UnfoldMyMac/Showcase

Pick your kind of desktop.

Thirteen effects for closing time. Ten worlds for everything in between. All part of UnfoldMyMac.

UnfoldMyMac, in the wild

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.

Lights Out, filmed on a real MacBook in a café
00:15 · Sound on
Live wallpaper Real footage · 4K on YouTube

Lights Out

Race cars run on the desktop while the lid moves. The complete café recording.

Codex Foundry, filmed on a real MacBook in a café
00:22 · Sound on
Live wallpaper Real footage · 4K on YouTube

Codex Foundry

Local Codex sessions and token counts feed a tiny factory on the desktop.

Claude Has Notes, filmed on a real MacBook in a café
00:11 · Sound on
Lid effect Real footage · 4K on YouTube

Claude Has Notes

Claude takes over as the lid closes. Open it to bring your windows back.

Frost, filmed on a real MacBook in a café
00:18 · Sound on
Lid effect Real footage · 4K on YouTube

Frost

The desktop blurs as the lid closes. Stop halfway and the blur stops there too.

Neon Coast, filmed on a real MacBook in a café
00:21 · Sound on
Lid 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; HDR is available on compatible screens.

23 designs · Select Preview to play an app render.

Curtains effect over a demo Mac desktop
Motion & 3D

Curtains

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

App render · Demo desktop
Peekaboo effect over a demo Mac desktop
Motion & 3D

Peekaboo

Blinking, curious characters. Your desktop has acquired witnesses.

App render · Demo desktop
Current effect over a demo Mac desktop
Motion & 3D

Current

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

App render · Demo desktop
Frost effect over a demo Mac desktop
Glass & Light

Frost

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

App render · Demo desktop
Veil effect over a demo Mac desktop
Glass & Light

Veil

A soft, native translucent material over your desktop.

App render · Demo desktop
Fade effect over a demo Mac desktop
Glass & Light

Fade

A quiet dimming effect. Sometimes less is plenty.

App render · Demo desktop
Reverie effect over a demo Mac desktop
Image Art

Reverie

Celestial paper art opens along a curved, moonlit seam.

App render · Demo desktop
Neon Coast effect over a demo Mac desktop
Image Art

Neon Coast

A neon coastline separates into angled panels.

App render · Demo desktop
Rise effect over a demo Mac desktop
Image Art

Rise

MAKE IT HAPPEN. With cobalt steps and a sunburst.

App render · Demo desktop
Tab Goblin effect over a demo Mac desktop
Image Art

Tab Goblin

Bro. Close a tab. The laptop has a point.

App render · Demo desktop
FCUK It. Ship It. effect over a demo Mac desktop
Image Art

FCUK It. Ship It.

An orange-and-cobalt answer to one more round of tweaking.

App render · Demo desktop
Codex After Dark effect over a demo Mac desktop
Image Art

Codex After Dark

One more fix. A midnight pixel-art bug chase.

App render · Demo desktop
Claude Has Notes effect over a demo Mac desktop
Image Art

Claude Has Notes

Just one small change. The revision pile disagrees.

App render · Demo desktop
Pulse wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Pulse

CPU load, memory, and battery feed a moving chrome sculpture.

App render · Sample data
Daydream wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Daydream

Your image, floating glass, and a sticker with opinions.

App render · Sample data
Claude Current wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Claude Current

Local Claude session metadata and token counts bring the scene to life.

App render · Sample data
Codex Foundry wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Codex Foundry

A 3D accelerator assembles around local Codex activity.

App render · Sample data
Codex Mission Control wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Codex Mission Control

A little robot responds to working, waiting, and completed hook states.

App render · Sample data
Grok Event Horizon wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Grok Event Horizon

A black hole with playful wallpaper-session counters.

App render · Sample data
GitHub After Hours wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

GitHub After Hours

Public repositories, followers, and push events become a floating city.

App render · Sample data
Lights Out wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Lights Out

An open-wheel car, a flowing circuit, and a five-light countdown. Session counters, not live race telemetry.

App render · Sample data
GTA VI — Vice City Countdown wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

GTA VI — Vice City Countdown

Official Rockstar artwork and a calendar-day countdown to the announced console release. Artwork © Rockstar Games.

App render · Sample data
Aurora Observatory wallpaper with sample data
Live wallpaper

Aurora Observatory

NOAA space weather shapes auroral curtains around a 3D Earth. NASA Earth Observatory imagery; an artistic interpretation.

App render · Sample data

Your Mac has a dramatic side.

Give it a curtain call. Or a very small robot.

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