Made for Mac · A living wallpaper

Your Mac desktop,
alive and a little tidier.

Every file on your Mac desktop grows into the scene: a lily pad, a lantern, a coral. Forget a file and moss creeps over it. Tidy up, and the pond clears.

Early access comes with a bonus world, free. One email when it's ready, nothing else.

Native for macOS
Shows what to clean up
Everything stays on your Mac

Live demo

Not just pretty

A wallpaper that helps you tidy up

Your daily ōsōji: each wallpaper shows the state of your desktop in its own way, a Desktop Health panel lists it all, and "Show in Finder" takes you straight there. Every helper can be switched off.

Forgotten filesUntouched for 30+ days? They age, fade or grow moss.
Screenshot pilesUsually the first thing you can delete.
Unopened downloadsYou downloaded it. You never opened it.
Duplicates"copy", "(1)" and identical files, linked together.
Heavy filesSize shows up as bigger pads, taller buildings.
Disk almost fullThe whole scene lets you know.
Focus and breaksA 25-minute focus timer and gentle break reminders.
Real skyDay, night, moon phase, seasons and your city's weather.

How it works

A landscape that knows your desktop

一

Each file becomes part of the scene

Ōsōjidesk reads where your icons sit and grows something under each one. Bigger files, bigger pads.

二

It reacts when you move things

Drag a file and its lily pad sinks, then resurfaces where you drop it. The frog follows; ripples spread.

三

It shows you what to clean up

Old files age, screenshots pile up, unopened downloads glow. A gentle nudge, never a nag.

Eleven worlds

Pick the one that fits your mood

Click one to see it live above.

Private by design

It looks. It never touches.

Never moves, renames or deletes a fileIt only reads where your icons are.
Nothing leaves your MacFile dates and types are read on your Mac, only to draw the helpers. No account, no tracking.
Weather is optionalOnly the city you choose is sent, never your location.
Light on battery30 frames per second by default; full Retina only if you want it.

Why "Ōsōjidesk"?

Ōsōji is the big clean before the New Year

In Japan, homes and offices are cleaned top to bottom at the end of December, to start the year fresh. Ōsōjidesk brings that ritual to your desktop, in the style of the old woodblock prints.

Questions

Good to know

Which Macs does it work on?

Any Mac with macOS 13 Ventura or later. It's a native Mac app that lives in your menu bar, made for macOS from day one.

Is there a Windows version?

No. Ōsōjidesk is made only for Mac.

How much will it cost?

The price isn't set yet, but there won't be a subscription. Early access members try it first and keep a bonus world.

When is it coming?

When it's ready. You'll get one email, nothing else.

Does it need any permissions?

Only to ask Finder where your icons are. macOS asks you once.

What happens to my email?

It's only used to send you early access. Reply to that email and you're removed.