ExplorerBlurMica

Add background Blur effect or Acrylic or Mica effect to explorer for win10 and win11

• Blur or Acrylic, Mica effects are available.
• Custom blend colors are available.
• Light/Dark Mode Adaptive.

This project is for Explorer only, if you want to apply the effect globally, take a look at our other project DWMBlurGlass.

Compatible with StartAllBack, OldNewExplorer and other software that modifies window styles.

It is also compatible with third-party themes.

• Overview
• How to use
• Config
• Other

[config]
effect=1
clearBarBg=true
clearAddress=true
clearWinUIBg=true
[light]
r=255
g=255
b=255
a=200
....

[config]
effect=2
clearBarBg=true
clearAddress=true
clearWinUIBg=true

[config]
effect=1
clearBarBg=true
clearAddress=true
clearWinUIBg=true
[light]
r=255
g=255
b=255
a=200
....

[config]
effect=1
clearBarBg=true
clearAddress=true
clearWinUIBg=false
[light]
r=255
g=255
b=255
a=200
....

[config]
effect=1
clearBarBg=true
clearAddress=true
clearWinUIBg=false
[light]
r=222
g=222
b=222
a=200

1. Download the compiled program archive from the Release page.
2. Unzip it to a location such as “C:\Program Files“.
3. Run “register.cmd” as administrator.
4. Reopen the Explorer window to take effect.

cmd: regsvr32 "you path/ExplorerBlurMica.dll"

1. Run “uninstall.cmd” as administrator.
2. Delete the remaining files.

cmd: regsvr32 /u "you path/ExplorerBlurMica.dll"

Note: If something happens that crashes Explorer, press and hold the ESC key to open Explorer and uninstall the program.

[config]
#Effect type 0=Blur 1=Acrylic 2=Mica 3=Blur(Clear) 4=MicaAlt
#Blur is only available until win11 22h2, Blur (Clear) is available in both win10 and win11, Mica is win11 only.
effect=1
#Clear the background of the address bar.
clearAddress=true
#Clear the background color of the scrollbar.
#(Note: Since the system scrollbar itself has a background color that cannot be removed,
# when this option is turned on, the scrollbar is drawn by the program and the style may be different from the system).
clearBarBg=true
#Remove the toolbar background color from the WinUI or XamlIslands section of Windows 11.
clearWinUIBg=true
#Show split line between TreeView and DUIView.
showLine=true
[light]
#The system color scheme is the color in Light mode.
#RGBA component of background blend color
r=220
g=220
b=220
a=160
[dark]
#The system color scheme is the color in Dark mode.
r=0
g=0
b=0
a=120

Save the configuration after modification and reopen the File Explorer window to take effect.