docs/obsidian-help/Extending Obsidian/Themes.md

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aliases: How to/Add custom styles
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Learn how to change the look and feel of Obsidian using themes built by the community.

## Browse themes

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Select **Turn on community plugins**. For more information, refer to [[Plugin security#Restricted mode]].
3. Select **Browse** to list all available community plugins.

## Install a new theme

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Under **Appearance → Themes**, select **Manage**.
3. Select the theme you want to use, and then select **Install and use**.

Obsidian installs the theme and immediately applies it. To revert back to the default theme, select **Stop using this theme**.

## Update themes

Themes don't update automatically. You can either update all themes at once, or update individual themes.

To update all your themes:

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Under **Appearance → Current community themes**, select **Check for updates**.
3. If updates are available, select **Update all**.

To update an individual theme:

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Under **Appearance → Themes**, select **Manage**.
3. Select the theme you want to update, and then select **Check for updates**.
4. If an update is available, select **Update**.

## Uninstall an existing theme

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Under **Appearance → Themes**, select **Manage**.
3. Select the theme you want to use, and then select **Uninstall**.

## Learn more

Ready to build your own theme? Learn how to [Build a theme](https://docs.obsidian.md/Themes/App+themes/Build+a+theme) or create [[CSS snippets]].