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Synthwave Pro

by robertobissanti
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Description

This theme supports Dark Mode
This theme supports Light Mode

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Synthwave Pro

English • Italiano

An Obsidian theme with a VaporWave / RetroWave vibe, built for people who spend long hours at the screen: programmers, engineers, heavy readers.

Synthwave Pro — Synthwave palette

Synthwave Pro — Tokyo Night palette

Philosophy

  • Never pure black, never pure white — deep indigo background, warm off-white text.
  • Neon used sparingly — accents reserved for headings, links, focus and syntax highlighting. Body copy stays calm.
  • WCAG AA contrast on body text.
  • Optional retro effects (glow, perspective grid, CRT scanlines): all off by default, toggle from Style Settings.
  • Programmer feel: monospace headings by default, #/## prefixes on titles, code blocks with neon left border, monospaced status bar.

Installation

  1. Copy the obsidian-synthwave-pro/ folder into <vault>/.obsidian/themes/obsidian-synthwave-pro/
  2. Settings → Appearance → Theme → select Synthwave Pro
  3. Install the Style Settings plugin
  4. Open Settings → Style Settings → Synthwave Pro

Variants (Style Settings)

Section Options
Palette Synthwave (default) · Outrun · Miami · Tokyo Night · Soft Reading
Background depth Deep · Medium · Soft
Effects Retro grid · Neon glow · CRT scanlines (all off by default)
Typography Monospace headings on/off · text font · mono font · size · line-height
Accents Color picker for primary / secondary override

Usage hints

  • Long coding sessions → Tokyo Night or Soft Reading palette, glow off, depth medium.
  • Maximum retrowave vibe → Synthwave + grid on + glow on (mind the headache after an hour).
  • Long reading → Soft Reading, line-height 1.7, mono headings off.

Structure

obsidian-synthwave-pro/
├── manifest.json
├── theme.css
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
└── README_it.md

Callouts & checkboxes preview

The blocks below render with full styling only inside Obsidian. GitHub renders a subset of callouts (NOTE / TIP / IMPORTANT / WARNING / CAUTION) and shows custom task markers as plain checkboxes.

Callouts

[!NOTE] Standard note Default block. Useful for general info that doesn't need extra emphasis. Syntax: > [!NOTE]

[!TIP] Useful tip Use callouts to organize notes visually. They can be nested. Syntax: > [!TIP]

[!IMPORTANT] Important Crucial information for understanding what follows. Syntax: > [!IMPORTANT]

[!WARNING] Warning Pay attention — this could cause confusion if ignored. Syntax: > [!WARNING]

[!CAUTION] Caution Proceed carefully. A wrong action here may cause data loss or major errors. Syntax: > [!CAUTION]

[!ABSTRACT] Summary Ideal for executive summaries. [!SUMMARY] is an alias. Syntax: > [!ABSTRACT] or > [!SUMMARY]

[!INFO] Info Technical details or supporting data. Syntax: > [!INFO]

[!QUOTE] Quote "The best way to predict the future is to create it." Syntax: > [!QUOTE]

[!SUCCESS] Success A process completed correctly or a hypothesis was verified. Syntax: > [!SUCCESS]

[!QUESTION] Question Open question highlighted as such. Syntax: > [!QUESTION]

[!FAILURE] Failure Something didn't work as expected, or a test failed. Syntax: > [!FAILURE]

[!DANGER] Danger High risk. Use only for critical warnings. Syntax: > [!DANGER]

[!BUG] Bug Track known software bugs in your notes. Syntax: > [!BUG]

[!EXAMPLE] Example

  1. Start with > [!TYPE]
  2. Add content on following lines. Syntax: > [!EXAMPLE]
Collapsible callout

Add a - after the type to make it collapsed by default.

[!TIP]- Click to expand Hidden until clicked. Good for long details or exercise solutions. Syntax: > [!TIP]-

Custom checkboxes

Base states
  • To-do (default) [ ]
  • Completed [x]
  • Completed (uppercase) [X]
  • [-] Cancelled / N/A [-]
Priority & urgency
  • [!] URGENT — immediate action [!]
  • [>] Delegated to someone else [>]
  • [<] Postponed / scheduled [<]
  • [/] In progress [/]
Ideas & creativity
  • [*] Brilliant idea / favourite [*]
  • [l] Insight / lightbulb [l]
  • [B] Brainstorming [B]
  • [Y] Reflection / thought [Y]
Doubts & verification
  • [?] Open question [?]
  • [w] To review [w]
  • [V] Verified [V]
Development & tech
  • [b] Bug to fix [b]
  • [f] Feature request / flag [f]
  • [k] Key / password / critical [k]
  • [S] Secure / locked [S]
  • [c] Cloud / sync [c]
Time & organization
  • [t] Target / goal [t]
  • [D] Deadline / date [D]
  • [O] Estimated time [O]
  • [z] Snoozed [z]
  • [R] To refresh [R]
Communication & info
  • [i] General info [i]
  • [n] Numeric note [n]
  • [Q] Open discussion [Q]
  • [u] User involved [u]
  • [m] Place / map [m]
Misc
  • [p] Pin / fixed [p]
  • [d] To delete / trash [d]
  • [C] Recycle / review [C]
  • [E] External link / web [E]
  • [F] Hot / trending [F]
  • [H] Home / main [H]
  • [J] Celebration [J]
  • [K] Tool [K]
  • [L] Reading / study [L]
  • [M] Finance / cost [M]
  • [N] Quick note [N]
  • [P] Pin (variant) [P]
  • [T] Ticket / support [T]
  • [U] High priority (up) [U]
  • [W] Manual work [W]
  • [a] Audio / recorded [a]
  • [e] Email to send [e]
  • [s] Saved / bookmark [s]

Author

Ing. Roberto Bissanti — aerospace engineer applied to renewable energy innovation (vertical-axis wind turbines, small wind systems, shape-memory alloys), based in Palermo, Sicily. Also a software developer for the cases the spreadsheet can't reach.

Mac user since 1989 — old enough to remember when "dark mode" meant the screen was off. The eyes are no longer twenty, hence Synthwave Pro.

Issues, ideas and PRs are welcome on github.com/robertobissanti/obsidian-synthwave-pro.

License

MIT — use, fork, modify.

Credits

Third-party assets

  • Lucide icons (ISC License) — used for custom checkbox glyphs.
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