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🪟 Glass Effect

Apply beautiful glass transparency effect to JetBrains IDEs on Windows 10/11

Platform License


✨ Preview

Demo

💡 Tip: Right-click the project switcher button (top-left) and disable "Show Project Gradient" for the best result!

🚀 Features

  • 🎨 Glass Transparency - Native Windows 10/11 glass effect
  • 🖱️ Click-Through Mode - Press Ctrl + Alt + C to toggle click-through, allowing you to interact with windows behind the IDE
  • ⌨️ Quick Toggle - Press Ctrl + Alt + G to enable/disable glass effect
  • 🎚️ Adjustable Opacity - Customize transparency level in Settings
  • 🖥️ Universal Support - Works with all JetBrains IDEs

📥 Installation

From JetBrains Marketplace (Recommended)

  1. Open IDEA → Settings → Plugins
  2. Search for "Glass Effect"
  3. Click Install and restart IDEA

Manual Installation

  1. Download from Releases
  2. Open IDEA → Settings → Plugins → ⚙️ → Install Plugin from Disk...
  3. Select the downloaded .zip file
  4. Restart IDEA

🎮 Usage

Toggle Glass Effect

  • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + G
  • Menu: Window → Toggle Glass Effect
  • Settings: Settings → Appearance & Behavior → Glass Effect

Click-Through Mode

When the glass effect is enabled, you can activate click-through mode:

  • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + C
  • This allows mouse clicks to pass through the transparent IDE window to windows behind it
  • Press Ctrl + Alt + C again to disable click-through and restore normal interaction

💡 Tip: Click-through mode is useful when you want to see and interact with windows behind the IDE while keeping it visible.

Adjust Opacity

  1. Go to Settings → Glass Effect
  2. Drag the slider to adjust opacity (0-255)
  3. Lower value = more transparent, Higher value = more opaque
  4. Click Apply to save

⚙️ Requirements

Item Requirement
OS Windows 10 (build 1703+) or Windows 11
IDEA 2023.3+

⚠️ Note: This plugin only works on Windows. macOS and Linux are not supported.

🛠️ Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/yeahouo/idea-glass-plugin.git
cd idea-glass-plugin
./gradlew buildPlugin

The plugin will be at build/distributions/idea-glass-plugin-1.0.0.zip

🤝 Supported IDEs

  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • PyCharm
  • WebStorm
  • PhpStorm
  • Android Studio
  • And other JetBrains IDEs

❓ FAQ

Why is there no effect?
  1. Make sure you're on Windows 10/11
  2. Enable the effect via Ctrl+Alt+G or Settings
  3. Try restarting IDEA
Why is there a white area at the top?

Right-click the project switcher button (top-left corner with project initials) and uncheck "Show Project Gradient".

Will this affect performance?

The transparency is handled by Windows DWM, so the impact on IDEA performance is minimal.

What is click-through mode?

Click-through mode allows mouse events to pass through the transparent IDE window to windows behind it. Use Ctrl+Alt+C to toggle this mode. It's useful when you want to see and interact with background windows while keeping the IDE visible.


🪟 Glass Effect 中文说明

为 JetBrains IDE 添加 Windows 10/11 透明玻璃效果

✨ 效果预览

效果演示

💡 提示: 右键点击左上角的项目切换按钮,关闭 "显示项目渐变" 以获得最佳效果!

🚀 功能特性

  • 🎨 透明玻璃效果 - Windows 10/11 原生玻璃效果
  • 🖱️ 点击穿透模式 - 按 Ctrl + Alt + C 切换点击穿透,可以操作 IDE 后面的窗口
  • ⌨️ 快捷键切换 - 按 Ctrl + Alt + G 开启/关闭玻璃效果
  • 🎚️ 可调节透明度 - 在设置中自定义透明程度
  • 🖥️ 全 IDE 支持 - 兼容所有 JetBrains 系 IDE

📥 安装

从插件市场安装(推荐)

  1. 打开 IDEA → Settings → Plugins
  2. 搜索 "Glass Effect"
  3. 点击 Install 并重启 IDEA

手动安装

  1. 从 Releases 下载
  2. 打开 IDEA → Settings → Plugins → ⚙️ → Install Plugin from Disk...
  3. 选择下载的 .zip 文件
  4. 重启 IDEA

🎮 使用方法

开启/关闭透明效果

  • 快捷键: Ctrl + Alt + G
  • 菜单: Window → Toggle Glass Effect
  • 设置: Settings → Appearance & Behavior → Glass Effect

点击穿透模式

开启玻璃效果后,可以激活点击穿透模式:

  • 快捷键: Ctrl + Alt + C
  • 激活后鼠标点击会穿透透明的 IDE 窗口,直接操作后面的窗口
  • 再次按 Ctrl + Alt + C 可关闭点击穿透,恢复正常交互

💡 提示: 点击穿透模式适用于你想保持 IDE 可见的同时,操作其后面的窗口。

调整透明度

  1. 打开 Settings → Glass Effect
  2. 拖动滑块调整透明度 (0-255)
  3. 值越小越透明,值越大越不透明
  4. 点击 Apply 保存

⚙️ 系统要求

项目 要求
操作系统 Windows 10 (build 1703+) 或 Windows 11
IDEA 版本 2023.3+

⚠️ 注意: 此插件仅支持 Windows 系统,macOS 和 Linux 不支持。

🛠️ 从源码构建

git clone https://github.com/yeahouo/idea-glass-plugin.git
cd idea-glass-plugin
./gradlew buildPlugin

插件输出位置:build/distributions/idea-glass-plugin-1.0.0.zip

🤝 支持的 IDE

  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • PyCharm
  • WebStorm
  • PhpStorm
  • Android Studio
  • 以及其他 JetBrains 系 IDE

❓ 常见问题

为什么没有效果?
  1. 确认你的系统是 Windows 10/11
  2. 确认已开启透明效果(快捷键 Ctrl+Alt+G 或设置页面)
  3. 尝试重启 IDEA
为什么顶部有白色区域?

右键点击左上角的项目切换按钮(显示项目首字母的那个),取消勾选 "显示项目渐变"。

会影响性能吗?

透明效果由 Windows DWM 处理,对 IDEA 性能影响极小。

什么是点击穿透模式?

点击穿透模式允许鼠标事件穿透透明的 IDE 窗口,直接操作后面的窗口。使用 Ctrl+Alt+C 切换此模式。当你想在保持 IDE 可见的同时操作背景窗口时非常有用。


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