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Products that do what Phosphor does

Real-time visuals that move with the music

1. 1IR
   I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers▲428

   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

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   Dock Party 3▲81

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3. 3
   doodooc Music Visualizer▲317

   Online generative music visualization platform

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4. 4
   SpotMenu▲259

   Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar

   2017

5. 5
   PlayTray▲82

   Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys

   2018

6. 6
   MuMood▲13

   Adaptive wallpapers for macos | music-reactive desktop

   2025

7. 7
   MD Vinyl▲198

   Vinyl widgets for Apple Music & Spotify

   2022

8. 8
   Artpip▲122

   Transform your desktop into an art gallery.

   2017

9. 9
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   2025

10. 10
    Arkestra▲136

    Create, connect and perform realtime video (macOS)

    2024

11. 11
    Simplify for Mac▲220

    The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox

    2015

12. 12
    Tuneful▲115

    Native way to control your music on macOS

    2025

13. 13
    Shazam for Mac▲151

    Listens and identifies music in the background

    2014

14. 14
    PhosphorLive▲2

    Trigger videos, overlays and effects from midi live on stage

    May 2026 · phosphorlive.com

15. 15
    Baritone▲116

    Spotify controls that live in your menubar.

    2017

16. 16SY
    See your current Spotify song in the menu bar▲55

    2024 · github.com

17. 17
    Reaktr▲190

    Generate beautiful audio-reactive video easily

    2022

18. 18MY
    Making Your Music Choose Your Desktop Wallpaper▲75

    2017 · blog.unixcat.org

19. 19GM
    Google Music for Mac▲193

    2014 · kbhomes.github.io

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    Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227

    Talk and listen to music like you’re side by side

    2022

21. 21AM
    A music player that creates real-time music videos▲61

    2021 · hyperchroma.app

22. 22
    Graphic Foundry▲164

    High-impact audio reactive music visualizers 💎

    2018

23. 23
    Sleeve▲195

    Your currently playing track displayed right on your desktop

    2021

24. 24
    Beatsy▲114

    Augmented reality music visualizer for iOS

    2020

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