diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a7a5ce..2944207 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.3.0
+
+- Added blur option for background blur
+- Attempted a fix for missed dart formatting
+
 ## 0.2.1
 
 - Minor fixes in README file.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2127041..d4d275b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ A simple widget wrapper to enable modal progress HUD (a modal progress indicator
 
 [![pub package](https://img.shields.io/pub/v/modal_progress_hud_nsn.svg)](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/modal_progress_hud_nsn)
 
-Inspired by [this](https://codingwithjoe.com/flutter-how-to-build-a-modal-progress-indicator/) article.
+~~Inspired by [this](https://codingwithjoe.com/flutter-how-to-build-a-modal-progress-indicator/) article.~~ Link broken, Dont click.
 
 A fork of [this](https://github.com/mmcc007/modal_progress_hud) with support for Null Safety.
 
 ## Demo
 
-![Demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mmcc007/modal_progress_hud/master/modal_progress_hud.gif)
+![Demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kphanipavan/modal_progress_hud/master/modal_progress_hud.gif)
 
 _See example for details_
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Add the package to your `pubspec.yml` file.
 
 ```yml
 dependencies:
-    modal_progress_hud_nsn: ^0.2.1
+    modal_progress_hud_nsn: ^0.3.0
 ```
 
 Next, import the library into your widget.
@@ -59,9 +59,17 @@ ModalProgressHUD(
   progressIndicator: CircularProgressIndicator,
   offset: double
   dismissible: bool,
+  blur: double,
 );
 ```
 
+## Similar Packages
+
+* [modal_progress_hud](https://pub.dev/packages/modal_progress_hud) : Original
+* [modal_progress_hud_alt](https://pub.dev/packages/modal_progress_hud_alt) : Alternative
+* [blurry_modal_progress_hud](https://pub.dev/packages/blurry_modal_progress_hud) : With blur
+* [flutter_progress_hud](https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_progress_hud) : With fade
+
 ## Example
 
 Here is an example app that demonstrates the usage.
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ for a complete sample app using the modal progress HUD. Included in the
 example is a method for using a form's validators while making async
 calls (see [flutter/issues/9688](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/9688) for details).
 
-### Issues and feedback
+## Issues and feedback
 
 Please file [issues](https://github.com/kphanipavan/modal_progress_hud_nsn/issues/new)
 to send feedback or report a bug. Thank you!
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diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index 5eac13f..36ec49c 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class _LoginPageState extends State<LoginPage> {
   String? _username;
   String? _password;
   bool _isLoggedIn = false;
+  double bur = 0;
 
   // validate user name
   String? _validateUserName(String? userName) {
@@ -135,13 +136,16 @@ class _LoginPageState extends State<LoginPage> {
         inAsyncCall: _isInAsyncCall,
         // demo of some additional parameters
         opacity: 0.5,
+        blur: bur,
         progressIndicator: CircularProgressIndicator(),
       ),
     );
   }
 
   Widget buildLoginForm(BuildContext context) {
-    final TextTheme textTheme = Theme.of(context).textTheme;
+    final TextTheme textTheme = Theme
+        .of(context)
+        .textTheme;
     // run the validators on reload to process async results
     _loginFormKey.currentState?.validate();
     return Form(
@@ -182,18 +186,27 @@ class _LoginPageState extends State<LoginPage> {
             padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
             child: _isLoggedIn
                 ? Text(
-                    'Login successful!',
-                    key: Key('loggedIn'),
-                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20.0),
-                  )
+              'Login successful!',
+              key: Key('loggedIn'),
+              style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20.0),
+            )
                 : Text(
-                    'Not logged in',
-                    key: Key('notLoggedIn'),
-                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20.0),
-                  ),
+              'Not logged in',
+              key: Key('notLoggedIn'),
+              style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20.0),
+            ),
           ),
+          Slider(min: 0,
+            max: 10,
+            value: bur,
+            divisions: 100,
+            onChanged: (val) {
+              setState(() {
+                bur = val;
+              });
+            },),
         ],
       ),
     );
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/example/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/example/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index d5852c6..f6f1987 100644
--- a/example/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/example/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   modal_progress_hud_nsn
 )
 
+list(APPEND FLUTTER_FFI_PLUGIN_LIST
+)
+
 set(PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES)
 
 foreach(plugin ${FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST})
