Sindre Sorhus Plash

Introduction to Sindre Sorhus Plash

Overview

Sindre Sorhus Plash is a unique app designed for macOS that allows you to set any website as your desktop wallpaper. This innovative feature gives you the ability to create a dynamic and personalized desktop experience, whether you want to display your favorite news site, social media feed, or an animated GIF.

Features

• Show any website: Set any remote or local website as your desktop wallpaper.
• Interact with websites: Browse and interact with websites directly from your desktop.
• Auto-refresh: Set a custom interval for websites to automatically refresh.
• Multiple websites: Easily switch between different websites as your wallpaper.
• Display on different monitors: Choose which display to show the website on.
• Custom CSS and JavaScript: Add custom styles and scripts to customize website appearance and functionality.
• Adjust transparency: Lower the opacity of the website on your desktop.
• Dark mode: Invert website colors for a faux dark mode.
• Battery-saving features: Automatically deactivate when on battery power to save energy.
• Mute audio: Prevent websites from playing audio.
• Aspect-filled images: Single images will be aspect-filled on your screen.
• Hide menu bar icon: Keep your desktop clean by hiding the Plash icon in the menu bar.
• Shortcuts support: Use keyboard shortcuts for quick access to features.
• Scriptable: Extend functionality with scripts available on the Plash website.
• Share extension: Easily share websites directly to Plash for quick wallpaper setup.

Use Cases

• Personalize your desktop with your favorite websites.
• Stay up to date with news, social media feeds, or entertainment sites.
• Create a unique and dynamic desktop experience.

Technical Details and System Requirements

• System Compatibility: macOS 14.1 or later.

FAQs

Q: Can I set up multiple websites for each display?
A: Currently, support for multiple displays is limited to choosing which display to show the website. Separate webpages for each display are planned for future updates.

Q: Does it support animated GIFs?
A: Yes, you can set animated GIFs as your desktop wallpaper using this app.

Q: Can I customize the appearance of the website?
A: Absolutely, you can add custom CSS and JavaScript to personalize the appearance and functionality of websites.

Q: Does it consume a lot of system resources?
A: Sindre Sorhus Plash is designed to be lightweight and should not significantly impact system resources.

Q: Can I use it to display sensitive information?
A: While it allows you to display websites as wallpaper, we recommend caution when displaying sensitive information.