Custom CSS to give linkding a dark, card-based layout

linkding-cards.css

/*
Card-based layout for Linkding
Large images, fully clickable
Entire card selectable in bulk edit mode
Tags moved to expandable sidebar

Author: Brett Terpstra (https://brettterpstra.com)
GitHub: @ttscoff <https://github.com/ttscoff>
License: MIT
*/
body {
  --fbc-blue-60: #001219;
  --fbc-blue-70: #001219;
  background: #001219; }

:root {
  --primary-color: #94d2bd;
  --primary-text-color: #fff;
  --btn-primary-bg-color: #005f73;
  --btn-primary-hover-bg-color: #0a9396;
  --btn-primary-text-color: #fff;
  --btn-link-text-color: #94d2bd;
  --btn-link-hover-text-color: #0fd9de;
  --checkbox-checked-bg-color: #005f73;
  --checkbox-bg-color: rgba(0, 95, 115, 0.75);
  --tab-active-color: #94d2bd;
  --tab-highlight-color: #0a9396;
  --tab-hover-color: #0a9396;
  --focus-outline: #94d2bd;
  --input-border-color: #1e493a;
  --btn-border-color: #1e493a; }

/* Logo */
a {
  color: #94d2bd; }

.btn {
  color: #94d2bd; }
  .btn .btn-primary {
    background: #005f73;
    color: #94d2bd; }
    .btn .btn-primary:hover {
      color: #0a9396; }

header h1 {
  transform: rotate(-5deg) translate(-7px, -13px); }
  header h1::after {
    color: #ca6702;
    content: " redux";
    left: 0;
    opacity: 0.8;
    position: absolute;
    top: 1em; }

/* Tag cloud */
.col-1 {
  background: rgba(0, 18, 25, 0.95);
  border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px;
  border: solid 2px rgba(10, 147, 150, 0.85);
  height: calc(100vh - 159px);
  left: 100%;
  opacity: 0.5;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: 30px;
  position: fixed;
  top: 149px;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
  width: 60vw;
  z-index: 20; }

section.content-area.col-1 .content-area-header {
  background: rgba(0, 18, 25, 0.95);
  border-color: #0a9396;
  border-color: rgba(10, 147, 150, 0.85);
  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 2px 2px 0 2px;
  border-bottom: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding: 0 20px;
  position: fixed;
  transform: rotate(-90deg) translate(-30px, -88px); }
  section.content-area.col-1 .content-area-header:first-of-type {
    margin-top: -12px; }

.col-1 .content-area-header h2 {
  color: #0a9396; }
.col-1:hover, .col-1:focus {
  margin-left: -57vw;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; }

.tag-cloud .unselected-tags a {
  border-radius: 15px;
  border: solid 1px rgba(0, 95, 115, 0.3);
  color: #005f73;
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0 0 0.25em 0 !important;
  padding: 0 6px; }
.tag-cloud .highlight-char {
  color: #0a9396; }
.tag-cloud .unselected-tags a {
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; }
  .tag-cloud .unselected-tags a:visited:hover, .tag-cloud .unselected-tags a:visited:focus {
    background: rgba(148, 210, 189, 0.8);
    box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(148, 210, 189, 0.35);
    text-decoration: none;
    transform: scale(1.1);
    transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out; }
  .tag-cloud .unselected-tags a:hover, .tag-cloud .unselected-tags a:focus {
    background: rgba(148, 210, 189, 0.8);
    box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(148, 210, 189, 0.35);
    text-decoration: none;
    transform: scale(1.1);
    transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out; }
.tag-cloud a {
  font-weight: 500; }

/* Bookmark cards */
li[ld-bookmark-item] {
  background-color: rgba(0, 95, 115, 0.09);
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: solid 1px #333;
  display: block;
  gap: 0px 0px;
  margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
  min-width: 250px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 210px 10px 10px 10px;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .title img + a::before {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    height: 250px;
    left: -10px;
    position: absolute;
    top: -250px;
    width: 110%;
    z-index: 8; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .preview-image {
    height: 200px;
    left: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .title img {
    top: 10px;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .title:hover img {
    transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.3);
    transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .title a[data-tooltip]:focus::after,
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .title a[data-tooltip]:hover::after {
    background: #005b7f;
    border-color: #005f73; }

@media screen and (min-width: 770px) {
  li[ld-bookmark-item] {
    width: 48%; } }
@media screen and (min-width: 900px) {
  li[ld-bookmark-item] {
    width: 32%; } }
@media screen and (min-width: 1300px) {
  li[ld-bookmark-item] {
    width: 24%; } }
/* make image clickable */
ul.bookmark-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap; }

li[ld-bookmark-item] .title {
  background: 0; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .content {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding-bottom: 70px;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .title a {
  width: 100%;
  color: #fff; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .url-display,
li[ld-bookmark-item] .url-path {
  margin-bottom: 7.3em;
  color: #94d2bd; }

