How to Disable Liquid Glass on macOS Tahoe (macOS 26)

Created 9/14/2026 at 11:40:11 PM • Edited 9/14/2026 at 11:41:11 PM
https://www.junian.dev/blog/macos-disable-liquid-glass/

This setting makes macOS Tahoe dramatically better!

Method 2: Fully Reduce Transparency (The Real Fix)

If you want solid colors in your macOS UI, this is the setting that actually makes a difference. Follow these steps to enable macOS Reduce Transparency:

  1. Open System Settings
  2. Go to Accessibility from the sidebar
  3. Click Display
  4. Find Reduce Transparency and enable the checkbox
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