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24 alternatives to Foldelight – the iPhone Duo folding effect the MacBook was owed
The MacBook has been folding since 1991. foldelight finally gives the lid the folding-glass effect. Free, open source, macOS.
Foldelight is a free, open-source macOS application that adds a folding-glass visual effect to MacBook displays, inspired by the iPhone Duo's design. It creates a dynamic reflection and distortion effect along the… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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A native macOS tab bar library with split pane support for SwiftUI applications. Features 120fps animations, drag-and-drop tabs, and full keyboard navigation.
Jan 2026 · bonsplit.alasdairmonk.com · its alternatives →
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Headroom▲82Your Mac on iPhone Duo: fold it, and the keyboard appears
11d ago · musicflow.tokyo · its alternatives →
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LookAway 2▲281Hello, I'm Kushagra and I am the indie developer behind LookAway (I've posted about it earlier but it has received quite a lot of updates since the last time so I am posting it again). LookAway is a native break reminder for macOS that doesn't interrupt. I built it because I work from home and I spend a lot of time in front of my screens. It's very easy for me to get lost in the flow and I can end up sitting for hours. Due to this, I started facing issues like eye strain and back pain by the end of the day. The solution to this was simply taking enough breaks throughout the day. But…
Apr 2026 · lookaway.com · its alternatives →
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Duet Display▲749Use your iPad as a second display for your Mac
2014 · duetdisplay.com · its alternatives →
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Sketch 3▲297Liquid Glass redesign, an all-new Inspector, and more
2014 · sketch.com · its alternatives →
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Squash 2 for Mac▲421The easiest way to compress and optimize images for the web
2016 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →
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Noise-cancelling for your screen now with cursor shake
Dec 2025 · monocle.heyiam.dk · its alternatives →
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Automated privacy for macOS screen sharing
2025 · stealthly.app · its alternatives →
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SliceShare▲142Share a portion of your screen - All from your macs menu bar
2024 · sliceshare.app · its alternatives →
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Ever since Apple introduced their video wallpapers I wanted to be able to put custom videos there. I decided to reverse engineer and see what I can do. I built Phosphene to sell it, but the existing competitors were polished enough that the time it would have taken to catch up wasn't going to pay off. So I'm open-sourcing it. WallpaperExtensionKit.framework is what powers macOS wallpapers. It controls what’s shows in the Settings app. It took a lot of trial and error to replicate the behavior, but the result is that your custom wallpapers appear alongside everything else. I wanted to have an…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DynamicLake▲350Dynamic Island experience for Mac with apps & notifications
Mar 2026 · dynamiclake.com · its alternatives →
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Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows
2015 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
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Mac Duo▲107Turn your display into frosted glass as you close the lid
Sep 2026 · macduo.co.uk · its alternatives →
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my first app, a Mac menu bar utility to remind you to blink more. any feedback would be much appreciated. or make it your own and share :)
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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