Reading themes and the background

Choose a reading theme, and meet the gently animated night-sky background on the web.

Updated Aug 19, 2026

You can shape how OutaStory looks to suit your taste and your eyes.

Choosing a theme

Open Profile → Theme (/profile/theme) and pick a
reading theme. Your choice applies across the app, and you can change it
whenever you like.

The animated background

On the default theme, the web version shows a gently animated
night-sky background behind the app — a subtle, slow-moving backdrop that
adapts to light and dark. It's there to be calming, never distracting, and
it stays out of the way while you read. Other themes use their own plain
backdrop instead.

If you prefer less movement, OutaStory honours your device's
reduced-motion setting.

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