# chrisbanes/haze

Background blurring for Compose Multiplatform / Jetpack Compose

Repository: https://github.com/chrisbanes/haze
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/haze
Homepage: https://chrisbanes.github.io/haze/
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: blur, compose-multiplatform, jetpack-compose
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:47:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 69, longevity 74
- inputs: {"age_days": 1042, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 204, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 30}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2486, forks 77 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:55.561010+00:00)

## What it is
Haze is a Kotlin library providing hardware-accelerated background blur and glass visual effects for Compose Multiplatform and Jetpack Compose. It offers a modular API with source-backed blur, refraction-driven glass effects, and reusable style configurations across Android, iOS, macOS, Desktop, and Web.

## Use cases
- blur background behind a composable in Jetpack Compose
- frosted glass effect in Compose Multiplatform
- iOS-style blur materials in an Android app
- apply glassmorphism effects to overlays and sheets
- blur content behind a bottom bar or header in Compose
- custom visual effects on composables across platforms

## When to choose
- you're building with Jetpack Compose or Compose Multiplatform and need blur/glass effects
- you want hardware-accelerated, cross-platform visual effects from one codebase
- you need ready-made blur material presets matching platform design languages

## When to avoid
- your app uses Views instead of Compose
- you need effects outside Compose Multiplatform's supported platforms
- you need a stable 2.x API today and can't tolerate beta-level changes

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, animation, image-processing
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, cross-platform
- platform: jvm, wasm
- tags: jetpack-compose, compose-multiplatform, kotlin, blur, glassmorphism, visual-effects, android, ios, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- chrisbanes/haze (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.561010+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 2026-08-30T02:28:02.244877+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chrisbanes/haze (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.561010+00:00, sha 6db39f9a93da)
  - homepage: https://chrisbanes.github.io/haze/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:51.340361+00:00, sha 36c6c3c2e4f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.