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Macbook Duo

Close or open the MacBook lid and desktop effects follow the hinge. Three looks: Duo frost, iris shutter, and a hanging landscape scroll. Adjust sensitivity, launch at login.

Macbook Duo is a Mac app that reads the notebook lid angle and lays Duo frost, an iris shutter, or a hanging landscape scroll across the desktop. Tune trigger sensitivity and when effects clear, and pause or resume from the menu bar.

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Highlights

Lid sensing

Reads the MacBook hinge angle. Close or open the lid a little and the desktop effect follows in real time.

Duo frost

The far edge of the screen dims while a crescent of frost rises from the bottom—like light falling from the lid.

Iris

Shutter blades close in from the edges. The aperture tracks the lid, and you can tune blade count, edge, and blur.

Landscape scroll

Closing the lid unrolls a hanging landscape from the top of the screen, complete with rods and scroll motion.

Sensitivity and clear

Set the trigger angle and how far the lid must travel for a full effect. Auto-clear when the screen is still, or keep it until the pointer moves.

Menu bar and login

The menu bar shows the current lid angle. Launch at login, and pause the desktop effect whenever you like.