Alternatives to Candela

Matrix Desktop, opens the developer's site in a new tab matrix (web-based green code rain, made with love)

Live Matrix digital rain wallpaper and screensaver for Apple Silicon Macs. Customize presets from the menu bar, run it across multiple displays, and let power and thermal backoff keep it sensible on laptops. Free, with no account or subscription. Requires macOS 14 or later.

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Petit Fire , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Petit Fire puts a small candle light in the corner of your screen while you work.

Petit Fire puts a small candle light in the corner of your Mac screen while you work. Click the menu bar icon to light it and click again to put it out; it stays lit until you do. The menu holds five settings: brightness, size, place, volume and sound. Free on the Mac App Store. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel.

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Backspace: macOS Live Wallpapers, opens the developer's site in a new tab Transform your Mac with cinematic live wallpapers, seamless playback, and controls designed for macOS.

Explore more than 1,000 live wallpapers in 4K, built to transform your Mac desktop and Lock Screen. Start with a 7-day free trial.

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MacUno, opens the developer's site in a new tab

Your desktop blurs, narrows in perspective, and dims as the lid closes — and restores as it opens. A menu bar app for Apple Silicon MacBooks.

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Arras, opens the developer's site in a new tab Free native macOS photo widgets and editable desktop collages, with slideshows, layers and saved setups.

Arrange photos, slideshows and editable collages on your Mac desktop. Keep natural proportions, choose layers, add captions and save setups. Free and open source.

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