Iconscape

Your desktop,
landscaped.

A living wallpaper for Mac that grows around your icons. Move a file and the beach, the city, or the ski run reshapes itself around it.

Coming soon See all scenes

macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon and Intel · 3 scenes free

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These are the real scenes, running in your browser. Drag the icons around (a few at once, too), or open the Iconscape menu to switch scenes and try night.

1

Drop it in Applications

It lives quietly in your menu bar.

2

Allow Finder

Positions only. Never names or contents.

3

Pick a scene

It grows in around your icons in a second.

A growing collection, all drawn for your layout

Every scene is generated to fit your icons and your screen, so no two desktops look alike. Lagoon, Cloud Meadow, and Metro are free, and you can try every other scene in the app before you buy.

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Made to stay out of your way

Shape‑shifting

Icons that sit together share one island or rooftop. Nothing ever covers an icon or its name.

Reads positions onlyUnique to your desktop

Sun‑synced

Follows the real sunset, or Dark Mode. After dark, windows, lanterns, and campfires light up.

Featherweight

Drawn once, animated by macOS itself. It pauses when windows cover the desktop or Low Power Mode is on.

Auto‑pauseLow Power aware

Private

No accounts, analytics, or tracking. Online only for license keys and updates.

No accountNo tracking

Every display

One scene per screen, flowing from one to the next. Each pauses on its own while you work.

Lock‑screen ready

Sets a snapshot as your wallpaper, so it greets you at login.

Alive

Swimmers, skiers, gondolas, songbirds, and fireflies, going about their day.

Free to start. Pay only for the scenes you love.

Free

$0

Lagoon, Cloud Meadow, and Metro, with every feature included. No time limit.

Coming soon

Single scene

$2

Pick any scene to keep. Try each one on your own desktop for 60 seconds first.

Browse scenes
Best value

Every scene

$7.99

All 13 paid scenes, plus every scene added in the future.

Unlock everything

One-time purchases, no subscription. Each license works on 2 Macs. Payments are handled securely by Lemon Squeezy, a Stripe company. Cards, Apple Pay, and PayPal are accepted, and your key arrives by email.

Download Iconscape

Version 1.1.9 · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon and Intel · 4 MB

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Opening it the first time

Iconscape is made by an independent developer and isn't notarized by Apple yet, so macOS asks you to confirm once:

  1. Open the downloaded file and drag Iconscape into Applications.
  2. Open Iconscape. When macOS says it can't verify the developer, click Done.
  3. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click Open Anyway.

You only need to do this once.

FAQ

Have more questions? Don't hesitate to contact us.

Why does Iconscape need access to Finder?

Finder is the only place macOS keeps your icon positions. Iconscape asks for those positions and your icon size, nothing else. It never reads file names or contents, and nothing leaves your Mac. See the privacy policy.

Will it slow down my Mac or drain the battery?

No. The landscape is drawn once, and the moving parts are animated by macOS's own graphics system. When you're working in other apps and can't see the desktop, the animation pauses and Iconscape uses next to no CPU.

Does it work with Stacks?

Yes. With Stacks on, the landscape follows the Stacks layout along the right edge of the screen.

Can I try a paid scene before buying?

Yes. Click any locked scene and choose Try for 60 seconds. It takes over your desktop for a minute, then switches back.

I bought a scene. How do I unlock it?

Your license key arrives by email. In Iconscape, open the menu bar icon, choose Unlock All Themes… or click the scene, then paste the key and click Activate.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. If Iconscape isn't right for you, reply to your receipt email within 7 days of buying.

How do updates and new scenes arrive?

Iconscape checks for updates once a day and installs them with one click. New scenes arrive in updates, and if you bought every scene, new ones unlock automatically.

Is it on the Mac App Store?

No. The App Store doesn't allow apps to ask Finder where icons are, so Iconscape is available only from this site.