How to Use and Configure Picom (Transparent Windows, Blurred Backgrounds & More)

Have you ever wanted to have transparent windows in your window manager? Finished installing Arch Linux but want to have blurred backgrounds like MacOS? Rounded corners? Window shadows? Fading transitions? Get all this and more with picom/compton. Learn which picom fork to actually use, how to set up and configure, and get all the features you want and more so you can finally post your epic bspwm setup to /r/unixporn... Watch my videos on Odysee: $/invite/@ericnmurphy:9 My website: My GitHub: 0:00 Intro 1:17 Installation 4:41 Configuring picom 6:00 Changing the backend 6:34 Window transparency 9:04 Background blurring 12:20 Fade transitions 13:15 Window shadows 14:17 Rounded corners 15:25 Starting picom automatically 16:10 Conclusion