Mica Visual Studio

Enhance your Visual Studio experience with Windows materials

Overview

With Mica Visual Studio, you can choose between four materials to apply as your window backdrop:

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

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

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

Compatibility

Mica Visual Studio is meant to be used with:

• Visual Studio 2026 or later
• Windows 11 or later

Additional information

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

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