Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows

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3069 stars · 106 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A GNOME Shell extension (also supporting KWin) that adds dramatic shader-based open/close animation effects to windows, such as burning, disintegration, and apparition. It is written in JavaScript/GJS with GLSL shaders and is distributed via extensions.gnome.org.

Use cases

• add fire effect when closing windows on GNOME
• customize window open and close animations in GNOME Shell
• get fancy shader effects for windows on Linux desktop
• make windows disintegrate with style
• add fun desktop effects to KWin
• replace boring default window animations with eye-catching ones

When to choose

• you use GNOME Shell 45+ (or the gnome-3.36-44 branch for older versions) and want playful window effects
• you want a popular, actively maintained extension with many effect options
• you want effects that work on both GNOME Shell and KWin

When to avoid

• you need productivity-focused, distraction-free desktop behavior
• you are on a desktop environment other than GNOME Shell or KWin
• you cannot tolerate occasional bugs from hacky shell modifications

Facets

plugin · maturity active

animation graphics ui-components desktop-applications graphics developer-tools gnome-shell-extension kwin shader-effects glsl window-animations desktop-effects linux gnome

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