Nyan

Nyan Theme for Obsidian

A pixel-retro theme inspired by Nyan Cat. Rainbow headings, pixel-art file icons, animated status bar cat, and a full retro UI overhaul.

Features

• Rainbow headings - each heading level gets a different pastel color
• Rainbow horizontal rules - --- becomes a gradient rainbow
• Pop-tart checkboxes - checked boxes turn rainbow
• Pixel-art file icons - different icons for .md, images, PDFs, audio, video, config files
• Nyan Cat in status bar - bouncing pixel-art cat with rainbow trail
• Twinkling starfield - animated stars on dark mode background
• Rainbow loading bar - animated gradient on the active pane
• Retro pixel UI - square corners, chunky borders, drop shadow buttons
• Silkscreen pixel font - for UI elements, tabs, sidebar, and headings
• Light and dark mode - warm cream tones and deep space navy

Screenshots

Dark Mode

Light Mode

Installation

From Obsidian Community Themes

1. Open Settings > Appearance > Themes
2. Click Manage and search for Nyan
3. Click Install and use

Manual Installation

1. Download theme.css and manifest.json from the latest release
2. Create a folder called Nyan in your vault's .obsidian/themes/ directory
3. Place both files inside
4. Go to Settings > Appearance > Themes and select Nyan

Style Settings

Install the Style Settings plugin to toggle individual effects:

• Rainbow headings
• Rainbow horizontal rules
• Rainbow scrollbar
• Rainbow active tab indicator
• Pop-tart checkboxes
• Nyan Cat in status bar
• Animated starfield (dark mode)
• Rainbow loading bar
• Sparkle on hover
• Custom accent/background colors
• Font and font size

Note on Network Usage

This theme loads two pixel fonts from Google Fonts: Silkscreen and Press Start 2P. This requires an internet connection on first load (fonts are cached by the browser afterward).

License

MIT