Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Plash
Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper
Plash is a macOS application that enables users to set any website as their desktop wallpaper, creating a dynamic and constantly updating background. The tool supports displaying news sites, social media feeds, photo… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Plash launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.
2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →
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Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac
2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →
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Make and share dynamic wallpapers for macOS
2019 · dynamicwallpaper.club · its alternatives →
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CleanShot▲566Discover a superior way to capture your Mac's screen 🚀
2018 · cleanshot.com · its alternatives →
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Backdrop▲170Hi 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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Chunk▲298Hi HN Dudley here, tech lead on Chunk. Chunk is a macOS menu bar app for time-blocking. It opens with Cmd + / and slides down over whatever you're doing - including fullscreen apps. There's also a live countdown in the tray for the current block. Click-and-drag to create blocks, day/week views, Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar sync, Apple Reminders integration, and a Todo mode where tasks can be dragged onto the timeline. Templates and Routines let you build an ideal day once and auto-apply it on chosen weekdays. There's a local MCP server, so you can ask Claude Desktop to…
2025 · chunkapp.net · its alternatives →
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Splashify▲194Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows
2017 · splashify.net · 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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Framed▲110Turn screenshots, videos, and code into polished visuals
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Splashify v2▲118Stunning desktop wallpapers for Mac & Windows
2018 · splashify.app · its alternatives →
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Open-source Tinder for desktop files on MacOS. 100% Free.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CleanShot X▲519Create beautiful social media posts that stand out
2022 · cleanshot.com · its alternatives →
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Artful brings wonderful HD fine art to your Mac background wallpaper.
2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →
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Blocs 4.0▲237Create responsive websites without writing code.
2020 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →
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Live Desktop▲240Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes
2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →
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