@@ -14,3 +17,8 @@ foreach(plugin ${FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST})
   list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES $<TARGET_FILE:${plugin}_plugin>)
   list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES ${${plugin}_bundled_libraries})
 endforeach(plugin)
+
+foreach(ffi_plugin ${FLUTTER_FFI_PLUGIN_LIST})
+  add_subdirectory(flutter/ephemeral/.plugin_symlinks/${ffi_plugin}/linux plugins/${ffi_plugin})
+  list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES ${${ffi_plugin}_bundled_libraries})
+endforeach(ffi_plugin)
diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
index e517f60..f4e943f 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ packages:
       name: collection
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.15.0"
+    version: "1.16.0"
   cupertino_icons:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ packages:
       name: fake_async
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.0"
+    version: "1.3.0"
   flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ packages:
       name: material_color_utilities
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.3"
+    version: "0.1.4"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ packages:
       path: ".."
       relative: true
     source: path
-    version: "0.2.1"
+    version: "0.3.0"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.8.0"
+    version: "1.8.1"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ packages:
       name: source_span
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.8.1"
+    version: "1.8.2"
   stack_trace:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -162,21 +162,14 @@ packages:
       name: test_api
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.4.8"
-  typed_data:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: typed_data
-      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.0"
+    version: "0.4.9"
   vector_math:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vector_math
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.1"
+    version: "2.1.2"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"
+  dart: ">=2.17.0-0 <3.0.0"
   flutter: ">=1.20.0"
diff --git a/example/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/example/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index 12eaf93..3951f2f 100644
--- a/example/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/example/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   modal_progress_hud_nsn
 )
 
+list(APPEND FLUTTER_FFI_PLUGIN_LIST
+)
+
 set(PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES)
 
 foreach(plugin ${FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST})
@@ -14,3 +17,8 @@ foreach(plugin ${FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST})
   list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES $<TARGET_FILE:${plugin}_plugin>)
   list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES ${${plugin}_bundled_libraries})
 endforeach(plugin)
+
+foreach(ffi_plugin ${FLUTTER_FFI_PLUGIN_LIST})
+  add_subdirectory(flutter/ephemeral/.plugin_symlinks/${ffi_plugin}/windows plugins/${ffi_plugin})
+  list(APPEND PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES ${${ffi_plugin}_bundled_libraries})
+endforeach(ffi_plugin)
diff --git a/lib/modal_progress_hud_nsn.dart b/lib/modal_progress_hud_nsn.dart
index 0df2ea0..de20ed3 100644
--- a/lib/modal_progress_hud_nsn.dart
+++ b/lib/modal_progress_hud_nsn.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 library modal_progress_hud;
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'dart:ui';
 
 ///
 /// Wrap around any widget that makes an async call to show a modal progress
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ class ModalProgressHUD extends StatelessWidget {
   /// A [Widget] which should be the the widget to be shown behind the loading barrier.
   final Widget child;
 
+  /// A [double] value specifying the amount of background blur of the progress.
+  final double blur;
+
   const ModalProgressHUD({
     Key? key,
     required this.inAsyncCall,
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ class ModalProgressHUD extends StatelessWidget {
     this.offset,
     this.dismissible = false,
     required this.child,
+    this.blur = 0.0,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   @override
@@ -60,12 +65,15 @@ class ModalProgressHUD extends StatelessWidget {
     return Stack(
       children: [
         child,
-        Opacity(
-          child: ModalBarrier(dismissible: dismissible, color: color),
-          opacity: opacity,
+        BackdropFilter(
+          filter: ImageFilter.blur(sigmaX: blur, sigmaY: blur),
+          child: Opacity(
+            child: ModalBarrier(dismissible: dismissible, color: color),
+            opacity: opacity,
+          ),
         ),
         layOutProgressIndicator,
       ],
     );
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e6f990d..e31eaef 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: modal_progress_hud_nsn
 description: A modal progress indicator widget with Sound Null Safety. A fork of https://github.com/mmcc007/modal_progress_hud
-version: 0.2.1
+version: 0.3.0
 #author: Phani Pavan K
 homepage: https://github.com/kphanipavan/modal_progress_hud_nsn