Summary

This article provides a tutorial on customizing Obsidian with a translucent background image using a CSS snippet and the Style Settings plugin.

Abstract

The article explains how to use a CSS snippet to add a background image with a translucency effect to an Obsidian workspace. It provides a link to download the CSS file and instructions on how to add it to the Obsidian workspace. The article also recommends installing the Style Settings plugin to configure the CSS snippet and provides options for configuring the background image for the entire workspace, note page, or file explorer. The author notes that the CSS snippet is not perfect but is the best they have found for creating this type of interface in Obsidian.

Opinions

The author loves Obsidian and enjoys customizing it.
The author thinks that the CSS snippet creates a beautiful-looking interface.
The author recommends using the Style Settings plugin to configure the CSS snippet.
The author notes that the CSS snippet is not perfect but is the best they have found for creating this type of interface in Obsidian.

How to Customize Obsidian With a Translucent Background Image

Useful CSS Snippet

I love obsidian and messing around with it. Recently, I discovered a CSS snippet that helps you to customize your obsidian workspace.

This allows you to add a background image to your workspace with the desired translucency effect. I’m loving it. It creates a really beautiful-looking interface.

Here’s how it looks.

You can configure more settings to make it look personalized. This tutorial will focus on how you can achieve this kind of customization on your obsidian workspace.

Download the CSS file

Download CSS

Once you have downloaded the CSS file. Add it to your obsidian workspace. Here’s how you do it.

Create a folder inside your ‘.obsidian’ folder named snippets
Add the downloaded file there.

Now, go to settings> appearance, and go down to CSS snippets.

Here you will find the obsidian-workspace-background CSS. Enable it.

Plugin You Need

Just enabling the CSS file will not work. You need to configure the snippet as well. For that, you will need to install the style settings. It helps to configure the CSS snippet.

Configuring Workspace background CSS

After installing the style settings plugin, open its options and you will see options for the background. Now you need to configure it.

Depending on whether you are using the dark theme or light theme. choose an option.

There are three configuration options available right now.

Workspace background Image: This adds image to your entire workspace.
Note page background: This adds image to the note page
File explorer background: This adds image only to the file explorer

Here are some settings you can configure in the settings:

First enable the option of ‘workspace background Image’
You can either add a custom image or choose from the few options available there.
If you use custom image, you will have to follow the documentation available there.

There are some more options you can configure: Blur Radius, brightness & saturation.

This CSS snippet is still not perfect but the best I’ve found for creating this type of Interface in obsidian.

I hope this article helps you to customize obsidian.

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