mac app

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.

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.

* 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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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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ScreenFloat v2.2.7 – your Mac’s Screen Capture All-Rounder – is now available.
More easily capture menus and submenus (without the host window attached), automatically save URLs of browser window captures, and more!

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 v2.2.7?

  • New system-wide Service in every app: Capture Contextual Menu.
    This allows you to easily capture a menu and its submenus, without having to capture an entire window. It also allows you to just store a specific submenu, when you don’t need the entire hierarchy.
  • When you take a shot of a browser window (currently supported are Safari, Google Chrome and Opera), ScreenFloat can save the link of that tab into the shot’s notes
  • For convenience and due to popular demand, the system-wide “Capture Floating Shot” has been reintroduced, as an alternative to ScreenFloat’s keyboard shortcuts, the capture widget and the menu bar icon
  • For cropping and re-capturing, you can now save custom aspect ratios, in addition to the app-provided ones (right-click onto the cropping area, or re-capture screen)
  • Improved the performance of the video editor, and fixed a bunch of minor bugs and crashes

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 , and as a direct purchase from my website. It is a free update for existing customers.
There is no difference in functionality between the version obtained from the Mac App Store 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
Eternal Storms Software Productivity Bundle on the Mac App Store (includes ScreenFloat, Yoink for Mac and Transloader at ~25% off)

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

Contact & Connect

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

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ScreenFloat v2.2.6 – your Mac’s Screen Capture All-Rounder – is now available.
You can now extract still images from movies playing in QuickTime Player; the update also brings a couple of fine improvements and bug fixes.

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 v2.2.6?

  • New Service in QuickTime Player: Extract Still Images from a movie playing in QuickTime Player, at its current playback position
While taking a screenshot of the QuickTime Player window with ScreenFloat certainly is an option, this new service makes extracting still images even easier
  • A new Shortcuts.app shortcut to extract still images from movies using ScreenFloat
  • There’s now an option to record your screen at a non-retina resolution, reducing the file size, but also its quality
  • Improved the visibility of the selection UI in light images / on light backgrounds
  • Loading the Shortcuts list is now snappier and does no longer launch Shortcuts.app in the background
  • In the Shots Browser, Shots can now be copied from the opened Quick Look panel
  • Improved the reliability of the “Import files” Shortcut
  • Fixes a bug on macOS 15 Sequoia where the extra options in the Export dialog wouldn’t be displayed
  • Fixes a crash that could occur when opening the contextual menu in the Shots Browser
  • Fixes a bug with ScreenFloat’s URL scheme

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 , and as a direct purchase from my website. It is a free update for existing customers.
There is no difference in functionality between the version obtained from the Mac App Store 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
Eternal Storms Software Productivity Bundle on the Mac App Store (includes ScreenFloat, Yoink for Mac and Transloader at ~25% off)

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

Contact & Connect

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

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