The desktop environment every Linux distro wants just got a sleek frosted glass theme
The desktop environment every Linux distro wants just got a sleek frosted glass theme
Publish Date: 2026-07-16 10:47:00
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Summary
- COSMIC Epoch 1.3.0 brings a new frosted-glass theme system-wide for any Linux distro.
- The frosted glass theme requires app devs to update their libcosmic versions, so adoption may be gradual.
- COSMIC Epoch 1.3.0 also adds GPU power readouts and an improved Bluetooth applet.
A few days ago, the founder and CEO of System76, Carl Richell, showed off a new frosted glass effect for the COSMIC desktop environment. At the time, it was only a Pop!_OS thing, but now a new version of COSMIC has brought this sleek new desktop theme to any distro.
COSMIC Epoch 1.3.0 introduces frosted glass for everyone
And it looks amazing
Credit: Carl Richell
You can check out everything new with COSMIC Epoch 1.3.0 over on GitHub. While it features a nice list of changes, the star of the show is definitely the new theme:
Frosted glass is now supported, involving months of work throughout the COSMIC desktop. Open COSMIC Settings, navigate to the Desktop page in the sidebar, then the Appearance page, and finally click on Frosted glass in the Style…
