Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Snowy

snow that sticks on your dock & penguin that slides

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Snowy launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Snowshaker▲150

   Decorate your Mac for Christmas and New Year

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Weather Dock Express▲62

   Mac Weather app with Photorealistic animations

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ball▲197

   A bouncy ball for your Mac

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tuck▲119

   Dock windows to the edge of your screen

   2020 · irradiatedsoftware.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WP Snow Effect▲126

   Add animation effect of falling snow to your WP site

   2020 · wpmaniax.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DockX▲232

   Everything on dock & menu bar

   2023 · dockx.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Weather Screen▲113

   Bring Real-time Weather Effects to your Mac Screen

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sprinkles by Microsoft▲189

   A smart camera with fun ideas 🍩

   2017 · sprinklesapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   QuakPit▲241

   Meeting reminders that actually make you smile.

   May 2026 · quakpit.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Snowy!▲2

    Bring the magic of winter to your Mac

    Dec 2025 · pingie.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hourglass▲211

    Dynamic Mac desktop

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dockface▲81

    Check weather & other info by glancing your Dock icons

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Let it snow▲85

    Making the internet look a lot like Christmas

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sticky Notes▲85

    Stickies for your desktop

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Valentine's Dock▲7

    Bring love to your mac

    2025 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hopping Penguin▲72

    A cheerful free platformer with intuitive one touch-controls

    2015 · immobilegames.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Weather mini for Mac▲160

    Meet Weather mini 3, smart weather cards on your wrist.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hummingbird▲99

    Make macOS window management a breeze

    2019 · hbird.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Snap▲173

    The floating dock for developers

    Feb 2026 · snap-dock.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    docktor▲101

    Your Dock's wasted side space, now full of widgets

    Jul 2026 · docktorapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21SA
    Snowy – a new image library for Python▲124

    2018 · github.prideout.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Duck Float▲155

    A small tool software that can float other full-screen app

    2024 · duckfloat.ruyicode.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Snower▲74

    Funny snow effect on your videos

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CARROT Weather for Mac▲109

    A smartass weather robot with a personality

    2015 · meetcarrot.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →