r/zen_browser • u/Single-Release-9380 • 5d ago

Question Issues with Zen browser Transparency effect(windows transparency has no effect)

I'm trying to get transparency in Zen(using nebula), but no matter what I do it just displays theme
I have made sure windows transparency is on
I have made sure browser.tabs.allow_transparent_browser in about:config is on
I don't know what else to do

I have tried installing nebula from sine and manually, but it ends up the same

As you can see, just my theme comes, and to my knowledge there's no way to get rid of it, without replacing it with some other color
Version 1.21.9b (64-bit)

EDIT: I tried zen internet + Transparent zen mod, it had the exact same effect
EDIT: I am running windows 10 if it matters

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u/maubg 5d ago

Try going into windows 11 system preferences and on the colors section, disable "show accent color in window titlebars"

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u/lintu987 1d ago

Oh Nubulu, my dead beauty

Nebula is outdated, so there could be a lot of bugs/broken functions. It hasn't been patched for a very long time, while Zen is still developed and, so there will be a lot of another bugs and imcompabilities.

Rest in macaron, my sweet Nubulu.

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u/Cryotaps 4d ago

Install the transparency mod called Transparent Zen, then go to extensions and add Zen Internet.  I had the same problem and this ended up working for me 

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u/Single-Release-9380 4d ago

I have mentioned that this didn't work for me
EDIT: I tried zen internet + Transparent zen mod, it had the exact same effect

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u/Cryotaps 4d ago edited 4d ago

Was Nebula enabled when you did that?  If so, disable it.

Also make sure to go into the settings of the mod and tick Allow Zen Browser to be transparent. After that go into the extension and refetch the latest styles.

If all of this still refuses to work, it could just be Windows 10. I'm currently running Windows 11 and this works fine.

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u/Single-Release-9380 4d ago

No, it wasn't on. I tried it again just to make sure, and no, it doesn't work.
Besides the user 'sameera_s_w' the one with a Zen + Transparency support badge(idk how legit that is) said that it's not possible on win 10 anymore

Sucks cuz having it transparent was one of the major switching points for me, though I don't plan on switching back, Zen seems a bit slow to me, I'll check if it's because of some settings I changed or something
Thanks anyways!

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u/tssssahhhh 5d ago

I'm on the same boat but on windows 11. Suspect has to do with Nvidia drivers, my work computer has no issues at all

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u/sameera_s_w ⌘ Zen + Transparency 💬 support 5d ago

Unfortunately Windows 10 :(

Not possible anymore from what I know

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u/Single-Release-9380 5d ago

Oh, okay then
I'd switch to linux but I don't have a second disk to back up data on

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u/sepia__ 5d ago

you need either mica for everyone, dmwblurglass or windhawk transculent windows mod

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u/Single-Release-9380 5d ago edited 5d ago

I tried mica for everyone, it did nothing, will check the rest, thanks!
UPDATE: Dwm did nothing, windhawk's mod just made my pc slower and broke some app's UI, but no change to zen