Paper Source

Paper Source

A standalone Obsidian theme with a soft mint-paper typewriter look and warm organic green / orange accents.

Paper Source pairs Source Code Pro monospace typography with a calm, paper-like surface and a color-coded green heading ladder. Bold and italic text glow in warm orange, backlinks are underlined in tan, and the dark mode leans on Monokai-inspired surfaces with crisp mint text.

Features

• Typewriter typography — Source Code Pro everywhere (editor, interface, and code) for a clean monospace feel, with a comfortable 16px base and 1.6 line height.
• Color-coded heading ladder — h1–h6 step through an organic green gradient so document structure reads at a glance.
• Warm accent system — bold and italic text in warm orange, tan-underlined backlinks, and coral interactive accents.
• Justified reading view — body text is justified with automatic hyphenation and a comfortable 72ch measure.
• Light & dark modes — a mint-paper light theme and a deep, Monokai-inspired dark theme (the active-file dot turns Monokai green in the dark).
• Refined chrome — rounded radii, dot-marker file tree, pill-shaped tags, custom scrollbars, and subtle motion throughout.

Palette

Installation

Manual

1. Download theme.css and manifest.json from this repository.
2. Copy them into your vault at .obsidian/themes/Paper Source/.
3. In Obsidian, go to Settings → Appearance → Themes and select Paper Source.

Toggle between light and dark in Settings → Appearance → Base color scheme.

Compatibility

• Requires Obsidian 1.0.0 or newer.
• The Source Code Pro font is loaded from Google Fonts; if you work offline, install the font locally for the full effect.

License

MIT © 2026 Šimon Zelenka