Fancy Audiovisualizer

A circular audio visualizer desktop widget for Noctalia Shell with shader-based rendering and multiple visualization modes.

Features

• Multiple Visualization Modes: Bars, Wave, Rings, or combinations (Bars+Rings, Wave+Rings, All)
• Shader-Based Rendering: Smooth, GPU-accelerated visualization using custom fragment shaders
• Theme Integration: Automatically uses Noctalia theme colors, with optional custom color override
• Configurable Appearance: Adjust sensitivity, rotation speed, bar width, ring opacity, bloom intensity, and more
• Idle Fade: Optional fade-out when no audio is playing

Installation

This plugin is part of the noctalia-plugins repository.

Configuration

Access the plugin settings in Noctalia to configure the following options:

• Visualization Mode: Choose between Bars, Wave, Rings, Bars+Rings, Wave+Rings, or All
• Wave Thickness: Thickness of the wave visualization (when enabled)
• Sensitivity: Audio response sensitivity (0.5 - 3.0)
• Rotation Speed: Speed of visualization rotation (0.0 - 2.0)
• Bar Width: Width of audio bars (when enabled)
• Ring Opacity: Opacity of background rings (when enabled)
• Inner Diameter: Size of the inner empty area
• Bloom Intensity: Glow/bloom effect strength
• Fade When Idle: Fade out when no audio is playing
• Custom Colors: Override theme colors with custom primary and secondary colors

Usage

Add the widget to your desktop via the Noctalia desktop widgets interface. The visualizer responds to system audio.

Requirements

• Noctalia 3.7.2 or later