Welcome to Better Blur DX
Better Blur DX is a fork of the Plasma 6 blur effect with additional features and bug fixes. It extends KWin’s blur capabilities with force blur, customizable contrast parameters, corner radius adjustments, and refraction effects.Get Started
Install Better Blur DX on your system
Features
Explore all the enhanced blur features
Configuration
Configure blur settings for your desktop
Contributing
Help improve Better Blur DX
Key Features
Force Blur
Blur any window with flexible class matching and regex support
Contrast Parameters
Adjust brightness, saturation, and contrast of blurred backgrounds
Corner Radius
Round blur corners to fix the “korners” bug
Refraction
Add refraction effects to window edges
Supported Versions
Better Blur DX supports Plasma 6.5 and 6.6. The effect is built for the exact KWin version installed on your system and needs to be rebuilt after Plasma upgrades.X11 support is available but requires explicit build configuration with
-DBETTERBLUR_X11=ON. The X11 version is not tested as extensively as the Wayland version.Quick Links
Installation Guide
Choose your distribution
Usage Guide
Learn how to use the effect
Troubleshooting
Solve common issues