Themes¶
FoldNotes includes 13 editor themes — 6 light and 7 dark — so you can match your preferred writing environment.
Choosing a Theme¶
Open FoldNotes → Settings → Appearance to select your theme. You can set separate themes for light and dark mode — FoldNotes automatically switches when your system appearance changes.
Light Themes¶
| Theme | Description |
|---|---|
| Light | The default light theme with warm, readable colours |
| Solarized Light | Ethan Schoonover's precision colour scheme (warm background) |
| Dynamic | Clean, high-contrast theme with a dark sidebar |
| Sea Shell | Warm cream tones with teal accents |
| Catppuccin Latte | Soothing pastel colours from the Catppuccin palette |
| Gruvbox Light | Retro groove colour scheme with warm tones |
Dark Themes¶
| Theme | Description |
|---|---|
| Dark | The default dark theme |
| Solarized Dark | Ethan Schoonover's dark variant |
| Slate | Muted blue-grey tones |
| Mocha | Warm, low-contrast dark theme |
| Nord | Arctic-inspired cool blue palette |
| Catppuccin Mocha | Rich, warm dark variant from the Catppuccin palette |
| Dracula | Popular high-contrast dark theme with vivid accents |
Community themes (Solarized, Nord, Catppuccin, Dracula, Gruvbox) are open-source colour schemes adapted for FoldNotes' editor.
What Themes Affect¶
Themes control all editor colours:
- Headings — distinct colour per level, larger font
- Bold/Italic — rendered inline with visible Markdown markers
- Links — accent colour, clickable
- Tags — accent colour
- Code — monospace font with themed background
- Code blocks — monospace with background highlight
- Tables — monospace with background highlight
- Task metadata — muted colour for
due:,done:,priority: - Done tasks — strikethrough with muted colour
- Highlights — custom highlight colour per theme
The sidebar, toolbar, and other UI elements also adapt to the theme.
Font Size¶
Adjust the editor font size with:
- Cmd+= — increase
- Cmd+- — decrease
The font size is remembered across sessions.
Preview Theme¶
The Preview window uses a professional CSS theme with:
- Charter/Georgia serif body text
- Sans-serif headings
- Proper table formatting with striped rows
- Syntax-highlighted code blocks (via Highlight.js)
- Styled admonition callouts
The preview theme adapts to light and dark mode independently of the editor theme.