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.
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