Meti0X7CB/FrostedGlass

FrostedGlass plugin for Rainmeter

Frosted Glass

A Rainmeter plugin that allows you to easily create blur effect on the skin window - (Original work of TheAzack9)

Windows 11 rounded corner style is now supported thanks to khanhas.

Old version.

New Version + Light Backdrop + Not visible Border.

Functionality

An example of the plugin in use:

[FrostedGlass]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=FrostedGlass
BlurEnabled=1
; Type = None | Blur | Acrylic | Mica | MicaAcrylic | MicaAlt
; Mica, MicaAcrylic, MicaAlt only works for Windows 11.
Type=Acrylic
; Border = None | Top | Left | Right | Bottom | All
; Borders are ignored if Mica is enabled.
Border=Top | Left | Right | Bottom
; DarkMode = 0 | 1 ; Only Wworks for Windows 11.
; When using Mica it can does toggle between dark/light mode.
; When using Round Corner it can does more shadow.
DarkMode=1
; Corner = None | Round | RoundSmall ; Only Wworks for Windows 11.
; Using Corner disable Border option.
Corner=Round
; BorderVisible = 0 | 1 ; Only Wworks for Windows 11.
; Only works if Corner is Round or Roundsmall.
BorderVisible=1
; Backdrop = Dark | Dark1... | Dark5 | Light | Light1... | Light5 ; Only Wworks for Windows 11.
; Only works if Acrylic is enabled.
Backdrop=Dark
; MicaOnFocus = 0 | 1 ; Only Wworks for Windows 11.
; If it's enabled, be sure of the skin can update and measure too.
; Ex. [Rainmeter] Update=1000 and [FrostedGlass] UpdateDivider = 1.
MicaOnFocus=0
; NOTE: Command Measures are useless if the Measure has an update cycle.
; so if you want use Command Measures, set the UpdateDivider to -1,
DynamicVariables=1
UpdateDivider=-1

Type

Valid options for Type are:

• Win +10 Required > None, Blur. Acrylic
• Win 11 Required > Mica, MicaAcrylic, MicaAlt

DarkMode

Valid options for DarkMode are: 0, 1

MicaOnFocus

Valid options for MicaOnFocus are: 0, 1

Border

Valid options for Border are: Top, Left, Right, Bottom, All, None

Corner

Valid options for Corner are: Round, RoundSmall, None

BorderVisible

Valid options for BorderVisible are: 0, 1

Backdrop

Valid options for Backdrop are:

Dark - Dark5

Dark

Dark2

Dark3

Dark4

Dark5

Light - Light5

Light

Light2

Light3

Light4

Light5

Commands

Windows 10/11 bangs:

Blur:

• ToggleBlur, EnableBlur, DisableBlur
• SetBlur : Set Blur type.

Windows 11 bangs:

DarkMode:

• ToggleMode
• LightMode : Light Mode if Mica is enabled | Reduces shadows for round corner.
• DarkMode : Dark mode if Mica is enabled | Increase the shadow for round corner.

MicaOnFocus:

• ToggleFocus
• SetFocus : Set the focus on the skin if there's not mica effect.
• EnableFocus : Enable the focus detection.
• DisableFocus : Disable the focus detection, mica effect is always enabled.

Blur:

• SetBlur Acrylic : Set Acrylic type.
• SetBlur Mica : Set Mica type. (DarkMode Compability).
• SetBlur Mica Acrylic : Set MicaAcrylic type. (DarkMode Compability).
• SetBlur Mica Alt : Set MicaAlt type. (DarkMode Compability).

Corner:

• ToggleCorner, EnableCorner, DisableCorner
• SetCorner Round : Set Round Corner. (DarkMode Compability).
• SetCorner RoundSmall : Set Round Small Corner.

BorderVisible:

• ToggleBorders, EnableBorders, DisableBorders

Backdrop:

• ToggleBackdrop, EnableBackdrop, DisableBackdrop
• SetBackdrop Dark 1, SetBackdrop Dark 2, SetBackdrop Dark 3, SetBackdrop Dark 4, SetBackdrop Dark 5
• SetBackdrop Light 1,SetBackdrop Light 2,SetBackdrop Light 3,SetBackdrop Light 4,SetBackdrop Light 5

Minimum Requirements:

• Windows 10 or higher
• Rainmeter 4.5.20.3803 or higher

Note: You will need Windows 11 for the next options to work!

• DarkMode
• MicaOnFocus
• Corner
• Backdrop
• BorderVisible

Installation

Download the latest version from Releases tab. Install the skin by double-clicking the .rmskin file and follow the steps in the installer.

Optional

You can also download the .zip file if you want to bundle the plugin in your skin.

Note

This project is the work of TheAzack9 with the modification for Win 11 style support added by khanhas, compiled the project and packaged the plugin for public use by Meti0X7CB.

• KazukiGames82 added new functions and fixed mesaure commands.