It adds various transparency effects, shadow effects to windows, taskbar, etc. Following is a screenshot of Windows 7 taskbar having Shadow and Blurred background with the help of Nimi Visuals:
Features:
New effects and existing updates:
- "Window snap"-snapping windows to each other and screen edge
- "Edge maximize" - maximizing windows when moved outside screen edge
- "Invisible desktop" - hiding desktop icons when desktop is not focused
- "Showcase" - with better rendering, changed to Win+Tab switch activation
And version highlighted effect:
"Taskbar and start menu blur" - providing transparent taskbar and startmenu with blurred background designed for non-DWM capable systems.
Transparency effects, with fading
- Desktop shadows - turn all windows transparent and click-through when desktop is selected. Holding mouse with button pressed over transparent window activates it again.
- Window fading in on creation - fade in window on it's creation
- Contrast screen - creates contrast between active and non-active windows
- Taskbar and start menu transparency(no fading)
- Ttransparency on window move and resize
Jelly effects
- Window kinetics - window will its momentum during move
- Jelly windows - deform window shape depending on direction of its move in wobbly style
- Jelly bounce - Makes window bounce on activation
Illusion effects
- Creation sparkle - creates sparkle on titlebar at window creation
- Contrastful windows - decrease saturation of non-active windows.
Other
- Window quiver - minimizes or restore non-active windows on active window quiver movement
- Window snap - maximizes window to half-width of screen when it's left more than half outside screen
- Picture wallpaper-board - generate wallpaper filled with random images from User picture folder or Nimi folder in application data folder
- Picture highlight - generate wallpaper containing one image from User picture folder, highlighted on adapted background
- Screen frost - cover wallpaper under ice.