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Jace edited this page Nov 6, 2026 · 2 revisions

Puts a macOS material or Liquid Glass behind the tabs and sidebar, still tinted with your profile's color, so they pick up what is behind the window.

Every material and Liquid Glass in light mode, one second each

Why use it

Dia's window is a flat color. If you like the translucent look other Mac apps have, this gives Dia the same, and you can pick from every material and Liquid Glass style macOS has.

Handy when you want Dia to match macOS 26 or a wallpaper you like. Skip it if you want text on the sidebar to stay as high contrast as possible, since translucent materials let busy backgrounds show through.

Turn it on

Open Dia → Settings → Patches and switch on Window Material. Or run:

diatweaks enable windowMaterial

Pick the material on the same page, under Options → Material. It's Abutted Sidebar glass to begin with.

Every material

Each one in light and dark mode, with no other tweaks on.

Light Dark
Dia's own, with the tweak off Dia's own, with the tweak off in light mode Dia's own, with the tweak off in dark mode
Titlebar Titlebar in light mode Titlebar in dark mode
Menu Menu in light mode Menu in dark mode
Popover Popover in light mode Popover in dark mode
Sidebar Sidebar in light mode Sidebar in dark mode
Header Header in light mode Header in dark mode
HUD Window HUD Window in light mode HUD Window in dark mode
Full Screen UI Full Screen UI in light mode Full Screen UI in dark mode
Tooltip Tooltip in light mode Tooltip in dark mode
Under Window Background Under Window Background in light mode Under Window Background in dark mode

Every Liquid Glass

Liquid Glass needs macOS 26.

Light Dark
Regular Regular in light mode Regular in dark mode
Clear Clear in light mode Clear in dark mode
Dock Dock in light mode Dock in dark mode
App Icons App Icons in light mode App Icons in dark mode
Widgets Widgets in light mode Widgets in dark mode
Text Text in light mode Text in dark mode
AV Player AV Player in light mode AV Player in dark mode
FaceTime FaceTime in light mode FaceTime in dark mode
Control Center Control Center in light mode Control Center in dark mode
Notification Center Notification Center in light mode Notification Center in dark mode
Monogram Monogram in light mode Monogram in dark mode
Bubbles Bubbles in light mode Bubbles in dark mode
Identity Identity in light mode Identity in dark mode
Focus Border Focus Border in light mode Focus Border in dark mode
Focus Platter Focus Platter in light mode Focus Platter in dark mode
Keyboard Keyboard in light mode Keyboard in dark mode
Sidebar Sidebar in light mode Sidebar in dark mode
Abutted Sidebar Abutted Sidebar in light mode Abutted Sidebar in dark mode
Inspector Inspector in light mode Inspector in dark mode
Control Control in light mode Control in dark mode
Loupe Loupe in light mode Loupe in dark mode
Slider Slider in light mode Slider in dark mode
Camera Camera in light mode Camera in dark mode
Cartouche Popover Cartouche Popover in light mode Cartouche Popover in dark mode

FAQ

What can I pick?

Every material macOS offers apps, such as Sidebar, Popover and HUD Window, and on macOS 26 every kind of Liquid Glass macOS has, including ones it keeps for itself, like Dock, Control Center and Abutted Sidebar. A few, like Sidebar, are nearly solid in light mode. Every one is pictured above.

Why does the new tab page look like glass too?

It has no background of its own, so it shows the window's. Web pages draw their own.

Can I pick the material from Terminal?

Not yet. diatweaks turns it on and off, and Settings picks the material.

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