ARCLINE minimal Garmin watch face

A large, clear time display and three colored goal arcs for steps, intensity minutes and Body Battery. Light or dark, for fēnix, Forerunner, Venu, vívoactive and many more Garmin watches.

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Device profiles: 47
Display: AMOLED / MicroLED
Free version: Free
Pro one-time: $1.99

Minimalist, down to the essentials

Minimal Garmin watch face ARCLINE in the Pro Night look on an epix Pro on a wooden table in the evening, city lights behind

ARCLINE is a minimalist Garmin watch face for people who like their watch tidy. Instead of crowding the screen with fields, icons and colors, it shows only what you need during the day: a large, clear time, three slim arcs for steps, intensity minutes and Body Battery, plus a few values like weather, battery and heart rate. Not a cockpit, just a display you read at a glance.

The design follows minimalism: plenty of open space, a fine, clear typeface, muted colors and no effects. Every element has its fixed place and nothing competes for attention.

One glance is all it takes

What you see on the display and what each element shows.

Data fields

You decide what goes into eight fields: two in the status line at the top, three lines on the right and up to three goal arcs at the bottom. Only the date is fixed. In Pro, you can also choose whether one, two or three arcs sit at the bottom. The top and right fields share the same list of values. The arcs only take values that fill toward a goal: steps and floors against your daily goal, intensity minutes against your weekly goal, plus Body Battery, stress, Pulse Ox and battery on their 0 to 100 scale. Heart rate and calories have no goal, so they can only go at the top or on the right. If your watch doesn’t measure something, the menu doesn’t offer it. In Free you choose the bottom line on the right and the right arc. In Pro you choose all eight fields.

Status line and right side

Heart rate
Calories
Body Battery
Steps
Floors
Intensity minutes
Distance
Stress
Pulse Ox
Respiration
Elevation
Weather
Battery
Notifications
Sunrise
Sunset

Goal arcs

Steps
Floors
Intensity minutes
Body Battery
Stress
Pulse Ox
Battery

One, two or three arcs

In Pro you decide how many goal arcs sit at the bottom. One arc keeps the display especially clean, three keep all your goals in view.

One arc: steps
Two arcs: steps, intensity minutes
Three arcs: steps, intensity minutes, Body Battery

Simple and clean in light, dark or your colors

Minimal Garmin watch face ARCLINE on four Garmin watches on concrete steps: fēnix 8, epix Pro, Forerunner 970 and Forerunner 265 in four looks

Free comes in light and dark. With Pro, you can pick from 32 ready-made color combinations or build your own: pair a background and arc colors from different presets, then set the text and each arc individually from 38 colors. Every change shows up right away as a preview on the watch. Pictured: four looks on fēnix 8, epix Pro, Forerunner 970 and Forerunner 265.

A minimal Garmin watch face for every day

Minimal Garmin watch face ARCLINE in light mode on a Forerunner 570 on the wrist over coffee

Minimal Garmin watch face ARCLINE in light mode on a white fēnix 8 at the sleeve of a cream coat

Garmin Forerunner 570 with the light ARCLINE watch face at the kitchen table, hand on a coffee mug

ARCLINE Garmin watch face in dark mode on a Forerunner 265 on the steering wheel during a night drive

Minimal Garmin watch face ARCLINE in dark mode on an epix Pro on concrete

Garmin Forerunner 570 with the minimal ARCLINE watch face in dark mode on concrete

ARCLINE is made for everyday life: the first coffee of the morning, the commute to work, the drive home in the evening. The light version suits daylight and light fabrics. The dark version is easy on the eyes at night. These photos show the minimal Garmin watch face on different watches, from the Forerunner 265 and 570 to the fēnix 8.

Always-on: just the time

In always-on mode, ARCLINE switches to its own pared-back view: a black background with the time stacked in a dimmed gray, and nothing else.

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Set it up right on the watch

On the watch face, hold the middle left button (UP/MENU), choose “Watch Face” and then “Customize”. Every change shows up instantly in the preview. On Venu, vívoactive and other two-button watches, hold the lower right button instead.

01
Apply
Saves your changes and closes the menu. If you leave the menu without applying, the watch asks whether to save.
02
Colors
Everything to do with color. The watch face updates as you scroll.
- Presets
  Ready-made pairings of a background and three matching arc colors. Free: light or dark. Pro: 32.
- BackgroundPro
  Any of the 32 preset backgrounds, independent of the arc colors.
- AccentPro
  The three arc colors from any of the 32 presets, so you can put a color trio on a different background.
- TextPro
  Text color from 38 options. The watch adjusts it so it stays readable on the background.
- ArcsPro
  Color each goal arc on its own, from 38 colors or as set by the preset.
03
Values
Which data goes where.
- Fields
  You step through the fields in order: two at the top, three on the right, then the arcs. Up and Down scroll through the values, and the watch face updates as you go. In Free, the bottom row on the right and the right arc can be changed.
- CountPro
  One, two or three goal arcs. Fewer arcs means each one is longer, and a single arc uses the full width.
04
Reset
Restores colors and data fields to the defaults.

