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    As far as I know Windows API doesn't have such capabilities therefore it will require either a lot of work to implement or will look ugly. The only (quick) solution I see here is to set a window transparency together with a dark wallpaper. Commented Jul 3, 2019 at 8:16
  • @montonero That's brilliant, actually. Not a perfect solution, but my wallpaper is already just solid black, so this would work in any situation where two bright windows don't overlap. Most of my bright windows don't regularly end up overlapping, and if they do there are fairly decent solutions for that available to me. Nice, really good creative out-of-the-box thinking. Commented Jul 3, 2019 at 18:33
  • @montonero Alright, already found a couple edge cases in modern Firefox which hint at upcoming problems (which any solutions will probably have to deal with one way or another): when typing in the address bar or opening the settings drop-down ("hamburger menu" button in the top right) those panes are solid opaque white - tolerable for the menu, unpleasantly bright for the address bar. Still, this is already better than nothing. Commented Jul 3, 2019 at 19:00