blocks with line numbers
  • Tag pills for readability
  • Checkbox styling and icons
  • Better designed image cards
  • JetBrains Mono font and ligatures for code

Supported Plugins

This theme has support for the following Obsidian community plugins (Things V1):

  • Sliding Panes (Andy's Mode)
  • Calendar
  • Kanban
  • Hider
  • Checklist
  • Todoist (ironic, I know)
  • Style Settings
  • Advanced Mobile Toolbar

Checkbox Styling

Things supports a wide number of alternate checkbox types. These allow you to call out tasks that are incomplete, canceled, rescheduled, etc. See below for availale checkbox types.

## Basic
- [ ] to-do
- [/] incomplete
- [x] done
- [-] canceled
- [>] forwarded
- [<] scheduling

## Extras
- [?] question
- [!] important
- [*] star
- ["] quote
- [l] location
- [b] bookmark
- [i] information
- [S] savings
- [I] idea
- [p] pros
- [c] cons
- [f] fire
- [k] key
- [w] win
- [u] up
- [d] down
- [D] draft pull request
- [P] open pull request
- [M] merged pull request

Installation

Obsidian Marketplace (Recommended)

  1. Open the Settings in Obsidian
  2. Navigate to Appearances tab under Options
  3. Under the Themes section, click on the Manage button across from Themes
  4. Search for Things in the Filter text input
  5. Click Use and then you're done! 🎉

Manual

  1. Download this repo
  2. Copy the theme.css file into your vault's /.obsidian/themes directory
  3. Rename the file to Things.css so it will have a unique name in the theme selection dropdown
  4. Open the Settings in Obsidian
  5. Navigate to Appearances tab under Options
  6. Under the Themes section, click on the dropdown menu next to Theme heading
  7. Select Things and then you're done! 🎉

Feedback

If you have any issues and/or suggestions, please submit an issue or raise a PR. I will try my best to answer as quickly as possible!

Credits

Again, I owe a huge hat tip to @kepano and his Minimal Theme, which served as the base for this theme, as well as to @chetachiezikeuzor and her Yin and Yang Theme for further inspiration on building an elegant, native-feeling design!

Support

🎉 You can help me keep improving things like this by supporting development: @colineckert on Twitter or Buy me a coffee.

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Bring a Things-inspired macOS/iOS look to Obsidian with matching light and dark palettes and a native-feeling interface. Add a mobile floating action button, tag pills, many styled checkbox types with icons, customizable emphasis colors via Style Settings, JetBrains Mono for code with line numbers, and support for common community plugins.
Details
Current version
2.2.3
Last updated
2 weeks ago
Created
5 years ago
Updates
58 releases
Downloads
1.1M
License
MIT
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