voidziad / winblur

WinBlur is a C#, VB .NET Library that allows developers to use modern blur types on their forms.

🪟 WinBlur (Windows 10 & Above)

WinBlur is a C#, VB .NET Library that allows developers to use modern blur types on their forms.

Getting Started: 3 easy steps to use WinBlur.

• Step 1. Install WinBlur from NuGET.

Install-Package WinBlur

• Step 2. Head over to your form, and import the packages needed.

using WinBlur;
using static WinBlur.UI;

• Step 3. A) If you are not using the None FormBorderStyle, then create the Form_Load event, or head over to the form constructor and add the following code:

// cntrl: The form/control you are targetting.
// blurType: The blur type for the form/control.
// designMode: The design mode (or style) for the form/control.

// this.BackColor = Color.Black;
// The code on top is recommended, but is not necessary.
// In case the code below doesn't work by itself, please change the control/form BackColor to Black/White.

SetBlurStyle(frm: this, blurType: BlurType.Acrylic, designMode: Mode.DarkMode, showWindowsTitle: true);

• Step 3. B) If you are using the None FormBorderStyle, then create the Form_Load event, or head over to the form constructor and add the following code:

// cntrl: The form/control you are targetting.
// blurType: The blur type for the form/control.
// designMode: The design mode (or style) for the form/control.

// this.BackColor = Color.Black;
// The code on top is recommended, but is not necessary.
// In case the code below doesn't work by itself, please change the control/form BackColor to Black/White.

SetBlurStyle(frm: this, blurType: BlurType.Acrylic, designMode: Mode.DarkMode, showWindowsTitle: false);

• ⚠️WARNING: If you are using the None FormBorderStyle, then create the Form_Shown event instead, and add the same code that is shown on top of this text.

• 📝NOTE: Using WinBlur on Controls is currently most likely not going to work, so this mainly just supports Forms right now.

For DarkMode, please set your Form.BackColor to a Dark color, preferrably Color.Black.
For LightMode, please set your Form.BackColor to a Light color/White color, preferrably Color.White.

There you have it! Your project now supports & uses WinBlur.

Open Source

This project is open-source, and free to use commercially & personally. I would not like any credit for this, enjoy using it.
If you want to contribute, feel free to make a pull request and merge it.

winblur's Issues

Mica/Acryl does not work, even on Windows 11

I just get a black window background. This is a newly created WinForms app with one button in the middle.
Here is my Form1 code, everything else is the default. Mica is enabled in my Windows 11 system.

    public partial class Form1 : Form
	{
		
		public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.Load += new EventHandler(Form1_Load);
		}

		private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			MessageBox.Show("Witti.exe", "Moin Mica!");
		}

		private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			this.BackColor = Color.Black;
			UI.SetBlurStyle(cntrl: this, blurType: UI.BlurType.Mica, designMode: UI.Mode.DarkMode);
		}
	}

No Blur

Hi,

i'm not sure if I am missing something, but my form is only transparent. There is no blur at all.

My FormBorderStyle is set to None
This is the code I tested with:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using WinBlur;
using static WinBlur.UI;

namespace WindowsFormsApp2
{
    public partial class Popup : Form
    {

        public Popup()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.BackColor = Color.Black;
            SetBlurStyle(cntrl: this, blurType: BlurType.Acrylic, designMode: Mode.DarkMode);
        }

        private void Popup_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }
    }
}

The X in the middle is from the popup form, which should be transparent and blurred.

how to Rounded Corners . if i use WinBlur then Rounded not work

Presenting Problems and Suggestions

Hello, I found quite interesting the work... I searched a lot for a solution that would allow me to create fluent interfaces, with Acrylic or Mica style, and I didn't find good material and anywhere... I found his project and enjoyed it a lot, because it almost solved my problem.
Problem:
Unfortunately, when testing it, he modified the control as intended, but damaged the design of the controls that constitute it. The text of the buttons looked strange, and the colors of the text, whether of buttons or labels, became blurry and weird... Already the text of the textbox, does not appreciate more ...

Suggest:
I would like to suggest that the same blurring mechanism be implemented for the controls as well, ex
SetBlurStyle(panel1, BlurType.Acrylic, Mode.LightMode);
where the backdroop will be an image that put as a backround of its containment element

Button Text Not Being Readable

I'm having this issue with the button text how do I fix it?

Light Mode cannot display a matching Fore Color.

The light mode works very buggy for me. The fore color of objects (labels, picture box and much more) cannot be changed further in light mode. I can't adapt to myself. I am using Visual Basic WinForms Net 4.8

`
Imports WinBlur
Imports WinBlur.UI
Public Class Form1

Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    Me.BackColor = Color.Black
    Me.ForeColor = Color.White
    SetBlurStyle(Me, BlurType.Mica, Mode.DarkMode)
    Me.BackColor = Color.Black
    Me.ForeColor = Color.White
End Sub

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Me.BackColor = Color.White
    SetBlurStyle(Me, BlurType.Mica, Mode.LightMode)
    Me.BackColor = Color.White
    Me.ForeColor = Color.DimGray
End Sub

Private Sub Button2_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
    Me.BackColor = Color.Black
    Me.ForeColor = Color.White
    SetBlurStyle(Me, BlurType.Mica, Mode.DarkMode)
    Me.BackColor = Color.Black
    Me.ForeColor = Color.White
End Sub

End Class
`
Mica Test.zip

No longer working?

I've tried implementing this in to a app just to test it and it doesn't seem to be working the form just turns completely black or white depending on the mode

WinBlur (Windows 10 & Above)

Soo... it's not working on windows 10, i guess.

Windwos 10 fıx

Is it not possible to use Win 10 for this project at all? I would appreciate it if you could provide feedback.