A question buyers ask AI

I want to restyle my note app with custom color schemes and dark mode — which tools let you properly theme the interface rather than just toggling light and dark?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 10, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Obsidian100%100%100%—
Joplin100%100%100%—
NotePlan100%100%100%—
Zettel Notes100%100%100%—
PrivacyNotes100%100%100%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 10, 2026 · 2 sources cited
ObsidianRecommendedpositive
“Obsidian is probably the strongest choice if you want control over practically every visual detail.”
+ community themes and custom CSS

“Thousands of community themes and custom CSS options.”

+ custom colors

“Custom background, text, accent and interface colors.”

+ separate light and dark palettes

“Separate light and dark color palettes.”

+ typography and spacing

“Fonts, heading styles, borders and spacing.”

+ plugins for customization

“Plugins for deeper visual customization.”

JoplinRecommendedSite citedpositive
“Joplin has a particularly interesting option called Theme Studio.”
+ built-in color palettes

“12 built-in color palettes.”

+ interface-wide theming

“Changes apply to the sidebar, toolbar, note list and editor.”

+ typography

“Custom typography and font sizes.”

+ light and dark palettes

“Supports both light and dark palettes.”

+ platform support

“Works on desktop and Android.”

NotePlanRecommendedpositive
+ custom color palettes

“Custom color palettes.”

+ light and dark themes

“Personalized light and dark themes.”

+ background and text colors

“Background and text colors.”

+ Markdown formatting

“Custom Markdown formatting.”

+ heading and checklist styling

“Heading and checklist styling.”

+ fonts and typography

“Custom fonts and typography.”

Zettel NotesRecommendedpositive
“Zettel Notes provides surprisingly extensive appearance controls.”
+ accent colors

“Custom accent colors.”

+ background colors

“Background colors.”

+ toolbar colors

“Toolbar colors.”

+ light and dark configurations

“Separate light and dark configurations.”

+ fonts

“Custom editor and viewer fonts.”

+ Markdown styling

“Custom Markdown styling.”

PrivacyNotesRecommendedpositive
“PrivacyNotes has a particularly interesting custom theme editor.”
+ custom theme editor

“You can choose six fundamental colors:”

+ contrast checking

“It generates the remaining colors and checks text contrast. ”

+ theme synchronization

“You can create separate themes for light and dark mode and synchronize your custom themes across devices.”

− custom themes require Pro

“Note: Custom themes require Pro.”

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