hyprdim(1)

📦 version 3.0.1, in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

okay so hyprdim — yes, the hyprdim(1) page from the General Commands Manual — is literally a daemon that automatically dims windows in Hyprland when you switch between them. main character energy fr fr ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

hyprdim [-s|--strength] [-d|--duration] [-f|--fade] [-b|--bezier]
[-D|--dialog-dim] [-v|--verbose] [-h|--help] [-V|--version]

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

bestie, picture this: hyprdim is a daemon that automatically dims windows in Hyprland when you switch between them. The way it works is lowkey iconic — it sets the dim_inactive variable and changes dim_strength based on whether windows should be dimmed or not. That's what gives you smooth dim animations, no cap 💅

it also uses threads to keep track of new window events. That means it can only disable dim once a user has been inactive long enough. obsessed 🫶

hyprdim is written in Safe Rust and is available under the GPL license. Anyone is free to study the software and expand upon it. The source code is available here [5].

the links, bestie:

okay legal moment, but make it cute: this program is free software — you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -s, --strength=STRENGTH — [default: 0.4]. A value from 0 (no dim) to 1 (maximum dim).

Note that negative numbers such as -1 and -5 are also supported for "light dim".

  • -d, --duration=DURATION — [default: 800]. How many milliseconds to wait before removing dim.
  • -f, --fade=FADE — [default: 7]. Fade animation speed from 0 (instantaneous) to 255 (very slow).

The slower the fade animation speed is, the higher the duration should be before removing dim.

  • -b, --bezier=BEZIER — [default: default]. Bezier curve used for the animation.
  • -D, --dialog-dim=DIALOG_DIM — [default: 0.7]. Strength of dim for windows that are the same class and floating.

Used for a permanent dim while working in dialog boxes such as file pickers.

Note that the dim is removed when switching workspaces or doing any other event.

  • -v, --verbose — Show information about what hyprdim is doing.
  • -h, --help — Print help (see a summary with '-h').
  • -V, --version — Print version.

🦋 VERSION 🦋

v3.0.1 — that's the version, bestie 💖

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Copyright (C) 2023-2025 Donovan Glover <https://donovan.is/>

okay that's a wrap, bestie 🎀 the footer situation is hyprdim 3.0.1 and hyprdim(1), and there is no date listed on this page, so consider that your official cute sign-off ✨💜

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