# aunetx/blur-my-shell

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

Repository: https://github.com/aunetx/blur-my-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blur-my-shell
Homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3193/blur-my-shell/
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gnome, overview-blur, blur, customization, linux, extension, gnome-shell-extension, gnome-extension, gnome-shell
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:25:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 54, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2278, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 146, "gap_med": 114.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2190, forks 161 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:24.030496+00:00)

## What it is
A GNOME Shell extension that adds a blur look to different parts of the GNOME Shell, including the top panel, dash, overview, and popups. It offers static and dynamic blur pipelines with configurable colors and per-component toggles.

## Use cases
- blur the GNOME top panel
- add blur to the activities overview
- make the dash or dock translucent with a blur effect
- blur notification popups and menus in GNOME
- customize the look of GNOME Shell with transparency effects
- disable panel blur automatically in fullscreen or overview

## When to choose
- you use GNOME Shell on Linux and want a modern blurred/glassmorphism aesthetic
- you want fine-grained control over which shell components get blurred
- you use Dash to Dock or Dash to Panel and want compatible blur effects

## When to avoid
- you use a desktop environment other than GNOME Shell
- you need a lightweight setup and cannot tolerate shell extension overhead or occasional breakage after GNOME updates

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, graphics, animation
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: gnome-shell-extension, blur-effect, desktop-customization, theming, glassmorphism, linux, gnome

## Member repositories
- aunetx/blur-my-shell (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:24.030496+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:47:39.461288+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aunetx/blur-my-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:24.030496+00:00, sha 7a8cfc2107b0)
  - homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3193/blur-my-shell/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:15.743895+00:00, sha 95af82355112)
  - site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:15.754933+00:00, sha 65eab6fe28f2)
  - site_page: https://www.gnome.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:15.756879+00:00, sha 46caf25c454c)
  - site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/local (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:15.753022+00:00, sha 9f75ee36978b)
  - site_page: https://help.gnome.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:15.758520+00:00, sha 4dd6b2a63fdc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.