DWMBlurGlass
Add custom effect to global system title bar, support win10 and win11. (by Maplespe)
ExplorerFrame
ExplorerFrame is a program that resolves some improper behaviors caused by File Explorer regarding extending DWM frames into its client area. (by MicaForEveryone)
| DWMBlurGlass | ExplorerFrame | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | |
| 1,292 | 53 | |
| - | - | |
| 9.1 | 10.0 | |
| 3 days ago | over 1 year ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
DWMBlurGlass
Posts with mentions or reviews of DWMBlurGlass.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-14.
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MicaForEveryone VS DWMBlurGlass - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 14 Mar 2024
It’s in my opinion a better alternative to MicaForEveryone. It is much more customizable and isn’t limited to display on 1 active window.
- DWMBlurGlass: Add custom effect to global system title bar
ExplorerFrame
Posts with mentions or reviews of ExplorerFrame.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-12.
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Windows11-ish file explorer
If the mica doesn't apply for the entire window consistently even after enabling the above said option, then you can use ExplorerFrame! It is an experimental project, but it has worked consistently for me (Sidenote: You have to use dark mode for this to work properly, for now at least).
What are some alternatives?
When comparing DWMBlurGlass and ExplorerFrame you can also consider the following projects:
ExplorerBlurMica - Add background Blur effect or Acrylic (Mica for win11) effect to explorer for win10 and win11
ZoneStripper - Removes the Zone.Identifier alternate data stream that identifies files as 'from the internet'
TaskbarXI - An application written in C++ to modify the Windows 11 Taskbar.
SmartRename - A Windows Shell Extension for more advanced bulk renaming using search and replace or regular expressions
QStyleHelper - A Helper class for managing QStyle, QPalette, TitleBar Color on Windows and auto detect color scheme changes.
Files - Building the best file manager for Windows