Reading View Styles

Last modified: 16/02/2026

Overview

This page explains the Reading View macro styles in Sprout.

Use Settings → Reading → Macro styles to switch between them.

Card Styles

Currently available:

• Disabled: turns off Sprout card styling and uses native Obsidian reading rendering.
• Flashcards: fastest active-recall view with flip interaction (question face ↔ answer face).
• Clean markdown: minimal note-like rendering with low chrome and clean text flow.

Planned for a future update:

• Classic: structured card sections with progressive reveal.
• Guidebook: walkthrough / step-by-step reading layout.
• Custom: user-defined CSS styling with dedicated hook classes.

Flashcards

• Purpose: fastest active-recall view.
• Behavior: flip interaction (question face ↔ answer face).
• Best for: quick recall blocks.
• Typical layout: masonry.

Clean markdown

• Purpose: minimal note-like rendering.
• Behavior: low chrome, clean text flow.
• Best for: reading-heavy material and concise review.
• Typical layout: vertical.

Configuration

• Reading view fields are configured and saved per style.
• Reading view colours are also per style (except Flashcards).
• This keeps each style standalone, so changes on one style do not affect others.

Next step

Classic, Guidebook, and Custom are planned for a future release. See Custom Reading Styles for Custom plans.