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Mica Visual Studio

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Mica Visual Studio

Enhance your Visual Studio experience with Windows materials

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Overview

Mica Visual Studio provides four different materials to apply as the backdrop of any window:

  1. Mica
  2. Tabbed
  3. Acrylic
  4. (Solid) Glass

Official documentation of these materials (excluding Glass) can be found here: Materials in Windows (learn.microsoft.com)

To select which material you use as your backdrop, use the Tools > Backdrop submenu.

Prerequisites

  • Visual Studio 2026 or later
  • Windows 11 or later

Additional information

Additional documentation about Mica Visual Studio and its settings is available on its wiki.

If you find a bug in Mica Visual Studio — or have an idea to improve it — please file an issue using the appropriate template.

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