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Pseudo Mica

by Alexis C
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Description

The Pseudo Mica plugin enhances Obsidian's interface on Windows by applying a Mica-like background effect. It retrieves the system wallpaper and sets it as the background, creating a visually appealing, translucent look similar to macOS's native transparency feature. The plugin adds a custom CSS class to enable this effect, allowing themes to integrate with it for further customization. While designed primarily for Windows users, theme developers can modify their styles to optimize compatibility.

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Latest Version

2.2.1
2 months ago

Changelog

See all version on GitHub

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Pseudo Mica

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:

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins and disable Safe Mode if prompted.
  2. Click Browse and search for Pseudo Mica.
  3. Click Install, then Enable.

Manual installation:

  1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release.
  2. Copy them into your vault at .obsidian/plugins/pseudo-mica/.
  3. 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.

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