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Blur Navigation Bar

Makes the navigation bar transparent and blurry

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Blur Navigation Bar applies a frosted-glass effect to the top navigation, letting the artwork and ambient colours behind it show through instead of a flat opaque strip.

It is a cosmetic plugin that pairs naturally with Ambient Mode and Album Color Theme.

What it does

  • Translucent, blurred top navigation bar
  • Lets ambient background colour show through
  • Looks best combined with Ambient Mode

How to enable Blur Navigation Bar

  1. Install YouTube Music Desktop App for Windows, macOS or Linux.
  2. Open the app menu and choose Plugins.
  3. Switch on Blur Navigation Bar.
  4. Open its options entry to adjust the settings.

Frequently asked questions

Does the blur affect readability of the search box?

Text keeps a solid contrast layer, so the search field stays legible over bright artwork.

Is it GPU-intensive?

Backdrop blur has a small constant cost. On very old integrated graphics it is worth leaving off.

More in this category

Visualizer

Adds a visualizer to the player

Picture-in-picture

Allows to switch the app to picture-in-picture mode

Ambient Mode

Applies a lighting effect by casting gentle colors from the video, into your screen’s background

Blur Navigation Bar ships with the app

Free, open source, and one toggle away — along with 42 other plugins.

Download free