COSMIC Desktop ‘Frosted Glass’ UI Effect Previewed

COSMIC Desktop Epoch 2 will introduce an optional frosted glass UI effect using Dual Kawase blur, a performance-optimized technique commonly used in gaming. The effect offers visual appeal similar to Gaussian blur but with less impact on CPU, GPU, and battery life. Users will have full control over intensity and transparency settings, and can disable it entirely. The feature is currently in the design mockup stage and will arrive in a future release.