Sail Launcher V4.2.1-beta
Pre-releaseLowk been working on this ui for a bit now im gonna release it in beta "this isnt the current version im working some stuff out but its the least buggy version atm"
Sail Launcher v4.2.1-beta
1 - New: Glassmorphic UI Mode
A full optional redesign of the entire launcher using a fluid, translucent "frosted glass" aesthetic:
True window transparency — the launcher background becomes see-through, revealing your desktop wallpaper behind it
Translucency slider in Settings → Experimental to control how transparent the window is (5–90%)
Frosted glass panels — sidebar, titlebar, modals, cards, and inputs all use translucent color-mix backdrops that adapt to your active theme
Ambient glow blobs — soft, slow-drifting colored light blobs in the background that complement your theme
2 - iOS-Style Animations
Push/pop page transitions — navigating between Library, Discover, and Workshop tabs slides views horizontally like a mobile OS stack
Spring-loaded modals — popups and settings panels spring open with a bounce and scale out smoothly when closed
Staggered card entrance — game tiles animate in with a smooth waterfall fade-and-rise effect on load
Bouncy star animations — clicking the favorite star has a satisfying spring pop effect
Smart re-render flag — favoriting or unfavoriting a game no longer replays the entrance animation for every card in your library
Buttery card hover — hovering over game tiles eases in smoothly instead of snapping
Custom select dropdowns — all dropdown menus now use the launcher's own styled modal instead of the OS's white system popup
Hamburger menu animations — the sidebar collapse toggle rotates 90° and sidebar items slide out smoothly instead of disappearing instantly
3 - Store Tab Improvements
External link interception — links inside the store page that go to GitHub or other external sites now open safely in your default browser instead of breaking the in-app view
Theme syncing — the Sail Hub store page now automatically matches your active launcher theme colors
4 - Performance Optimizations
Removed heavy CSS blur from background blobs — replaced expensive filter: blur(140px) with native radial gradients, dramatically reducing idle CPU usage
GPU-accelerated blob animations — background blob drift animations now run entirely on the GPU compositor thread
Lazy-loaded store iframe — the Sail Hub store page only loads when you visit the Store tab and unloads when you leave, saving CPU and memory when idle
Disabled background theme sweep when Glassmorphic UI is active to eliminate unnecessary repaints
The performance will most likely still be very bad but i tried to polish this one up a bit before releasing it so it hopefully wont make your pc have a heart attack "i was sitting at around 10% cpu on average with a 14700f which is very high but im trying to optimize it a bit so i apologize"