Live Audio Wallpaper for Mac

Sonic Desktop

Mac audio becomes a quiet field of motion on your desktop.

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Sound, translated into atmosphere.

No dashboards. No timeline. Just a live visual layer that follows the sound already playing on your Mac.

Reactive

Music, browser audio, calls, and ambience shape the wallpaper in real time.

Local

Audio is analyzed on this Mac only. Nothing is saved or uploaded.

Tunable

Pick a mood, choose a display, then adjust intensity, brightness, and motion.

One desktop. Different energy.

A live visual layer for the sound already on your Mac.

Sonic Desktop reacting to music already playing on a Mac.
Sonic Desktop visual mood presets.
Sonic Desktop local audio privacy explanation.
Sonic Desktop display selection controls.
Sonic Desktop intensity brightness and motion controls.

Designed to stay on the machine.

Sonic Desktop uses macOS system audio permission for real-time visuals. The app avoids ads, tracking SDKs, and third-party analytics.

AudioAnalyzed locally.
StoragePreferences stay on your Mac.
NetworkNo audio upload.