Customization
Glyph has two independent theming systems: one for the app (tab bar, navigation, settings), one for the reader (page background, text). You can mix and match, a warm sepia reader theme inside a dark app, for example.
App appearance
Open Settings → Appearance.
- Color scheme: Light, Dark, or System (follows your iOS setting)
- App theme grid: accent colors that tint the app’s controls (buttons, toggles, highlights). Pick a preset or tap + Custom to build your own.
Custom app themes let you set background, surface, accent, and text colors. They’re saved locally and switchable at any time.
Reader themes
Reader themes are separate from the app theme, they only affect the reading view (page color, text color, accent inside the Reader). See Reader → Themes for the six built-ins and the custom-theme creator.
Sharing themes
Custom reader themes can be exported and shared.
- Export: Theme & Settings → tap your custom theme → Share. Produces a
.glyphthemefile. - Import: open any
.glyphthemefile in Mail, Messages, Files, or AirDrop and select “Open in Glyph”. The theme is added to your collection.
The format is a plain JSON document, community themes can be posted to GitHub, Discord, or anywhere people share files.
Library badges
In Settings → Library, two optional badges on each library cover:
- Unread: number of unread chapters
- Downloaded: number of chapters available offline
Both off by default. Turn them on if you want at-a-glance status.
Reader defaults
Pre-set how new chapters open in Settings → Reader:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Default direction | Paginated horizontal or scroll vertical |
| Keep screen on | Prevent auto-lock while reading |
| Pre-fetch | How many chapters to pre-load (0–5) |
These are defaults for new opens. Inside any specific reader session you can override them temporarily without affecting the global setting.
See also
- Reader: themes, fonts, and per-session controls
- Sync & Privacy: themes sync across devices