Window Dimming
When dimming is enabled, everything except the focused window is covered by a semi-transparent veil. All parameters are adjusted under Settings → Appearance and take effect immediately.
Enable and disable
- “Enable/Disable dimming” in the tray menu
- The default global hotkey ⌃⌥⌘H (macOS) / Ctrl+Alt+Super+H (Windows)
- Change or disable the hotkey under Settings → Hotkeys
Intensity
- Range 0–100%, default 40%
- Higher intensity means darker inactive content
- Fine-tune via the “Intensity up/down” hotkeys or the tray menu
Tint
- Pure black (
#000000) by default - Any RGB color is allowed: warm tones (e.g. orange-yellow) are gentler on the eyes at night; cool tones look more “techy”
- The built-in “Eye Care” template uses 55% intensity + a warm tint
Animation
- Enable/disable and profile switches transition smoothly in 180ms, avoiding abrupt flashes
- Users sensitive to flicker (e.g. photosensitive epilepsy) can disable animation in settings for instant transitions
Focus modes
The focus scope decides what stays bright:
- Single window (default): only the frontmost window
- Whole app: all windows of the frontmost app stay bright — great for multi-window workflows (e.g. IDE + terminal)
Focus limit
- Range 1–8, default 1
- E.g. set to 3: the last 3 windows/apps stay bright, handy for reference-and-write scenarios
When nothing is focused
If no window is focused (e.g. everything minimized):
- Keep last window (default): keep the most recent focused window
- Pause: pause dimming until something is focused again
- Dim all: dim everything
Other automatic behaviors
- Pause on system views: dimming pauses automatically during Mission Control/Stage Manager (macOS) or Task View/Alt-Tab (Windows) — on by default, disable under Settings → General
- Temporarily reveal desktop: hold a modifier (Fn on macOS, Ctrl+Alt on Windows) to restore the display, release to resume dimming — handy for a quick look at your desktop files
Next steps
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