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aunetx/blur-my-shell

Productivity & self-hostedJavaScript#gnome#overview-blur#blur#customization#linux
Total stars
2,251
Today · UTC
+2since 11:05 UTC
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Extension that adds a blur look to different parts of the GNOME Shell, including the top panel, dash and overview

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About the project

GNOME Shell extension that adds a blur effect to the top panel, dash, overview, popups and application windows. Supports configurable static and dynamic blur via effect pipelines.

Useful for
  • Configure top panel blur in GNOME for a cleaner desktop look
  • Build a custom effect pipeline (gaussian, Monte Carlo, pixelization) for static blur
  • Enable Acrylic-like window blur with adjustable opacity for applications

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

1.2 Steady Magnitude out of 10 — how fast interest is growing, not a quality score.

Star growth looks organic. Data as of October 7, 2026, 12:58 UTC.

The star-growth assessment does not verify whether the project is safe to run.

Stars per day

036July 10, 2026October 7, 2026

Bars show daily stars; the line is a moving average of the available history. Short histories do not yet establish a reliable usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Why it’s trending

  • Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-07 (UTC), 11:05–12:52: 2249 → 2251 stars (+2). This is the change over that interval.
  • Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +4 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
  • GitHub Trending JavaScript today: #16, +9 stars.

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Total stars
2,251
Today
+2 stars measured 2026-10-07, 11:05–12:52 UTC, ≈ 4 by evening
Forks
170
Issues and pull requests
1,007
Watchers
20
Language
JavaScript
License
GPL-3.0
Latest release
v74 · October 5, 2026
Created
June 7, 2020
Last push
October 6, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

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