Release Notes

DeskMat v1.1 – the biggest upgrade to the app since it’s initial release a month ago – is now available on the Mac App Store and my website and brings a couple of cool new features I think you’ll like!

With DeskMat, you cover the mess of files and folders on your Desktop with a single click – and show them again in just the same way.
It makes for cleaner streams, screen sharing, video conferencing, and distraction-free work!

DeskMat Functionality

  • Cover your Desktop with the push of a button
    – If you have multiple screens, you can hide all or individual Desktops
  • Cover your Desktops with a keyboard shortcut
  • Cover your Desktops automatically
    – Specify apps that should trigger DeskMat automatically when you launch them or make them frontmost
  • The wallpaper of your choice
    – Use your current wallpapers as the cover, a solid color, custom images, or just blur the Desktop using various shades and appearances

What’s New in DeskMat v1.1?

  • Support for Live/Dynamic Wallpapers
    You can now make DeskMat mirror your wallpaper live – perfect if you use a dynamic wallpaper that changes throughout the day, or if you have your Desktop shuffle through different wallpapers in an interval.
  • Support for Focus modes
    In addition to Auto-Triggers for apps, where DeskMat automatically covers your Desktop when apps you specify launch, or come to the foreground, you can now set up DeskMat to cover your Desktop when you activate a Focus mode.

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DeskMat is available as a one-time purchase directly from my website, and on the Mac App Store.
It is currently available in English and German and requires macOS 13 Ventura or newer.
DeskMat is available at €3,99 / USD 3.99 / GBP 3.99
A free, 28-day trial is available on the website.

DeskMat Website + Trial + Direct Purchase
DeskMat on the Mac App Store
DeskMat Trial Download
Get to Know DeskMat (User Guide)

Contact & Connect

Update April 25th, 2025: v1.1.1 now available!

DeskMat v1.1.1 now brings down the system requirements to macOS 13 Ventura and improves the support for individual wallpapers in different Spaces, along with a couple of other minor fixes!

Update April 30th, 2025: v1.1.2 now available!

DeskMat v1.1.2 is now localized in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified). It also fixes a couple of minor annoyances: It fixes a bug where sometimes a cover was transparent or showing a wrong image. And it can now cover your Desktops right away upon launch.

Update May 6th, 2025: v1.1.3 now available!

DeskMat v1.1.3 fixes a bug where sometimes a cover would fail to be created, and now activates the Finder when you click on a covered Desktop so you can immediately use the Finder’s menu bar or keyboard shortcuts.

Update May 9th, 2025: v1.1.4 now available!

DeskMat v1.1.4 fixes a bug where the menu bar item’s icon would not update correctly sometimes, and improves the reliability of covering the Desktop in a multi-monitor and Spaces environment.

Update May 20th, 2025: v1.1.5 now available!

DeskMat v1.1.5 fixes a bug where sometimes a custom-wallpaper-cover would not work correctly.

DeskMat – Cover your Desktops with Ease

If you’re interested in an NFR copy for reviews, please don’t hesitate to write me here.
If you have any feedback or questions, please do write me here.

Cheers!

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I have a new app out that lets you sweep things under the rug – virtually: DeskMat for Mac.

With DeskMat, you cover the mess of files and folders on your Desktop with a single click – and show them again in just the same way.
It makes for clean streams, screen sharing, and distraction-free work!

DeskMat Feature Overview

  • Cover your Desktop with the push of a button
    – If you have multiple screens, you can hide all or individual Desktops
  • Cover your Desktops with a keyboard shortcut
  • Cover your Desktops automatically
    – Make DeskMat cover your Desktops automatically, when specific apps are running, or coming to the foreground
  • The wallpaper of your choice
    – Use your current wallpapers as the cover, a solid color, custom images, or just blur the Desktop using various shades and appearances

Media

DeskMat is available as a one-time purchase directly from my website, and on the Mac App Store.
It is currently available in English and German and requires macOS Sequoia 15 or newer.
For the next couple of days, DeskMat is about 30% off, at €3,99 / USD 3.99 / GBP 3.99
(regular pricing: €6,99 / USD 5.99 / GBP 5.99).
A free, 28-day trial is available on the website.

DeskMat Website + Trial + Direct Purchase
DeskMat on the Mac App Store
DeskMat Trial Download
Get to Know DeskMat (User Guide)

Contact & Connect

DeskMat – Cover your Desktops with Ease

I hope you’ll like this little app. If you’re interested in an NFR copy for reviews, please don’t hesitate to write me here.
If you have any feedback or questions, please do write me here.

Cheers!

On the Mac App Store Soon!

I goofed. I had a build of DeskMat approved and ready to go on the Mac App Store for release, but I discovered a bug and thought I’d take the risk to fix it, since the first submission went rather quickly and smoothly. I thought I still had time – (at that time more than a week).
Well, of course now the app is sitting “In Review”, and has been for over 6 days, without any notice on what’s going on, even though I got an expedited review, and inquired subsequently about what the holdup was (got a non-informative response, as always).
Anyway, I’m positive this will get sorted in time, I’ll keep bugging App Review about a status update and hopefully have DeskMat available on the Mac App Store soon. In the meantime, there’s the 28-day trial, and you can purchase it on my website, as described above.
My apologies for the inconvenience.
Update: It’s now available on the Mac App Store : )

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