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

Understand purgeable space on Mac, why Available can exceed Free, how to compare Finder and Disk Utility, and what to do when an installer still fails.

Find where iPhone backups are stored on Mac, identify the right device in Finder, delete old local backups safely, and verify the storage you reclaimed.

Uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac without losing Outlook data, confusing OneDrive with Office, or assuming that removing the apps cancels Microsoft 365.

Uninstall Zoom on Mac with its built-in remover, preserve local recordings, understand Keychain risks, and keep account or subscription changes separate.

Uninstall Python on Mac safely by identifying python.org, Homebrew, or pyenv ownership, preserving projects, and keeping Apple’s system Python untouched.

Clear cache on Mac safely with browser and app controls first, while avoiding protected system files and knowing when cached data should stay put afterward.

MacBook frozen? Follow the least-destructive recovery order, protect responsive work, force quit only when needed, and diagnose recurring freezes safely.

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.

Announcing Backdrop, the Next-Gen Wallpaper Engine for macOS. Learn more about our new app release and get notified of the Early Access Beta.

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.

Macs Fan Control vs Sensei: choose direct fan-speed control or a broader view of temperatures, workload, and hardware health. Compare features, limits, and price.

DaisyDisk vs Sensei compared for finding large files, reviewing deletions, drive health, privacy, pricing, and choosing the right Mac storage workflow.

The best iStat Menus alternatives are Sensei for monitoring plus maintenance, Stats for free menu-bar data, and Activity Monitor for quick process checks.

Compare the best OnyX alternatives for Mac in 2026, including Sensei, Cocktail, TinkerTool System, CleanMyMac, and Maintenance, with honest trade-offs.

Are Mac cleaner apps safe? Learn what notarization proves, when Full Disk Access makes sense, and how to review files before letting a cleaner remove them.

I compared the best Mac disk analyzer apps for visual maps, large-file cleanup, safety, pricing, and macOS support, including Sensei and DaisyDisk in 2026.

MacCleaner Pro vs Sensei compared on cleanup, monitoring, diagnostics, macOS support, pricing, permissions, purchase terms, and which utility fits you.

Stats Mac app vs Sensei: compare free open-source monitoring with Sensei dashboards, diagnostics, maintenance tools, pricing, support, and overall value.