Fildem vs blur-me

Fildem

Fildem global menu (by gonzaarcr)

blur-me

Extension that adds a blur look to applications and to different parts of the GNOME Shell, including the top panel, dash and overview (by ckissane)

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Fildem		blur-me
	Project
38	Mentions	12
795	Stars	188
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.0
6 months ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
Python	Language	JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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Fildem

Posts with mentions or reviews of Fildem. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-28.

Can you make the top bar universal like macOS?
1 project | /r/gnome | 6 Dec 2023

What you are looking for is called Global Menu. AFAIK is not supported on GNOME. There was an extension: Fidem but I'm not sure if it works nowadays.
Is there any GNOME extension which replicates macOS application menu in panel bar?
3 projects | /r/gnome | 28 Jun 2023
Has anyone been able to find a *WORKING* Global Menu extension for Zorin OS 16.2?
1 project | /r/zorinos | 27 Mar 2023

LINK to Fildem Global Menu
Global Menu
1 project | /r/Fedora | 21 Mar 2023

Fildem is not maintained ATM. Installation might still work though https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/11xwqux/global_menu/ + https://github.com/gonzaarcr/Fildem/issues/166
Alternative Windows Desktop
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Sep 2022

Oh right, I remember that feature from Unity!
Apparently Fildem is a spiritual successor for Gnome.
https://github.com/gonzaarcr/Fildem
Fildem global menu on Fedora 36 anyone?
2 projects | /r/gnome | 1 Sep 2022

So, any solution for that, please? I saw this guy saying on the repo that it got it working on Fedora 35, with these same packages, so are not there any solutions for it to work on 36?
Global menu on current releases
1 project | /r/pop_os | 15 Aug 2022

Yes i did just get the fildem_0.6.7_all.deb file from gitub latest release and change in the extension ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/metadata.json under shell-version add 42. Than follow the instructions in the README.md
My "Gnomintosh" setup. Guide in comments.
15 projects | /r/gnome | 1 Jul 2022

Did you try Fildem to have global menu?
I don't know why, but I love the macOS look! lol
3 projects | /r/pop_os | 14 Jun 2022

Oh man, please have a look at this at least fildem
Installing gnome 3.41 and 3.42 at the same time on arch
1 project | /r/gnome | 28 May 2022

The git repo for that extension has a commit called "Added gnome 42 compatibility" that just adds "42" to the list of supported versions in the metadata.json.

blur-me

Posts with mentions or reviews of blur-me. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-24.

LibAdwaita theme support for Flat-Remix themes. With transparency
1 project | /r/gnome | 31 Mar 2022

It does with an extension. I just didn't install it because I was testing a beta version of gnome and the extension wasn't supported. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4236/blur-me/
gnoooooooooooooooooooooooome
2 projects | /r/linuxmemes | 24 Mar 2022
Fedora Made Me Like Gnome!(Two Gnome Screenshots)
1 project | /r/Fedora | 13 Mar 2022
Terminal on GNOME with a blurred transparent background?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 12 Dec 2021

GNOME terminal only has regular transparency without blur. I tried this extension but it's very buggy on GNOME 3.38. Is there a terminal emulator out there with this function built in?
Wanted to try GNOME after years of using KDE
5 projects | /r/gnome | 17 Oct 2021

Blur Me
Frost glass terminal in linux?
2 projects | /r/commandline | 15 Oct 2021

this one works when paired with this extension
Really enjoying my new Gnome Desktop!!!
2 projects | /r/gnome | 13 Aug 2021

Fedora 34, with Gnome 40 And I installed the just perfection extension, with blur me and Pop-os Shell Also, I'm using the Sweet-GTK Theme and Candy icons.
[Update] Blur Me extension for Gnome 40 now can blur onscreen keyboard!
3 projects | /r/gnome | 2 May 2021

Other: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4236/blur-me/ (NOTE: newer version with keyboard blur is not approved yet)
Gnome 40 Window Blur! With Blur Me extension (Waiting Approval)
4 projects | /r/gnome | 30 Apr 2021

Github: https://github.com/ckissane/blur-me

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Fildem and blur-me you can also consider the following projects:

applet-window-appmenu - Plasma 5 applet in order to show the window appmenu

materia-theme-transparent - A Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments

systemd - The systemd System and Service Manager

hyperterm - A terminal built on web technologies

kinto - Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux & Windows.

Fluent-gtk-theme - Fluent design gtk theme for linux desktops

plasma-hud - Provides a way to run menubar commands in KDE Plasma through rofi, much like the Unity 7 Heads-Up Display (HUD).

material-shell - A modern desktop interface for Linux. Improve your user experience and get rid of the anarchy of traditional desktop workflows. Designed to simplify navigation and reduce the need to manipulate windows in order to improve productivity. It's meant to be 100% predictable and bring the benefits of tools coveted by professionals to everyone.

material-decoration - Material-ish window decoration theme for KWin, with LIM, based on zzag's original design.

dash-to-dock - A dock for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and desktops.

WhiteSur-gtk-theme - MacOS Big Sur like theme for Gnome desktops

simply-workspaces - A Gnome 3 shell extension for indicating workspaces (similar to polybar/i3bar)