iTerm2 Transparent transparent background for inactive windows

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user5563206 picture user5563206 · Jan 27, 2018 · Viewed 19.7k times · Source

The native MacOS Terminal has an ability to set transparency for both in-active and active panes. iTerm2 has the transparency for active backgrounds, for some reason, I can't find the inactive one or maybe there isn't any?. I am aware that, iTerm2 has the DIM inactive split panes but what I am looking for is transparency.

Help is appreciated.

Answer

Dark Star1 picture Dark Star1 · May 28, 2018

Found the answer on this blog but I'll repeat it here for the sake of preservation.

  1. Open iTerm2's preferences, using the menu or ⌘+,
  2. Select Profiles from the menu bar
  3. Select the Window tab
  4. Drag the transparency slider to suit your needs iTerm2 transparency control

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