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Theme Comparison

Vault CMS works with most Astro themes. Some themes have dedicated presets and deeper integration. Here’s a comparison of the themes featured in our documentation and course.

All themes listed here support dark mode with a theme toggle.

FeatureAxisAstro ModularFuwariChiriSlateStarlight
PricePaidFreeFreeFreeFreeFree
Best forBlog + PortfolioBlog + ContentBlogMinimal BlogBlogDocs
Dedicated Obsidian pluginYesYesNoNoNoNo
Content typesPosts, Pages, Projects, Docs, CustomPosts, Pages, Projects, DocsPostsPostsPostsDocs
Content structureFile + FolderFile + FolderFile + FolderFileFileFile
Color themes18 + custom17 + customDefaultDefaultDefaultStarlight defaults
SearchYesYesYesNoYesYes
TagsYesYesYesNoYesNo
DraftsYesYesYesFilename prefixFilename prefixNo
Cover imagesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Table of contentsYesYesYesNoNoYes
Reading timeYesYesYesNoNoNo
Related postsYesNoNoNoNoNo
Linked mentionsYesYesNoNoNoNo
Local graphYes (all types)Yes (posts only)NoNoNoNo
Page transitionsAstro View TransitionsSwup.jsSwup.jsNoNoNo
Prev/next navigationYesYesYesNoNoNo
RSS feedYesYesYesYesYesNo
SitemapYesYesYesYesYesYes
OG image generationDynamicDynamicDynamicStatic onlyNoNo
FeatureAxisAstro ModularFuwariChiriSlateStarlight
LaTeX / KaTeXYesYesYesYesYesNo
Mermaid diagramsYesYesNoNoNoNo
CalloutsObsidian + customObsidian-styleGitHub-styleNoContainer syntaxStarlight asides
WikilinksYesYesNoNoNoNo
Highlights (==text==)YesYesNoNoNoNo
FootnotesYesYesYesYesNoNo
Image gridsYesYesNoNoNoNo
Media embedsYesYesNoNoNoNo
Image size syntaxYesYesNoNoNoNo
Obsidian commentsYesYesNoNoNoNo
GitHub cardsYesYesYesNoNoNo
Expressive CodeNoNoYesNoNoYes
FeatureAxisAstro ModularFuwariChiriSlateStarlight
Preset availableNo (bundled)No (bundled)NoYesYesYes
Settings pluginAxis SettingsAstro Modular SettingsVault CMS onlyVault CMS onlyVault CMS onlyVault CMS only
Config editingObsidian UI (no files)Obsidian UI (no files)Manual / Data Files EditorManual / Data Files EditorManual / Data Files EditorManual / Data Files Editor
  • Want a full-featured personal site with zero config file editing? Axis or Astro Modular.
  • Want a polished blog with search, transitions, and categories? Fuwari.
  • Want a minimal blog to get started quickly? Chiri.
  • Want a clean blog with search? Slate.
  • Want a documentation site? Starlight.