Add a setting to disable the sidebar transparency / blur

[MoltenMonster]

Its an opinionated aesthetic choice with some users prefer to be turned off, especially to fully see color themes. For now here's a userChrome CSS workaround:

  #zen-main-app-wrapper,  #zen-appcontent-wrapper,  #zen-sidebar-splitter {
    appearance: unset !important;
  }

[vietvudanh]

Is there a roadmap for this? It's really annoying when browser just decide to change color on its own. I had a colorful background, but I don't want browser to change based on that.

[grantcarthew]

Look at my sidebar now:

It's just bad.

This is the first time I've tried Zen and I like it so far. There are a few interface habits I will have to get use to, but this sidebar transparency is just wrong.

Great work otherwise, people. Fantastic browser.

[mateuszkozakiewicz]

The transparency can be disabled by setting a theme, but it doesn't stick, restarting the browser or changing workspace overrides the theme setting with the ugly transparency thing and a theme needs to be re-enabled (change to a different one and back to your preferred one).

[LappEuphy]

There is a “widget.windows.mica” parameter in "about:config", set it to “false” - that's the only trick that worked for me, finally setting sidebar to solid color

[eropple]

On MacOS, you want to set these to false:

widget.macos.sidebar-blend-mode.behind-window
widget.macos.titlebar-blend-mode.behind-window

[speeding-hunter]

This worked for me - thanks

[crispearson]

Ditto. Thank you!

[grishy]

Note for anyone who wants to change it: you need to go to the about:config page

[yeyebbc]

Thank you!

[punk-dev-robot]

I would also like this functionality. Unfortunatelly none of the settings above are available on linux

[ChuufMaster]

Using zen.widget.linux.transparency lets you change the transparency

[gleyconJ]

Usando zen.widget.linux.transparency permite alterar a transparência

"Is it possible to get a blur effect on transparent backgrounds in Linux?"

[RenanSantos7]

This doesn't work (Arch Linux, Zen 1.19 6b)