Picom

`services.picom.activeOpacity`

Opacity of active windows.

Type: integer or floating point number between 0 and 1 (both inclusive)

Default

1.0

Example

0.8

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.backend`

Backend to use: egl, glx, xrender or xr_glx_hybrid.

Type: one of "egl", "glx", "xrender", "xr_glx_hybrid"

Default

"xrender"

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.enable`

Whether or not to enable Picom as the X.org composite manager.

Type: boolean

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.fade`

Fade windows in and out.

Type: boolean

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.fadeDelta`

Time between fade animation step (in ms).

Type: positive integer, meaning >0

Default

10

Example

5

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.fadeExclude`

List of conditions of windows that should not be faded. See picom(1) man page for more examples.

Type: list of string

Default

[ ]

Example

["window_type *= 'menu'""name ~= 'Firefox$'""focused = 1"]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.fadeSteps`

Opacity change between fade steps (in and out).

Type: pair of integer or floating point number between 0.01 and 1 (both inclusive)

Default

[0.0280.03]

Example

[0.040.04]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.inactiveOpacity`

Opacity of inactive windows.

Type: integer or floating point number between 0.1 and 1 (both inclusive)

Default

1.0

Example

0.8

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.menuOpacity`

Opacity of dropdown and popup menu.

Type: integer or floating point number between 0 and 1 (both inclusive)

Default

1.0

Example

0.8

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.opacityRules`

Rules that control the opacity of windows, in format PERCENT:PATTERN.

Type: list of string

Default

[ ]

Example

["95:class_g = 'URxvt' && !_NET_WM_STATE@:32a""0:_NET_WM_STATE@:32a *= '_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN'"]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.package`

The picom package to use. Type: package

Default

pkgs.picom

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.settings`

Picom settings. Use this option to configure Picom settings not exposed in a NixOS option or to bypass one. For the available options see the CONFIGURATION FILES section at picom(1).

Type: libconfig configuration. The format consists of an attributes set (called a group) of settings. Each setting can be a scalar type (boolean, integer, floating point number or string), a list of scalars or a group itself

Default

{ }

Example

blur ={ method = "gaussian";size = 10;deviation = 5.0;};

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.shadow`

Draw window shadows.

Type: boolean

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.shadowExclude`

List of conditions of windows that should have no shadow. See picom(1) man page for more examples.

Type: list of string

Default

[ ]

Example

["window_type *= 'menu'""name ~= 'Firefox$'""focused = 1"]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.shadowOffsets`

Left and right offset for shadows (in pixels).

Type: pair of signed integer

Default

[-15-15]

Example

[-10-15]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.shadowOpacity`

Window shadows opacity.

Type: integer or floating point number between 0 and 1 (both inclusive)

Default

0.75

Example

0.8

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.vSync`

Enable vertical synchronization. Chooses the best method (drm, opengl, opengl-oml, opengl-swc, opengl-mswc) automatically. The bool value should be used, the others are just for backwards compatibility.

Type: boolean or one of "none", "drm", "opengl", "opengl-oml", "opengl-swc", "opengl-mswc"

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix

`services.picom.wintypes`

Rules for specific window types.

Type: attribute set

Default

{popup_menu = { opacity = config.services.picom.menuOpacity; };dropdown_menu = { opacity = config.services.picom.menuOpacity; };}

Example

{ }

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/x11/picom.nix