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How to make a folder's background more transparent in GNOME's Overview?

mt flag

In GNOME, is there anyway to make a (Overview) folder's background more transparent?

To be more clear, the red area in the following screenshot is where I want it to be more transparent:

Application folder with default dark gray background

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ca flag

Yes. You can use the Blur my Shell GNOME Shell extension.

You haven't said which Ubuntu version you use, so I will suppose that you use Ubuntu 22.04 and later. In that case, follow these steps:

  1. Install the Extension Manager by opening a terminal and running:

    sudo apt isntall gnome-shell-extension-manager
    
  2. Then open Extension Manager, click on the Browse tab, search for "blur my shell" and click Install:

    Browse extensions in Extension Manager

  3. After installing the extension, go to the Installed tab, look for Blur my Shell, and click the cog icon:

    Installed extensions in Extension Manager

  4. After clicking the cog icon, the extension's menu will open. Click on the Overview tab on the bottom of the window, enable Application folder blur if it isn't already enabled, and select Transparent in the Application folder dialogs style, as shown in the image below:

    enter image description here

That's it! Your application folders should now be transparent and blurred and you will also have blurred overview. The extension offers many more settings which you can adjust to your liking.

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mt flag
Thanks, this extension works great for what I want.
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ca flag
You're welcome! :)
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