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24 alternatives to Hologram

Amazing widgets and wallpapers for your Mac desktop!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hologram launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Live Desktop▲240

   Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes

   2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Desktopr▲144

   Make any website your Mac wallpaper

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Artpaper 5K▲210

   Art wallpapers from the world's best galleries. 5K quality.

   2019 · gikken.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wallpaper Wizard 2▲304

   Wow-worthy backgrounds for Mac

   2017 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Splashify▲194

   Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows

   2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   OS (Old School)▲187

   Turn you computer into a retro Mac

   2022 · ben-vessey.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hourglass▲211

   Dynamic Mac desktop

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wallpaper by Behance▲154

   Discover the world's creative work through your Mac

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wallcat▲364

   A beautiful wallpaper for your Mac, every day

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Moody▲119

    Your Mac wallpaper that listens to your music & weather

    May 2026 · moody-wallpapers.pages.dev · its alternatives →

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    Artful▲107

    The world's best art on your Mac desktop

    2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Plash▲266

    Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hoot for Mac▲140

    Widgets, tools, screenshots, wake screen all in your menubar

    2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Widgetify▲67

    Desktop widgets for your MacOS

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hologram▲136

    Sell tickets to your Zoom events

    2020 · joinhologram.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Plash▲9

    Make any website your desktop wallpaper

    2020 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

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    Grids 5.0▲177

    Experience Instagram in beautiful ways on desktop

    2018 · gridsapp.net · its alternatives →

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    Landscape Wallpapers▲181

    Dynamic wallpapers for the apple ecosystem

    2022 · sauravwagh.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Dual-Screen Wallpapers▲143

    A collection of all-original dual-screen desktop backgrounds

    2015 · twelvesouth.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    iWall▲95

    A simple, beautiful live wallpaper for Mac

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Backdrop▲170

    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…

    2025 · cindori.com · its alternatives →

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    ZenScreen▲103

    Create beautiful wallpapers for iOS from the best galleries

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Orbl▲36

    Turn your Mac wallpaper into a live dashboard

    Jun 2026 · orbl.app · its alternatives →

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    Walling for Windows▲104

    Visual walls for your ideas and projects. Now on Windows.

    2020 · walling.app · its alternatives →

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