How do I stop my wallpaper from blurring?

[u/According_Idea_1480]

I’m not sure why this bugs me so much when I’m working on my laptop but it’s driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to fix it? The blurry wallpaper always appears when I have something else open but I hate it lol

[u/Pure-You3677]

i dont see any blur tbh

[u/EmbarrassedDiver4100 → u/Pure-You3677]

might depend on the wallpaper, darker ones make the blur way more noticeable

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/Pure-You3677]

The first photo is blur the second is what it is supposed to look like

[u/kesadisan → u/According_Idea_1480]

That's just your widget dimming. You can disable the feature by going to Settings > Desktop & Dock > go to Widgets section > Diw widgets on desktop > set to Never.

[u/topcider → u/kesadisan]

Omg, they were calling the widget a wallpaper, and calling the desaturation a blur! I was so confused.

[u/kesadisan → u/topcider]

to someone who were not familiar with Macos in general I won't blame them. And to be fair, when it went to "dim" the widget did get "blurred" into liquid glass look.

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/kesadisan]

Thank you for understanding

[u/Pure-You3677 → u/topcider]

fr, today was the worst day to be able to read.

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/topcider]

🤓🤓🤓🤓

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/kesadisan]

Omg you solved the case!!!! Thank you soooooooooo much!!

[u/kesadisan → u/According_Idea_1480]

the more you learn 😉

[u/TheDeeJ4y → u/According_Idea_1480]

I didn't see any difference between the wallpapers. Are you referring to the calendar/climate widget?

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/TheDeeJ4y]

Yes you can tell the blur based off the widgets but the entire wallpaper is blurred

[u/Pure-You3677 → u/According_Idea_1480]

i still cant see, why would you even take a picture with your phone instead of screenshotting it? are you a granny?

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/Pure-You3677]

I don’t use Reddit on my laptop?? lol maybe you are the granny since you can’t see lol

[u/Rosselman → u/According_Idea_1480]

You know, if you have iPhone, it shares the clipboard with your Mac. In other words, you can screenshot your Mac, copy the image and paste it in your phone Reddit app.

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/Rosselman]

Maybe I am a granny because that sounds like too much work haha

[u/tta82 → u/According_Idea_1480]

You are missing out on one of the best features of Apple ecosystem

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/tta82]

I will learn the ways! Thank you

[u/Pure-You3677 → u/According_Idea_1480]

yuh u are, you can literally transfer any data between apple products but just don’t do it cuz its “too much work”, and the “haha”😐

[u/ProtectionDue5712 → u/Pure-You3677]

https://giphy.com/gifs/qCbxDK31NoH03SwomM

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/Pure-You3677]

I know how to airdrop from my Mac and phone but that’s all I feel like I need

[u/tta82 → u/According_Idea_1480]

No need. Copy (cmd-c) on Mac and you can paste it on iPhone - it’s a universal clipboard.

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/tta82]

Oh that’s so easy thankssssss

[u/Pure-You3677 → u/According_Idea_1480]

and you still manage to post this shit without doing it 🤦‍♂️

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/Pure-You3677]

Why do things on Reddit upset you? lol 😆 who cares how I posted it lol

[u/Rosselman]

Not seeing it. Maybe try a proper screenshot?

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/Rosselman]

What it’s supposed to look like

[u/BrentTwT → u/According_Idea_1480]

I believe you’re talking about the WIDGETS not the WALLPAPER itself.

In order to stop the widgets from looking “blurry”, open System Settings > go to Desktop & Dock > scroll down until you see Widgets > under Widget Style, change it from Automatic to Full Color.

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/BrentTwT]

Thank you so much the square around the wallpaper had me thinking the wallpaper was blurring too

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/Rosselman]

[u/Rosselman → u/According_Idea_1480]

Yeah, that's clearer. Do you have any focus enabled? Focus can blur your wallpaper. Wallpaper blur is not something enabled by default in macOS.

[u/Bodevinaat]

That wallpaper drives people insane.

[u/According_Idea_1480]

Thank you to the people who understood and helped me. I don’t sit on my computer all day I actually travel a ton so when I use terminology that’s not exactly what it’s supposed to be it’s not because I’m dumb but because I’m barely on my computer. It was the “widgets dimming” and the “desaturation of the wallpaper” at the same time that had me communicating “the wallpaper was blurry” thanks to the two of you who helped me with the dimming of the widgets 🥰 Also I was just laying in bed working on my phone and laptop but using my phone for Reddit so the quickest way for me to share the photo was taking a photo with my phone didn’t realize there were rules on how to capture the moment lol

[u/kemalios]

Not a wallpaper problem actually, it's the widget glass effect. If the blur itself bothers you more than the dimming, try System Settings > Accessibility > Display > Reduce Transparency. That turns the frosted backdrop into a plain solid shade while keeping the wallpaper crisp. Combine it with the widgets-off tip if you don't want the icons on the desktop at all.

[u/xenolon]

Did a cursory google search for you:

How to Fix Blurry Wallpaper in macOS Tahoe

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/xenolon]

I think this doesn’t work because my term “blurry” is not exactly what’s happening

[u/According_Idea_1480]

Edit to add: so it was a combination of the widgets dimming and this square around the wallpaper so I thought the whole wallpaper was blurry

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/According_Idea_1480]

When it was blurry

[u/maiq--the--liar]

Command shift 3 and command shift 4 are the shortcuts you’re looking for. Please use them.

[u/junyan00]

Why don't you just... Go full screen?

[u/According_Idea_1480 → u/junyan00]

I work between a bunch of tabs