Opacity not working #7722

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opened 2026-01-31 01:11:13 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @jorduino on GitHub (Apr 27, 2020).

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Windows build number:
Platform ServicePack Version      VersionString
-------- ----------- -------      -------------
 Win32NT             10.0.19041.0 Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19041.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.11.1121.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

change useAcrylic to true and acrylicOpacity to 0.5

Expected behavior

terminal becomes transparent

Actual behavior

terminal stays opaque

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claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 01:11:13 +00:00
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@jorduino commented on GitHub (Apr 27, 2020):

Transparency wasn't enabled in windows settings. Enabling this fixed the issue.

@jorduino commented on GitHub (Apr 27, 2020): Transparency wasn't enabled in windows settings. Enabling this fixed the issue.
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@lucasjinreal commented on GitHub (Jun 21, 2020):

@jorduino how to enable tranparency?

@lucasjinreal commented on GitHub (Jun 21, 2020): @jorduino how to enable tranparency?
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Reference: starred/terminal#7722