Backdrop for Mac

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I upgraded a while back on my 2018 MBP to Catalina and have been sad that I lost Backdrop. For whatever reason I thought it was just a casualty of the upgrade. Finally upgraded to Big Sur today and decided to go on a hunt. And here is my old friend. It's simple, but when I just want a bare bones color or image back behind, so I don't get distracted by the mess I call a desktop, I am happy for Backdrop. I've been using it for over a dozen years (seems like a hundred). Sometimes the simple apps are the ones I appreciate the most. I upgraded a while back on my 2018 MBP to Catalina and have been sad that I lost Backdrop. For whatever reason I thought it was just a casualty of the upgrade.…from apps.apple.com

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