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9 Desktop Effects to Add Eye Candy to Linux Mint
- Linux Mint is known for customizability, and adding visual effects to your Cinnamon desktop is a great way to take advantage of this.
- You can install extensions easily using the Cinnamon System Settings application and there are several options available.
- Burn My Windows can animate the movement of windows opening and closing using several predefined options.
- Compiz windows effect and Wobbly Windows are great for wobbly window effects when a window is moved by dragging.
- Magic Lamp Effect animates application window minimize and maximize with a “light spreading and returning from a torch” like animation.
- Opacify Windows customization allows adjusting the opacity of a window while it's being dragged or resized.
- You can enable Window effects inbuilt in Cinnamon settings and set the desktop animations and Window effects to Fly (or any other available) for extra eye candy.
- Cinnamon offers two options for animated windows switching such as Coverflow (3D) and Timeline (3D).
- Flipper animation gives more control over workspace switching effects such as transitions, easing, and other tweaks.
- The Desktop Cube extension provides Compiz cube-like animation for desktop switching.
- Cinnamon Maximus can help with tiled windows by removing window title bars in tiled mode.
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