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Products that do what Bedim – Blurs macOS wallpaper when there's an app visible does

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   All Blur▲166

   Instantly blur your screen for privacy or content creation

   Oct 2025

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   Hush▲142

   Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing

   Feb 2026

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   Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲525

   Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.

   2017

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   Stealthly for macOS▲301

   Automated privacy for macOS screen sharing

   2025

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   Unsplash Wallpaper▲326

   Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

   2015

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   Black Out▲312

   Hide sensitive parts of an image before you share it

   2017

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   Shady for Mac▲94

   Pull a virtual shade over your screen, rest your eyes

   2015

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   CleanShot 5.0 with Studio Mode▲278

   Mac-native app for screenshots, recordings and collaboration

   5d ago · cleanshot.com

9. 9BW
   Blur Webcam Background on Linux▲174

   2021 · github.com

10. 10SA
    Shade. A Free Mac App to hide your messy desktop.▲16

    2012 · itunes.apple.com

11. 11IM
    I Made Mac App to Hide Sensitive info while screen share▲13

    2021 · blurscreen.app

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    Backdrop for Mac▲129

    Focus on one window at a time. Hide everything else.

    2014

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    PeekFocus▲86

    Make your screen instantly presentable with one keystroke.

    May 2026 · lucidbit.app

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    PresenterMate▲81

    Unclutter your desktop, clear your mind.

    2015

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    Gaze Guard▲103

    Instant Privacy & Screen Blur

    Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Blur for macOS▲101

    Easily blur, pixilate, and color images on your Mac.

    2018

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    ScreenVeil▲86

    Hide what shouldn’t be seen on your computer

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com

18. 18IR
    I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers▲82

    Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler. For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos. I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too. The…

    Sep 2025 · cindori.com

19. 19AA
    An app for easily toggling the grayscale display filter on macOS▲5

    2020 · github.com

20. 20ET
    Empty, transparent Mac OS Browser Window (.psd, .png) License: CC 1.0▲10

    2021 · github.com

21. 21BA
    Backgroundifier, a Mac app that converts art into desktop backgrounds▲10

    2015 · backgroundifier.archagon.net

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    TogglePresent▲8

    Single click, worry free presentations

    Feb 2026

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    Hidy▲4

    Cough to hide your screen. No camera, ever.

    Jul 2026 · hidyapp.com

24. 24P2
    Plaiceholder 2.0, pure CSS blurry image placeholders (now ~90% smaller)▲25

    2021 · github.com

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