# COSMIC's New Frosted Glass Effect Outshines MacOS System76's Frosted Glass feature surpasses MacOS's Liquid Glass. - **Source:** [Latest news](https://brifing.si/source/77d15218-219f-472d-bf40-31b5646d2942) - **Published:** 2026-07-13 - **Topic:** [Design & UX](https://brifing.si/c/design) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/9eab089e-0c31-46e3-8419-99ad4a73bc90 ## COSMIC's Frosted Glass Effect System76's Frosted Glass effect in the COSMIC desktop environment has surpassed MacOS's Liquid Glass. This new feature adds elegant transparency and blur to windows and UI components. ## Comparison with MacOS COSMIC's Frosted Glass effect offers a more impressive visual experience than MacOS's Liquid Glass. Users can enjoy a more aesthetic desktop environment with this new feature. ## How to Enable It? To enable the Frosted Glass effect, simply update the COSMIC desktop to the latest version. Pop!_OS 24.04 users can apply updates through the COSMIC Store to access this feature. ## User Experience The Frosted Glass effect can be used in various applications, from the terminal to the system monitor. This feature makes the desktop experience more stylish and modern. ## Where Apple Fell Short Apple missed the opportunity to elevate the desktop experience with Liquid Glass. Frosted Glass offers a much more impressive visual experience than what MacOS provides. ## Linux's Superiority System76's Frosted Glass effect once again proves Linux's dominance in desktop environments. This innovation leaves giants like Apple trailing behind. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.zdnet.com/article/cosmic-desktop-frosted-glass-linux-liquid-glass/ — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._