.grid {
  display: block; }

.container {
  max-width: 100%; }

/* Make entire card clickable in bulk edit mode */
[ld-bulk-edit] li[ld-bookmark-item] .form-checkbox.bulk-edit-checkbox {
  cursor: pointer;
  height: 600px;
  left: -11px;
  top: -212px;
  transform: none;
  width: 109%;
  z-index: 10; }

li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:link, li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:visited, li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:hover, li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:focus {
  background: rgba(148, 210, 189, 0.15);
  border-radius: 15px;
  color: #94d2bd;
  font-size: 90%;
  padding: 3px 6px;
  text-decoration: none; }

a[data-turbo-frame="details-modal"] {
  clear: left; }

li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags {
  margin: 1em 0; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:link, li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:visited, li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:hover, li[ld-bookmark-item] .tags a:focus {
    background: #005f73;
    color: #94d2bd;
    transition: all 0.1s linear; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .preview-image {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #93d2bd 0%, #006275 100%); }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .preview-image.placeholder {
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, #93d2bd 0%, #006275 100%); }
    li[ld-bookmark-item] .preview-image.placeholder .img {
      mask: 0;
      background-color: transparent; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .description {
  color: #aaa;
  margin: 1em 0; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .description.separate {
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 60%, transparent);
    max-height: 4.3em;
    position: absolute;
    top: 3em;
    background: rgba(0, 18, 25, 0.7);
    padding: 5px;
    transition: all 0.2s linear;
    white-space: wrap; }
    li[ld-bookmark-item] .description.separate:hover {
      -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 60%, #000);
      max-height: 15em;
      transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
      z-index: 11; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions,
li[ld-bookmark-item] .extra-actions {
  bottom: 0;
  display: block;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions {
  bottom: 0;
  height: 70px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  padding-top: 10px;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions a {
    padding: 0 4px; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions button.btn-link {
    padding: 0 4px;
    border: solid 1px rgba(153, 136, 87, 0.5); }

/* Preview image */
/* Description */
/* Actions */
.extra-actions {
  clear: both;
  display: block;
  padding-top: 5px;
  width: 100%; }

.actions span {
  display: none; }

.extra-actions .btn {
  background: rgba(10, 147, 150, 0.5); }

li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions a {
  background-color: #005f73;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: #94d2bd;
  float: left;
  margin: 0 4px 4px 0;
  padding: 0 4px;
  text-align: center;
  width: 50px; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions a:first-of-type {
    background: 0;
    border: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    color: #005f73;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 4px 0 0;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    width: auto;
    z-index: 10; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions a:hover {
    background: #94d2bd;
    color: #005f73 !important;
    transition: all 0.1s linear; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions button.btn-link {
  background: rgba(220, 41, 23, 0.25);
  border: solid 1px rgba(220, 41, 23, 0.5);
  color: #dc2917;
  opacity: 0.6; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions button.btn-link:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    transition: all 0.1s linear; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions a:first-of-type:hover {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #94d2bd !important;
  transition: color 0.1s linear; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions .extra-actions button.btn-link {
  background: 0;
  border: 0;
  color: #94d2bd;
  opacity: 0.5;
  padding: 0; }
  li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions .extra-actions button.btn-link:hover, li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions .extra-actions button.btn-link:focus {
    opacity: 1; }
li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions a {
  float: left; }

.actions span.confirmation {
  margin-right: 4px;
  display: block;
  float: left; }
  .actions span.confirmation .btn {
    margin: 0 4px;
    margin: 0;
    position: relative;
    visibility: hidden;
    width: 22px; }
    .actions span.confirmation .btn::before {
      border-radius: 4px;
      border: solid 1px;
      color: #94d2bd;
      content: "\2713";
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 150%;
      font-weight: 600;
      height: 20px;
      left: 0;
      padding: 0;
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      visibility: visible;
      width: 20px;
      z-index: 1; }
    .actions span.confirmation .btn.mr-1::before {
      color: #ff2a15;
      content: "\00D7";
      font-size: 180%;
      line-height: 0.65; }

li[ld-bookmark-item] .actions button.btn-link {
  float: left;
  margin-right: 4px; }

/* pagination */
.bookmark-pagination.sticky {
  background: #001219; }
  .bookmark-pagination.sticky::before {
    background: #001219; }

/* notes */
ul.bookmark-list .notes {
  background: #333;
  bottom: 34px;
  display: block;
  height: 23px;
  max-height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  width: 44px;
  z-index: 1000; }
  ul.bookmark-list .notes::before {
    background: #333;
    border-radius: 4px;
    color: #888;
    content: "Note";
    cursor: pointer;
    display: block;
    padding: 0 6px;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 1px; }
  ul.bookmark-list .notes:hover {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto; }
    ul.bookmark-list .notes:hover::before {
      display: none; }

THIS IS CRAZY!!

Thanks for your hardwork. It's not for me but I respect the effort.

Kudos!

Thank you for creating and sharing this CSS.

Thank you for creating and sharing this CSS.

Sure thing :).

Hi Brett - I'm a huge fan of your work :)

Thank you so much for creating this gist. I just migrated from Pinboard to Linkding, and I was looking for a way to make the links look better. When I applied your CSS, it the Linkding home page looked awful, and when I asked Claude code to look at it, it told me that Linkding recently moved from Svelte components to Lit elements. With little (a lot!) of help from Claude, I vibe-coded an updated version of your CSS: https://gist.github.com/digitaljavelina/4d6e11611023cd4889b371f4dddb4d9b

Now it looks great! Thank you so much again!

Key changes in the updated version:

1. All li[ld-bookmark-item] selectors replaced with ul.bookmark-list > li
2. Card layout uses flex-direction: column-reverse on each
3. so the preview image (which comes after .content in the HTML) renders visually on top
4. Bulk edit selector changed from [ld-bulk-edit] to ld-bookmark-page.active
5. Side panel selectors updated from .col-1 to .side-panel.col-1
6. Removed the Brett-specific header h1::after "redux" text (you can add it back if you want)
7. Added dark theme CSS variables that linkding v1.45 actually reads (--body-color, --text-color, etc.)

@digitaljavelina That's great, thanks! I must be running an old version of linkding, good to know I can upgrade without losing my styling :).