Settings
Appearance settings
Appearance controls theme, color, type, and a few layout toggles. Open Settings → Appearance. These choices are app-wide: every Space shares them.
Theme
Choose System, Light, or Dark.
- System follows your OS light/dark setting as the day changes.
- Light locks the app to light mode.
- Dark locks the app to dark mode.
You can also pick light and dark presets. Optional background or foreground colors let you nudge the canvas when a preset is close but not quite right.
Try System first if you already switch your Mac or PC with the clock. Switch to Light or Dark when you want Glyph to stay put.
Accent colors
Accent color tints controls, focus rings, and highlights. Options:
- Neutral
- Orange
- Glyph Red
- Cerulean
- Tropical Teal
Pick the one that reads well with your theme. Accents show up on active items and key controls, so choose something you can spot without fatigue.
Corners
Corner style sets how sharp or rounded UI corners feel:
- Brutalist: sharp edges
- Default: balanced corners
- Soft: rounded corners
Pair Brutalist with a stark theme if you like a hard UI. Soft fits denser, calmer layouts.
Typography
Set fonts and sizes for three roles:
- Interface: menus, sidebar, buttons
- Editor: note body while you write
- Monospace: code and Raw Markdown
Bump editor size for long sessions. Keep interface size readable in the sidebar. Monospace matters most when you live in Raw Markdown or Vim Mode.
Layout and display toggles
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Folio Mode | Turns Folio Mode on or off as your reading and writing layout |
| Classic All Notes grid | Uses the classic grid for All Notes |
| Beautiful Tags | Styles tags with the polished tag look |
| Editor width | Compact, Comfortable, or Wide for the note column |
| Translucent sidebar | Gives the sidebar a translucent look |
| Show database column color | Shows color on database columns |
Editor width changes how wide the note column feels. Compact keeps lines short. Wide uses more of a large monitor. Comfortable sits in the middle.
Folio Mode and Classic All Notes grid change how you browse and read. They do not change how Markdown files save on disk.
How to tune it
- Set Theme (System, Light, or Dark).
- Pick an Accent.
- Set Corners if the default feels wrong.
- Adjust Typography sizes for interface and editor.
- Set Editor width.
- Toggle Folio Mode, Beautiful Tags, translucent sidebar, and the rest to taste.
Tips
- Start with Theme and Accent, then Typography and Editor width.
- Translucent sidebar looks best when the window sits over a calm desktop background.
- Appearance never needs an open Space. Set it on first launch if you want.