Backspace: Native live wallpaper app for macOS with lock screen support

Backspace is the macOS live wallpaper engine equivalent of Windows Wallpaper Engine built natively in Swift, optimized for performance. ✦ Thousands of live wallpapers: Nature, Space, Anime, Cars & more ✦ Synced Lock Screen + Desktop with seamless transitions ✦ Smart auto-pause in fullscreen (low CPU/RAM) ✦ No subscriptions — $8.99 one-time purchase ✦ 7-day free trial ✦ Requires macOS 14 Sonoma+ No data collection. No recurring fees.

Hey Product Hunt!

Backspace was built out of frustration with the lack of a good native live wallpaper app on macOS. Windows has Wallpaper Engine, but on Mac, every option was either abandoned, subscription-based, or a serious battery drain.

Built from scratch in Swift, Backspace is carefully optimized to stay out of the way. Low CPU, low RAM, and it actually works on the Lock Screen too, something most alternatives skip entirely.

It comes with thousands of wallpapers across different categories. No subscriptions. No data collection. Just a one-time purchase of $8.99 with a 7-day free trial.

https://www.backspacemac.app/

Would love to hear your thoughts, especially from fellow Mac users who have been waiting for something like this.