Alternatives to Plash

A macOS app that shows any website as an interactive desktop wallpaper. Notes say what changes if you switch.

10 alternatives

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  • Phosphene

    A macOS menu bar app that adds your own videos as desktop and lock screen wallpapers.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOS

  • Wallspace

    A native macOS live wallpaper app with lock screen support and multi-monitor playback.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

  • Backdrop

    A live wallpaper app for macOS that plays animated video backdrops on the desktop and Lock Screen.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

  • Cadran

    Mac utility that draws live clock faces on the wallpaper layer behind your desktop icons.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

  • WebViewScreenSaver

    A macOS screen saver that shows a web page or rotates through a list of pages.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

  • Satellite Eyes

    A macOS app that sets your desktop wallpaper to the satellite or map view of your location.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

  • GeekTool

    A macOS desktop customization tool that shows script output, logs, images and web pages on the desktop.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    GeekTool shows web pages, script output, logs and images on the desktop, but useful setups need scripting knowledge and it is not open source.

  • BetterMacWidgets

    Free-floating, live-animated desktop widgets for macOS, with eight free widgets and a paid Pro tier.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

  • Coherence X

    Mac app that turns websites into standalone Dock apps using Chrome-based browsers.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

  • MenubarX

    A macOS browser that runs web pages and web apps from small windows in the menu bar.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS