Free Scrivener 3 themes for writers who want a better drafting workspace.
Thanks for pushing this free Scrivener theme library past four digits.
68 themes total across three releases: dark, light, colorful, muted, and high-contrast themes built for long writing sessions. Available for both Windows and Mac.
Now past 1,000 tracked release-asset downloads on GitHub. Thanks for using them.
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https://github.com/Nosafune/free-scrivener-themes/releases/tag/v3.0.0
This is another quiet shadow drop: 8 new twin themes inspired by Baldur's Gate 3 characters, bundled with a single all-in-one pack and individual downloads for each theme pair.
https://github.com/Nosafune/free-scrivener-themes/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Start here if you want the newest themes. This release now adds 30 theme pairs on Windows and Mac, including the Cobalt2 pair and the new premium nature, game, and book-inspired lanes. This was a quiet shadow drop for the fans who watch the release page closely: the v2 pack grew from 20 to 30 theme pairs without a separate announcement. The pack ZIP download has also been rebuilt so the bundled download includes all 30 pairs.
https://github.com/Nosafune/free-scrivener-themes/releases/tag/v1.0.0
The original 30 themes. Windows .scrtheme files and Mac .stheme twins are available as release assets.
Looking for the newer expansion pack? Use v2.0.0:
https://github.com/Nosafune/free-scrivener-themes/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Mac .stheme files are available for all 68 themes as individual downloads on their release pages, plus full pack ZIPs where provided.
| Theme | Vibe |
|---|---|
| Pale Fang | Bone, ivory, black velvet, and blood-red restraint |
| Veil of Shar | Charcoal, pewter, muted violet, and moon-silver |
| Weave Archive | Royal blue, parchment, and antique gold |
| Gith Steel | Olive-steel, bone, and battle-worn leather |
| Blade of the Frontiers | Midnight navy, black, crimson, and old gold |
| Infernal Engine | Ember red, soot, furnace copper, and brass |
| Crimson Urge | Obsidian, dried blood, ash, and ritual gold |
| Wildwood Warden | Bark umber, lichen, olive-gray, and pollen gold |
Three custom .ico files for your Scrivener shortcut on Windows are available as named downloads on the release pages:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
scrivener-app-icon.ico |
Clean standard icon |
scrivener-blue-alt-app-icon.ico |
Blue alt variant |
scrivener-mani-katti-app-icon.ico |
Mani Katti themed variant |
To use one: right-click your Scrivener shortcut, open Properties, choose Change Icon, then browse to the .ico file.
| Theme | Vibe |
|---|---|
| Shadow Magic | Deep indigo with violet accents |
| Future Sequence | Cool tech blue-green |
| Save Crystal | Crystalline blue and white |
| Sheikah Slate | Dark grey with amber and blue |
| Gerudo Sun | Warm desert gold and terracotta |
| Trodain | Muted castle grey-green |
| Mystic | Deep jewelled teal |
| Twice Dead Shadow | Cold desaturated dark |
| Ink Blood | Near-black with deep red accents |
| Plain Jane | Clean light theme, minimal distraction |
| Cobalt2 Luxe | Deep blue writing-safe Cobalt2 theme |
| Cobalt2 IDE | Brighter IDE-style Cobalt2 theme |
| Erdtree Manuscript | Mythic forest-gold manuscript |
| Ravencliff Library | Gothic midnight library |
| Sea Glass Archive | Coastal archive, seafoam and stone |
| Chrono Lantern | Clockwork brass and blue light |
| Moonlit Grove | Silvered forest night |
| Ironwood Atlas | Antique map slate and bronze |
| Ashen Ledger | Ash paper with ink and berry |
| Hollow Quill | Ivory, ink, and smoked violet |
| Theme | Vibe |
|---|---|
| Mani Katti | Dark gold, clean and focused |
| Mav Buster | Warm orange on dark, high contrast |
| Majima | Deep purple, moody and immersive |
| Night Tropics | Dark teal, lush and atmospheric |
| Sovereign | Rich navy, formal and composed |
| Commoner King | Earthy mid-tone, comfortable long sessions |
| Amberlight | Amber on near-black, easy on the eyes |
| Abyssal | Deep blue-black, minimal distraction |
| Moss | Muted green, calm and organic |
| Noir | High contrast black and white |
| Synthwave | Purple and pink, retro neon |
| Bloodglass | Deep red, dramatic |
| Occult | Dark with muted purple accents |
| Scorned and Damned | Dark and desaturated |
| Copper Terminal | Warm copper on dark, terminal feel |
| Frostbound | Cool blue-grey, clean winter tones |
| Cosmic Nebula | Deep space purple and blue |
| Volcanic | Dark with orange-red accents |
| Sakura | Soft pink, light and gentle |
| Sunflower | Warm yellow, bright and open |
| El Catedral | Warm stone, old world feel |
| Scholar's Den | Rich brown, library atmosphere |
| Art Deco | Geometric gold on dark |
| Bluegray Folio | Professional blue-grey |
| Arroyo | Warm desert tones |
| Tempest | Cool stormy blue-grey |
| Mystify | Shifting blue-purple |
| Toxin | Acidic green on dark |
| Dark Clubhouse | Muted dark social feel |
| Salva la Reina | Deep jewel tones |
A 28-article Scrivener 3 compile reference is included in this repo - covering section types, section layouts, placeholders, separators, troubleshooting, and more.
Import in Scrivener via:
Window > Themes > Import Themes
Restart Scrivener after importing or switching themes so the full interface refreshes.
- Expanded the v2.0.0 pack from 20 to 30 theme pairs on Windows and Mac after the original release passed 200 tracked downloads, as a quiet shadow drop for the release watchers.
- Added individual
.scrthemeand.sthemeassets for per-theme downloads. - Added Cobalt2 Luxe and Cobalt2 IDE as Windows and Mac twin themes.
- Added eight premium nature, game, and book-inspired twin themes.
- Added three custom Scrivener
.icofiles as named release assets. - Rebuilt the Mac
.sthemepack after a tester-reported editor text inheritance issue and added explicit dark-mode text overrides so the active theme controls the main writing text.
- Added eight Baldur's Gate 3-inspired twin themes as a quiet shadow drop.
- Added an all-in-one pack alongside individual theme downloads for each new pair.
- Kept the release line free of copied art or character assets; only the color language and naming are inspired by the characters.
- Released 30 Windows
.scrthemefiles. - Mac
.sthemetwins were added after launch and confirmed working on macOS. - Included representative screenshots and the compile guide.
Thanks to the Reddit Mac tester who checked the .stheme files on a real Mac and confirmed the Mac themes apply correctly.
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