aunetx

    aunetx/blur-my-shell

    Extension that adds a blur look to different parts of the GNOME Shell, including the top panel, dash and overview

    web
    blur
    customization
    extension
    gnome
    gnome-extension
    JavaScript
    GPL-3.0
    2.4K stars
    191 forks
    2.4K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 26, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    4 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 8 days ago, with 201 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 172% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Adds customizable blur effects to various GNOME Shell components like the top panel, dash, overview, and application backgrounds.
    • Offers both static and dynamic blur options with configurable pipelines and effects for tailored visual integration and performance balance.
    • Use for enhancing GNOME desktop aesthetics by applying blur to the top panel and dash while maintaining compatibility with popular extensions.
    • Use for customizing workspace overview and application folder backgrounds with selectable blur types and color adjustments for better visual coherence.
    • Use for improving lockscreen and screenshot window selector appearance by applying static blur effects to create a polished user interface.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    A GNOME Shell extension that adds a blur look to different parts of the GNOME Shell, including the top panel, dash and overview.

    Excerpt from the aunetx/blur-my-shell README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Oct 8: +26Oct 9: +9Oct 10: +5

    +218 stars over 84 days across 11 snapshot days; best day +26 on Oct 8.

    Forks

    191+31

    Open issues

    67-178

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