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Set a video screensaver on Mac with Apple aerials, your own clip, or a Backdrop wallpaper. Follow the real setup and choose when it starts.

How to uninstall Discord on Mac when an update loops: quit its processes, remove only the documented app folders, reinstall, and keep account data separate.

Uninstall OneDrive on Mac without losing track of online-only files. Check sync and local copies, unlink the Mac, remove the app, and verify what remains.

Learn how to uninstall Parallels on Mac without deleting your virtual machine. Shut down and back up the VM bundle, remove the app, then review storage separately.

Learn how to uninstall Dropbox on Mac without mistaking online-only placeholders for local files. Check sync, protect needed copies, and remove the app safely.

Uninstall Avast Security on Mac with its own remover, handle prompts safely, verify background components clearly, and separate subscriptions from removal.

Build Backdrop wallpaper playlists around downloaded scenes, choose Favorites or a custom collection, and understand per-display shuffle, timers, and pause.

Set different live wallpapers on multiple Mac displays: separate macOS mirroring from Backdrop playback modes, choose each screen, and check pause behavior.

Meet Backdrop Collections: themed groups of wallpapers in Discover that make it easier to find a look for your Mac, from cozy rooms to neon cities.

Our Black Friday 2025 sale is live! Get Sensei or Backdrop at 50% off in the best deal of the year for all of our Mac apps.

Backdrop 2.0 introduces world-first Lock Screen video wallpapers for Mac, bringing custom video backgrounds to both your Mac desktop and Lock Screen – an exclusive feature available nowhere else.

Sensei 1.6 introduces a new LaunchDaemon, improved performance, and a unified app. The legacy helper tool is gone, making onboarding faster and more reliable.

Backdrop is here! Elevate your Mac desktop with stunning dynamic scenes and join a global creator community. Experience the next-gen Wallpaper Engine.

Our Black Friday 2024 sale is live! Get Sensei or Trim Enabler at 50% off in the best deal of the year for all of our Mac apps.

The latest update to Sensei brings full compatibility with macOS Sonoma and the new M3 Macs, as well as several bug fixes.

Our Black Friday 2023 sale is live! Get Sensei or Trim Enabler at 50% off in the best deal of the year for all of our Mac apps.

Master Metal shaders in SwiftUI to create stunning custom visual effects. Learn shader fundamentals, build distortion effects, color filters, and performance-optimized GPU-accelerated visuals.

Learn how to build a custom video player in SwiftUI using AVKit. This comprehensive guide covers video playback, custom controls, picture-in-picture, and performance optimization for macOS and iOS.

Streamline your macOS app updates with Sparkle: automate building, signing, notarizing, and publishing for efficient app management.

Learn how you can use Metal shaders to render randomness.

Learn how to use scene delegates to present content on an external display with iOS using SwiftUI.

Learn how you can effortlessly create an efficient and reusable marquee effect with a custom Metal shader for SwiftUI Texts and other views.

Breaking the ice: learn how to create an efficient and reusable wave effect with a custom Metal shader for SwiftUI views.

Learn how to use the new Observation framework introduced at WWDC 2023 to ensure the best performance for your SwiftUI app.

Wallspace vs Backdrop in 2026: choose Backdrop for discovering and making Mac wallpapers, or Wallspace for a free start and lower one-time Pro price on Mac.

iWallpaper vs Backdrop: choose Backdrop for a guided Mac wallpaper workflow and Lock Screen video, or iWallpaper for a cheaper App Store route on older macOS.

Lively Wallpaper has no official Mac version. Compare Backdrop, Aerial, and Plash for video, free aerial, and website wallpapers, with current Mac requirements.

Wallper vs Backdrop: Backdrop is our pick for Lock Screen video on Sequoia, curated Collections, a trial that never ends, and 15 years of Mac app updates.

GrandPerspective vs Sensei compared for treemaps, saved scans, cleanup review, privacy, pricing, and choosing the right Mac storage workflow on macOS.

coconutBattery vs Sensei compares battery history, iPhone and iPad support, Mac diagnostics, current prices, privacy disclosures, and who each app suits.

Aerial vs Backdrop: compare live wallpapers, Apple aerials, community browsing, editors, multi-display controls, privacy, compatibility, and prices.

DriveDx vs Sensei compares Mac drive health reports, external USB limitations, storage diagnostics, prices, permissions, and which app suits your drives.