Motion & 3D
Curtains
Velvet folds and stage lighting. A curtain call for your tabs.
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Pick your kind of desktop.
13 Lid Effects. 20 Dynamic Wallpapers. Two Creative Scenes: Hinge Garden and The Workshop. Explore all 35 designs from UnfoldMyMac.
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35 designs · Preview the motion, or open a design to explore.
Motion & 3D
Peekaboo
Blinking, curious characters. Your desktop has acquired witnesses.
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Motion & 3D
Current
Mint and coral ribbons that keep moving while the lid holds still.
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Glass & Light
Frost
The original iPhone Duo-inspired effect. A live blur of your desktop, drawn in as you close the lid.
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Image Art
FCUK It. Ship It.
An orange-and-cobalt answer to one more round of tweaking.
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Image Art
Claude Has Notes
Just one small change. The revision pile disagrees.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Pulse
CPU load, memory, and battery feed a moving chrome sculpture.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Daydream
Your image, floating glass, and a sticker with opinions.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Claude Current
Local Claude session metadata and token counts bring the scene to life.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Codex Foundry
A 3D accelerator assembles around local Codex activity.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Codex Mission Control
A little robot responds to working, waiting, and completed hook states.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Grok Event Horizon
A black hole with playful wallpaper-session counters.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
GitHub After Hours
Public repositories, followers, and push events become a floating city.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Lights Out
An open-wheel car, a flowing circuit, and a five-light countdown. Session counters, not live race telemetry.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
GTA VI — Vice City Countdown
Official Rockstar artwork and a calendar-day countdown to the announced console release. Artwork © Rockstar Games.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Aurora Observatory
NOAA space weather shapes auroral curtains around a 3D Earth. NASA Earth Observatory imagery; an artistic interpretation.
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Dynamic Wallpapers
Wolverine — After the Rain
Three glowing claws track your battery reserve. Charging brings recovery light; low power turns the marks red.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © Marvel / Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Cyberpunk 2077 — Night City
Neon lanes follow your Mac’s download and upload traffic, with both transfer rates visible.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © CD PROJEKT RED. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Elden Ring — A Moment of Grace
A golden grace ring fills during focus, then turns blue for a rest. The timer pauses when you step away.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
DOOM Eternal — Ember Citadel
Thermal armor responds to macOS heat pressure, with CPU and memory readings beneath the citadel.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © id Software / Bethesda Softworks. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Forza Horizon 5 — Endless Dusk
Your chosen city’s weather brings rain, clouds, and nightfall to the open road. Forecasts by Open-Meteo.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Hollow Knight — Greenpath
Five quiet lights count toward your next screen break. Twenty seconds away resets the reminder.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © Team Cherry. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Black Myth: Wukong — Cloud Temple
Temple lights follow the worldwide Steam player count. Publisher announcements keep you connected to the game.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © Game Science. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Red Dead Redemption 2 — Last Light
A daylight companion with your chosen city’s clock, sunrise, sunset, and the time until the next solar event.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © Rockstar Games. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Baldur’s Gate 3 — Astral Twilight
Inventory runes track storage on your Mac’s home volume. Free space stays visible beside the astral skyline.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © Larian Studios / Wizards of the Coast. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Dynamic Wallpapers
Ghost of Tsushima — Scarlet Wind
Leaves follow your chosen city’s wind. A compass, wind speed, and gust readings guide the scene.
App render · Sample dataOfficial logo © Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment. AI-generated fan environment; independent tribute.
Try it on a MacOn battery
Drag down to close the lid, or up to open. Use arrow keys when focused. Charger controls are below.
Unplugged, the garden settles into a quieter glow.
Native scene renders with sample inputs. Your device isn’t read.
Creative Scenes
Hinge Garden
A glass snail tends a tiny greenhouse. Lid movement, charger power, and optional sound bring the garden to life.
Explore design →Try it on a MacOn battery
Drag down to close the lid, or up to open. Use arrow keys when focused. Charger controls are below.
Eight open apps. Eighteen parcels. A little room to work.
Native scene renders with sample inputs. Your device isn’t read.
Creative Scenes
The Workshop
A tiny maker’s studio opens with your Mac. Open apps light the benches; items in a folder you choose become parcels. Gentle motion and rotating lines keep you company.
Explore design →UnfoldMyMac, in the wildA real MacBook.
A real MacBook.
A little desktop theatre.
Filmed at a café. Close the lid, change the scene.
See the effects and wallpapers out in the world.
02:30 · Sound onThe full story Real footage · 4K on YouTube
Watch the lid.
A Mac app with animations that follow your lid and live wallpapers for your desktop. See where it started, choose a look, then watch it on a real MacBook.
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00:15 · Sound onLive wallpaper Real footage · 4K on YouTube
Lights Out
Race cars run on the desktop while the lid moves. The complete café recording.
00:22 · Sound onLive wallpaper Real footage · 4K on YouTube
Codex Foundry
Local Codex sessions and token counts feed a tiny factory on the desktop.
00:11 · Sound onLid effect Real footage · 4K on YouTube
Claude Has Notes
Claude takes over as the lid closes. Open it to bring your windows back.
00:18 · Sound onLid effect Real footage · 4K on YouTube
Frost
The desktop blurs as the lid closes. Stop halfway and the blur stops there too.
00:21 · Sound onLid effect Real footage · 4K on YouTube
Neon Coast
Lower the lid to reveal the artwork. Lift it to return to your desktop.
The full film plays the complete recordings at 1.5×. Individual clips play at their original speed. Press play for sound; the films stream from YouTube in 4K, with HDR on compatible screens.
The whole collection
Every mood. Every preview.
All 13 lid effects and 20 dynamic wallpapers, plus Hinge Garden and The Workshop in Creative Scenes. Find your desktop personality.
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Motion & 3D
Curtains
Velvet folds and stage lighting. A curtain call for your tabs.
App render · Demo desktopChoose a design. Where a recording is available, press Preview to play. Wallpapers and Creative Scenes show representative data.
Your Mac has a dramatic side.
Give it a curtain call. Or a very small robot.
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