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Pseudo Mica brings native window translucency effects to Obsidian.
Usage
- Click the layers icon in the ribbon, or
- Open the command palette and run Pseudo Mica: Open settings.
Installation
From the Obsidian Community Plugins browser:
- Open Settings → Community plugins and disable Safe Mode if prompted.
- Click Browse and search for Pseudo Mica.
- Click Install, then Enable.
Manual installation:
- Download
main.jsandmanifest.jsonfrom the latest release. - Copy them into your vault at
.obsidian/plugins/pseudo-mica/. - Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin under Settings → Community plugins.
How It Works
Pseudo Mica uses Electron's native window APIs to apply OS-native translucency effects.
Windows
Calls setBackgroundMaterial() with your choice of Mica, Mica Alt, or Acrylic, and adds is-translucent class to body, mirroring Obsidian's behavior when Translucent window option is enabled on macOS.
Requires Settings → Apperance → Window frame style → Hidden / Obsidian frame.
macOS
Calls setVibrancy() with one of the supported vibrancy types (e.g. sidebar, window, under-window).
Requires Settings → Apperance → Translucent window.
License
Pseudo Mica is licensed under the MIT license.
This plugin was built entirely with GitHub Copilot, powered by Claude Sonnet 3.7 and Claude Sonnet 4.6.