Is there any way on KDE, I can "click through" a partially transparent window to interact with the window behind it instead? [Solved but only for mpv]

I want to like, block interaction with a window that I am keeping on top of other windows so I can see it but still click to stuff behind it.

It turns out mpv already has this implemented. github.com/mpv-player/mpv/pull/8949

Technically no windows or mac support (presumably it’s possible there; dunno), but OP only asked for linux stuff so I’ll close this

And then I could remove the title bar if I really don’t want to interact with the app.

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MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml on 24 Jun 2025 06:53 next collapse

I wouldn’t have thought so. You have only changed the appearance, it is still fully there.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz on 24 Jun 2025 09:11 collapse

What I do, is have a minimize keybind.

When I want to quickly do something with a window below the one on top, I hit that minimize keybind, do my thing, then alt-tab.

Unless I interacted with a third window, the one I minimized comes right back.

Or are you looking for something more like picture in picture? A pinned window you never interact with, only look at?

Edit: what if you flip this the other way around?

Make the windows you want to be interacting with transparent, and keep them on top. You’ll always see the window you want to see, through them.