Software

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)

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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.

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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ScreenFloat v2.2.8 – your Mac’s Screen Capture All-Rounder – is now available.
It fixes a couple of bugs. Nothing fancy, but important nonetheless.

What is ScreenFloat?

ScreenFloat is your Screen Capture All-Rounder.
Capture screenshots and recordings that float above other windows, allowing you to reference anything on your screen, anywhere. It’s like Picture-in-Picture, only for screen captures.
It keeps your Desktop clutter-free, as every capture you make is stored in its Shots Browser, where you can manage, organize and find your shots. They’re also synced across your Macs.
Easily copy the non-copyable, as ScreenFloat recognizes text, barcode and faces in your shots, which also allows you to effortlessly redact sensitive parts of your screenshots.
Add non-destructive annotations, redactions and markup, crop, “fold“, resize, or de-retinize your shots, or trim, cut or mute your recordings. Quickly pick colors.
Create shareable and embeddable links for your captures using iCloud, ImageKit.io or Cloudinary.com.
And so much more.

A screenshot is just a screenshot. Until you use ScreenFloat.

Tip: Check out the Get to Know ScreenFloat 2 Blog Post series for a deep-dive into its functionality and what it can do for you.

What’s New in ScreenFloat v2.2.8?

  • Using “Restore and Float” from the Trash now places the restored shot at your mouse cursor, for better visibility
  • Recognizing links from Google Chrome and Opera now actually works
  • Fixes a crash that could occur when cutting screen recordings with audio tracks
  • Even *more minor* fixes

What Customers Say About ScreenFloat

  • “So good I don’t even think about it” – tommykrause, Mac App Store
  • “A “Must Have!” ” – The Real DoctorDuck, Mac App Store
  • “Love it” – Shave land, Mac App Store

Links and Availability

ScreenFloat is a one-time purchase, available on the Mac App Store for USD 14.99 / EUR 15,99 / GBP 14.99, as part of a Setapp subscription, and as a direct purchase from my website. It is a free update for existing customers.
There is no difference in functionality between the versions obtained from the Mac App Store, Setapp, and the one purchased from my website.
A free, 28-day trial is available for download.
ScreenFloat requires macOS 12 Monterey (macOS 14 Sonoma recommended for full functionality)
A (free) iCloud account is required if you want to sync your ScreenFloat library across your Macs.
ScreenFloat is currently localized in English, German, Chinese (Simplified), and Dutch.

ScreenFloat Website + Free Trial + Direct Purchase
ScreenFloat on the Mac App Store
ScreenFloat on Setapp (offers a 7-day trial for all 200+ apps)
Eternal Storms Software Productivity Bundle on the Mac App Store (includes ScreenFloat, Yoink for Mac, Transloader and DeskMat at ~20% off)

Get to Know ScreenFloat 2 Blog Post Series
ScreenFloat 2 Usage Tips

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I hope you enjoy ScreenFloat (and my other apps) : )

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I’m happy to announce that ScreenFloat – your Mac’s Screen Capture All-Rounder – is now part of Setapp!

So now you can get ScreenFloat on the Mac App Store, directly from my website, and on Setapp.
How cool is that?

On Setapp, ScreenFloat joins my apps Yoink and Transloader, as well as over 200 other awesome Mac apps!

Links

ScreenFloat Website + free 28-day Trial + Direct Purchase
ScreenFloat on the Mac App Store
ScreenFloat on Setapp

Get to Know ScreenFloat (User Guide)
ScreenFloat Usage Tips

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Let’s take a tour through DeskMat and see how it can sweep things under the rug for you – virtually.

DeskMat covers the files on your Mac’s Desktop instantly with the click of a button (or automatically) –
for nicer streams, video conferencing, screen sharing, and distraction-free work!

Table of Contents

Cover your Desktop

DeskMat runs completely in the background.
By default, it shows a button on your screens’ Desktops that you can click to toggle the Desktop cover. But you can also move it to your menu bar, use a keyboard shortcut, or have it trigger automatically.

To reach DeskMat's Settings and other options, right-click the button, or double-click DeskMat in Finder when it's already running.

From the Desktop

DeskMat runs in the background and shows a button on the bottom of your screens’ Desktops.
Click it to cover your Desktop, then click it again to uncover it.
Right-click it (or the Desktop cover) to reach DeskMat’s Settings and other options.

From the Menu Bar

Alternatively, you can have the button in your menu bar instead.
Click it to cover your Desktop, then click it again to uncover it.
Right-click it (or the Desktop cover) to reach DeskMat’s Settings and other options.

By default, clicking DeskMat's button covers just that screen's Desktop, so if you have multiple screens, the other Desktops will not be affected.
You can change this in DeskMat's Settings, or hold down the option key ⌥ when clicking.

Via Keyboard Shortcut
Toggle the Desktop cover with the press of a shortcut on your keyboard.

Via Auto-Triggers
DeskMat can cover your Desktop automatically when specified apps are running, or come to the foreground. More on that below.

Using the keyboard shortcut or auto-triggers will always cover all your screens' Desktops.

Button Settings

You can have the button appear on all your screens’ Desktops, only on your main screen’s, in the menu bar, or nowhere at all.
If you place the button on your Desktop, you can change on which edge of your screen(s) the button should appear.

If you choose to not display a button at all, you can trigger DeskMat’s cover via the keyboard shortcut or via auto-triggers.

Auto-Triggers

DeskMat can automatically cover your Desktops when specific apps are running, or come to the foreground.

Focus Mode Support

DeskMat can automatically cover your Desktops when you activate specific Focus modes.
In System Settings > Focus, select the Focus where, when activated, DeskMat should cover your Desktops, and add the app as a Focus Filter. Select whether you’d like to just cover your main Desktop, or all of them (on all screens), and you’re set.
Now, when you activate the Focus, DeskMat will cover your Desktops in tandem.

DeskMat as a Focus Filter

Wallpaper Selection

Choose between your current wallpaper*, the macOS Default Wallpaper (whatever the current version of macOS defaults to – on macOS Sequoia 15, it’s the forest), a solid color, a custom image, or blurring the Desktop with different strengths and appearances.

If you use your current wallpaper, you can select between Static and Live:

Static means that DeskMat will use your current wallpaper as-is the moment you activate DeskMat, which is great for when your wallpaper doesn’t change.
But if you have a dynamic wallpaper, or shuffle through them at an interval, you might want DeskMat to reflect that change, too. For this, select Live, which makes DeskMat “stream” your wallpaper as it changes. It uses a bit more of your Mac’s CPU, but is still very efficient, thanks to macOS’ capture APIs.

* To use your current wallpaper, DeskMat requires Screen Recording permissions. Although there is an API on macOS to get the current wallpaper, it is not reliable when it comes to dynamic wallpapers that change during the course of the day. So what DeskMat does, when you click its button to cover your Desktop, is to screenshot your wallpaper and use that as the cover, guaranteeing that it’s your actual wallpaper.

Reaching your Desktop

You might wonder: with my Desktop covered, how do I reach it?
Just right-click the cover, or DeskMat’s button, and select Open Desktop in Finder, and a new Finder window will open up, showing your Desktop’s contents.

That’s a Wrap

And that’s about it. I hope you’ll find DeskMat useful!

If you have any feedback or questions, please don’t hesitate to write me!

Links

DeskMat Website + Trial + Direct Purchase
DeskMat Trial Download
DeskMat on the Mac App Store

Contact & Connect

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