ARCLINE Garmin Watch Face – Settings on the watch

Start free, make it yours with Pro

Start free, make it yours with Pro
Feature	FreeNo time limit	Pro$1.99 one-time
Design
Large time with date	Included	Included
Three colored goal arcs	Included	Included
Dedicated always-on display	Included	Included
Colors
Color combinations	Light or dark	32
Choose the background separately	Not included	32 backgrounds
Choose arc colors separately	Not included	Included
Choose the text color	Not included	38 colors
Color each arc individually	Not included	38 colors
Data
Ready-made layout with weather, battery, heart rate, distance, calories	Included	Included
Customizable fields	2 of 8	All 8
Data options per field	Up to 16	Up to 16
Number of goal arcs	3	1, 2 or 3
Settings
On-watch settings with live preview	Included	Included
12/24 hours and units follow your watch	Included	Included
Menu in six languages	Included	Included

Connect IQ StoreFree version Connect IQ StorePro version · $1.99

Does it fit your Garmin?

The watch face runs on these Garmin watches:

fēnix 8 AMOLED 43 mm
fēnix 8 AMOLED 47 mm
fēnix 8 AMOLED 51 mm
fēnix 8 Pro 47 mm
fēnix 8 Pro 51 mm
fēnix 8 Pro MicroLED
fēnix 9 43 mm
fēnix 9 47 mm
fēnix 9 51 mm
fēnix 9 Pro 43 mm
fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm
fēnix 9 Pro 51 mm
fēnix E
epix (Gen 2)
epix Pro (Gen 2) 42 mm
epix Pro (Gen 2) 47 mm
epix Pro (Gen 2) 51 mm
Forerunner 70
Forerunner 165
Forerunner 165 Music
Forerunner 170
Forerunner 170 Music
Forerunner 265
Forerunner 265S
Forerunner 570 42 mm
Forerunner 570 47 mm
Forerunner 965
Forerunner 970
Venu 2
Venu 2 Plus
Venu 2S
Venu 3
Venu 3S
Venu 4 41 mm
Venu 4 45 mm
vívoactive 5
vívoactive 6
Instinct 3 AMOLED 45 mm
Instinct 3 AMOLED 50 mm
quatix 8 47 mm
quatix 8 51 mm
quatix 8 Pro 47 mm
quatix 8 Pro 51 mm
quatix 7 Sapphire
quatix 7 Pro
tactix 8 47 mm
tactix 8 51 mm
tactix 7 AMOLED Edition
D2 Mach 1 Pro
D2 Air X15
D2 Mach 1
D2 Mach 2
D2 Mach 2 Pro
D2 Air X10 · Free only
MARQ (Gen 2)
MARQ Aviator (Gen 2)
Descent G2
Descent Mk3 43 mm
Descent Mk3i 43 mm
Descent Mk3i 51 mm
Approach S50
Approach S70 42 mm
Approach S70 47 mm

How to get ARCLINE on your watch

1
Open the app
Open the Connect IQ Store app on your phone. If you don’t have it yet, get it free from the App Store or Google Play and sign in with your Garmin account.
2
Find the watch face
Tap the search bar at the very top and type ARCLINE. Open “Minimal – ARCLINE Free” (free) or “Minimal – ARCLINE Pro” ($1.99 one-time).
3
Install
Free: tap the big blue “Install” button. Pro: buy it first and pay with your Garmin account, then tap “Install”. Your watch gets the watch face the next time it syncs with Garmin Connect.
4
Select it on your watch
On your Garmin watch, hold the middle left button (UP/MENU) while the watch face is showing. Select “Watch Face”. Scroll to ARCLINE: with the left up and down buttons or by swiping the screen. Confirm with the top right button (START) or a tap. On Venu, vívoactive and other two-button watches, hold the lower right button, select “Watch Face”, swipe to ARCLINE and tap it.

FAQ

Which Garmin watches does this watch face support?

ARCLINE runs on more than 60 Garmin watches with a round AMOLED or MicroLED display, from these series: fēnix, epix, Forerunner, Venu, vívoactive, Instinct (3 AMOLED), quatix, tactix, D2, MARQ (Gen 2), Descent and Approach. You will find every model under “Does it fit your Garmin?” above, with a filter by series. Watches with a MIP display are not supported.

What is the difference between Free and Pro?

Free costs nothing and has no time limit: two looks (light and dark), a fixed layout with weather, battery, heart rate, distance and calories, and two fields of your choice, the bottom-right value and the right arc. Pro adds 32 color combinations, text and every arc in 38 colors, all eight fields customizable and one to three arcs.

How do I install the watch face?

Open the Connect IQ Store app on your phone, tap the search bar at the very top and type ARCLINE. Open “Minimal – ARCLINE Free” and tap “Install”; for “Minimal – ARCLINE Pro” you buy first, then install. After your watch syncs with Garmin Connect, hold the middle left button (UP/MENU), select “Watch Face” and pick ARCLINE. The detailed steps are further up this page.

Can I change colors and data fields on the watch?

Yes. On the watch face, hold the middle left button (UP/MENU), select “Watch Face” and then “Customize”. Every change shows up right away in the preview, no phone needed. In Free you change two fields, in Pro all colors and all eight fields.

Is Pro a subscription?

No. ARCLINE Pro is a one-time purchase of $1.99 and installs as a separate watch face. Buying it does not change an existing Free installation.