# aunetx/blur-my-shell

> 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.

- Magnitude: 1.2 out of 10 — Steady
- Stars: 2,251 total · +2 stars measured 2026-10-07, 11:05–12:52 UTC, ≈ 4 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Productivity & self-hosted · Language: JavaScript · License: GPL-3.0 · Created: 2020-06-07 · Last push: 2026-10-06
- GitHub: https://github.com/aunetx/blur-my-shell · Homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3193/blur-my-shell/ · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/aunetx/blur-my-shell

## 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

## Why it’s here

- 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.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 170
- Issues and pull requests: 1,007
- Watchers: 20
- Average over the last week: 3 per day
- Usual pace: 2 per day
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 0
- Latest release: v74 (2026-10-05)

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-09-08 … 2026-10-07: 0, 1, 1, 6, 2, 0, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 3, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 6, 2

## Spotted in now

- GitHub Trending JavaScript today: #16, +9 stars

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Days are UTC. “So far today” is a fact; “expected by the end of the day” is a forecast.
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