Typora is a minimalist text editor that renders markdown and code in real-time. The software comes with several default themes that can be applied through the Themes option menu.

First, find which custom theme you’d like to install from the Typora themes page.

  1. Download the theme.

  2. Open Typora and navigate to the File > Preferences menu. The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + comma

    The Appearance tab in the Preferences options menu

  3. Go to the Appearance tab and Open Theme Folder.

  4. Extract the files from the downloaded .zip into the themes folder. You should have:

    • A folder containing the theme’s fonts (.tff, .otf,.woff files)
    • A .css file with the theme’s styling

    The Typora themes folder containing theme folders and .css files

  5. Restart Typora to refresh the available themes.

  6. Apply the new theme through the Themes menu, or from File > Preferences > Appearance options.

    Applying a newly available Typora theme after refreshing the application through the Themes menu. Applying a newly available Typora theme through the Preferences menu and Appearance tab options.

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