Edit your wallpaper with professional filters before extracting colors.
- Load a wallpaper in the Palette Editor
- Click the edit icon (pencil) next to the Extract button
- The full-screen editor opens
Use Heavy blur wallpaper in the main wallpaper preview to select a blurred desktop variant.
The wallpaper editor and color extraction continue to use the original image.
Use Remove blur to select the original image again.
Blueprints store the source path and the blur choice. Aether recreates the cached variant when needed. Saved theme folders contain both the original image and the blurred variant.
On Omarchy, use Wallpaper only in Local, Wallhaven, or Favorites to change the background.
This action preserves the active theme and its colors.
It requires Omarchy's public background command.
| Filter | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blur | 0-5px | Gaussian blur |
| Brightness | 50-150% | Overall lightness |
| Contrast | 50-150% | Color difference |
| Saturation | 0-150% | Color intensity |
| Hue Shift | 0-360° | Rotate color wheel |
| Filter | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sepia | 0-100% | Vintage brown tone |
| Invert | 0-100% | Negative colors |
| Filter | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exposure | -100 to 100 | Camera exposure simulation |
| Sharpen | 0-100 | Edge enhancement |
| Vignette | 0-100% | Darken edges |
| Grain | 0-10 | Film grain overlay |
| Shadows | -100 to 100 | Shadow detail |
| Highlights | -100 to 100 | Highlight recovery |
Add a color cast to your image:
- Choose a preset color (Blue, Cyan, Green, etc.)
- Or pick a custom color
- Adjust intensity with the slider
12 one-click presets for instant looks:
| Preset | Effect |
|---|---|
| Muted | Reduced saturation, slight blur |
| Dramatic | High contrast, deep shadows |
| Soft | Gentle blur, reduced contrast |
| Vintage | Sepia, faded look |
| Vibrant | Boosted saturation |
| Faded | Low contrast, lifted blacks |
| Cool | Blue tone, high contrast |
| Warm | Orange tone, soft glow |
| Cinematic | Teal shadows, warm highlights |
| Film | Grain, muted colors |
| Crisp | Sharpened, high contrast |
| Portrait | Soft skin tones, vignette |
- Real-time preview: See changes as you adjust
- Click and hold: View original image temporarily
- Debounced updates: 75ms delay for smooth performance
- Adjust filters to your liking
- Click Apply to save the edited wallpaper
- Edited image saves to
~/.cache/aether/ - Color extraction runs on the edited version
- Click Cancel to discard changes
- Start with a preset, then fine-tune
- Use vignette to draw focus to center
- Grain adds texture to flat images
- Desaturate busy wallpapers for cleaner palettes