The first version of the HazeOver utility was intentionally simple. No settings, no treatment for special cases. Thanks to your warm feedback it's now clear that it makes sense to carry on.

Settings and Multi-Monitor Support are on their way.

HazeOver has just been submitted to the AppStore. So what's new then?

• Adjust dimming intensity to your liking using new Settings window.
• Hide HazeOver system menu bar icon if you wish.
• Got some displays connected? No problem. HazeOver will dim all of them appropriately.
• Enabling/Disabling HazeOver is a matter of clicking a single checkbox. Adding to or removing from Login Items is handled automatically.

Here's a sneak peek. Got questions or comments? Contact me.

HazeOver has just hit the app store. The app is available in 17 languages.

Thank you, Samuel Gibbs for the publication on TUAW. Lots of feedback and suggestions coming in. Oh, well. Now I gotta make a new version.

Here's a run down of the requests:

• Powered up menu bar icon: set intensity or quickly switch HazeOver on/off.
• Some sort of per-app customization. Like don't fade some apps or keep all windows of an app lit instead of only active one. That might be tricky.
• Disable or adjust dimming animation. Note that HazeOver acts with a delay instead of real-time. That way it has minimum impact on your system performance. To mask this delay there's an animation. Otherwise dimming would look sporadic and distracting.

I'll try to keep up with your requests. So keep them coming. And enjoy HazeOver!

I didn't think HazeOver would appeal to such a broad audience. Thank you for awesome reception! I thought it's just for a few people who fell victims of lots-o-windo-mania. People like me. In fact I created it for myself in the first place. It had no settings or interface whatsoever since I liked the way it worked as is.

Now that it turned out to be a "product", I have to make some decisions about what's next and how much of my work and time should I put into it.
Picking a price is known to be tricky. But there's only one way to find out the right one - try. I'm struggling between ¢99, $1.99 and $2.99. Any ideas?

Yours truly, "Greedy" Maxim.

Well, maybe not that soon but HazeOver 1.2 is already sitting in the line, waiting for a review. Does it carry anything good? You bet! Customizable fading animation, quick on/off and intensity settings in the menu bar. Oh, yeah, and an option to highlight front windows of an active application instead of just a single window.

That's it. But just for now. How'd you like it?

The first gang of the most wanted features is seized.
No need for further introduction. Go grab it!

HazeOver and Lion did not get along sometimes. But now they are BFFs. See for yourself:
Download HazeOver