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![Peekaboo effect over a demo Mac desktop](https://unfoldmymac.com/media/peekaboo.webp)

App render · Demo desktop

[Motion & 3D / Lid Effects](https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/categories/motion-3d/)

# Peekaboo

Blinking, curious characters. Your desktop has acquired witnesses.

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Included in UnfoldMyMac · macOS 26 or later

## Inside Peekaboo

Two glossy, mischievous shutters peek in from the edges. Their googly eyes look around and blink as the soft 3D faces breathe. Open the lid and they slide away. Reduce Motion stills the faces.

### Find your setting

Open Adjust to tune playfulness. Preview the result in the app before enabling the effect.

### On your Mac

This effect does not need Screen Recording permission. It draws over your desktop as your MacBook lid moves.

## Bring it to your desktop.

- Get UnfoldMyMac and open Lid Effects.

- Choose Peekaboo and try the preview.

- Tune the design in Adjust, then enable the effect. Automatic lid response requires a supported MacBook sensor.

**Collection:** [Lid Effects](https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/)

**Category:** [Motion & 3D](https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/categories/motion-3d/)

**Platform:** macOS 26+

**Design & development:** UnfoldMyMac

- 3D

- Animated

- Humor

- Characters

- Playful

[Setup guide](https://unfoldmymac.com/blog/lid-effects/)[About your data](https://unfoldmymac.com/privacy/)

## More lid effects.

[Explore the collection](https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/)

![Curtains effect over a demo Mac desktop](https://unfoldmymac.com/media/curtains.webp)

Motion & 3D

### [Curtains](https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/curtains/)

Velvet folds and stage lighting. A curtain call for your tabs.

App render · Demo desktop

![Current effect over a demo Mac desktop](https://unfoldmymac.com/media/current.webp)

Motion & 3D

### [Current](https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/current/)

Mint and coral ribbons that keep moving while the lid holds still.

App render · Demo desktop

![Frost effect over a demo Mac desktop](https://unfoldmymac.com/media/frost.webp)

Glass & Light

### [Frost](https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/frost/)

The original iPhone Duo-inspired effect. A live blur of your desktop, drawn in as you close the lid.

App render · Demo desktop

Canonical: https://unfoldmymac.com/lid-effects/peekaboo/