Notes Themes
Notes themes aren't just color swaps — each one is a structurally different writing environment. Themes control layout, typography, chrome (status bars, word counts, outlines), and even behavior like typewriter scrolling.
How to Switch Themes
Click the theme picker button in the Notes editor header bar. It shows a dropdown with all six themes — each showing a preview snippet so you can see the font and style before selecting.
Instant Preview
Switching themes applies immediately — no page reload needed. Your content stays intact.
Persisted per Browser
Your theme preference is remembered locally. Reopen any note and it'll use your last-selected theme.
What Themes Control
Typography
Font family, size, line-height, and heading fonts. Ranges from Inter (sans) to Merriweather (serif) to JetBrains Mono (monospace).
Layout
Column width, padding, paper card wrapper, sidebar, and full-width mode. Each theme optimizes for its writing context.
Features
Word count bar, terminal status bar, outline sidebar, line numbers, typewriter scroll, academic scaffold tools.
Theme Guide
Modern
The default experience. Clean, airy, and distraction-free with familiar sans-serif typography. Ideal for everyday note-taking.
- Sans-serif typography (Inter)
- Centered max-width column
- No extra chrome — just your content
- Works in both light and dark mode
Best for: General notes, quick capture, daily journaling
Manuscript
A word-processor feel with a raised paper card, serif typography, and a sticky footer showing word count, reading time, and page estimate.
- Serif typography (Lora)
- Raised paper card with shadow
- Word count & page estimate bar
- Reading time calculation
Best for: Long-form writing, essays, blog drafts, book chapters
Terminal
A code-editor aesthetic with monospace font, line numbers, and a terminal-style status bar. Forces dark mode regardless of system setting.
- Monospace typography (JetBrains Mono)
- Line numbers in the gutter
- Terminal status bar (lines, words, chars, encoding, clock)
- Force dark color scheme
- Full-width layout for wider content
Best for: Technical notes, developer journals, changelogs, READMEs
Focus
Minimal, distraction-free writing. The narrow column and generous vertical padding keep the active line vertically centered as you type.
- Larger font size (1.2rem) and extra line-height
- Ultra-narrow max-width (max-w-xl)
- Typewriter scroll — active line stays centered
- No toolbars, no chrome, no distractions
Best for: Deep writing sessions, creative writing, journaling
Notebook
A skeuomorphic notebook look with ruled-line backgrounds and handwritten-style headings using the Caveat font.
- Handwritten heading font (Caveat)
- Ruled-line background styling
- Slightly larger body text (1.05rem)
- Warm, casual aesthetic
Best for: Personal notes, brainstorming, casual planning, diaries
Academic
A scholarly writing environment with an outline sidebar, section numbering, academic scaffold tools, and detailed document statistics including citation and figure counts.
- Outline sidebar with scroll-spy navigation
- Automatic section numbering (1, 1.1, 1.2, 2, …)
- Academic scaffold tools (insert abstract, methods, results…)
- Word count bar with citation & figure/table counts
- Serif typography (Merriweather body, EB Garamond headings)
Best for: Research papers, thesis drafts, academic reports, proposals
Theme Tips
- 1Match theme to task — Use Focus for deep writing, Academic for papers, Terminal for technical docs
- 2Switch freely — Your content is theme-independent; switching never loses data
- 3Use Academic for structure — The outline sidebar and scaffold tools help enforce document structure from the start
- 4Export is theme-independent — No matter which theme you write in, exports always produce clean standard output