ITS Theme
A comprehensive theme with custom callouts, image adjustments, Kanban styling, and dozens of CSS classes for advanced note styling.
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Overview
A comprehensive theme with custom callouts, image adjustments, Kanban styling, and dozens of CSS classes for advanced note styling. ITS Theme is more decorative than a minimal theme, with distinctive callouts, cards, tables, and layouts suited to reference-heavy notes. It is useful for visually rich vaults, including world-building and reference notes that rely on callouts and specialized layouts.
Key Features
- ITS Theme is more decorative than a minimal theme, with distinctive callouts, cards, tables, and layouts suited to reference-heavy notes.
- Supports dark and light appearance modes.
- Includes a repository-maintained visual preview for evaluating the theme before installation.
How to Install ITS Theme
- 1Open Obsidian Settings and select Appearance.
- 2Select Manage beside Themes, search for ITS Theme, and choose Install and use.
- 3Open representative notes in editing and reading view, then test every supported appearance mode.
- 4Add Style Settings only when the theme repository documents compatible controls.
How to Use ITS Theme
Install ITS Theme, open the repository documentation for supported classes and snippets, and test each layout on a copied note before applying it broadly.
Visual Character
ITS Theme is more decorative than a minimal theme, with distinctive callouts, cards, tables, and layouts suited to reference-heavy notes.
Who It Fits
It is useful for visually rich vaults, including world-building and reference notes that rely on callouts and specialized layouts.
Compatibility and Limits
- Many distinctive layouts require documented classes or snippets. Notes should remain understandable when those presentation layers are unavailable.
- Retest personal CSS snippets after theme or Obsidian updates.
Customization
Install ITS Theme, open the repository documentation for supported classes and snippets, and test each layout on a copied note before applying it broadly. Customization should stay within controls and snippets documented by the theme project so future updates remain easier to troubleshoot.
Repository Screenshots & Visual Preview
Rich preview screenshots and visual assets extracted directly from the official GitHub repository for ITS Theme:

Details
- Modes
- Dark & Light
Sources and Documentation
This guide was checked against the creator's repository and primary documentation.
Recommended Vault Templates & Plugin Combinations
Pair ITS Theme with pre-configured vault templates and recommended community plugins to complete your second brain setup:
Recommended Vault Templates
- Ideaverse (LYT Starter Vault)
Gold standard PKM vault setup by Nick Milo.
- PARA Starter Kit Vault
Tiago Forte's PARA method starter setup.
- Zettelkasten Starter Vault
Structured note-linking vault template for research.
Recommended Plugins
- Style Settings Plugin
Graphical customization menu for themes & CSS.
- Dataview Plugin
Database query views & dynamic dashboards.
- Templater Plugin
Dynamic template engine for automated note creation.
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