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Photo Desktop for Mac

Create a collage of photos on your desktop.

$12.85
In English
Version 2.6
4.3
Based on 16 user rates

Photo Desktop overview

Photo Desktop allows you to put photos on your desktop, instead of having to choose one photo to use as your wallpaper, you can now add as many little pictures to your desktop as you want

Photo Desktop 2 adds too much to the previous version to describe, below you'll find a summary of some of the more significant changes and additions.

Multiple photosets:
  • With Photo Desktop 2 you're no longer bound to a single composition, with an unlimited amount of photosets you can create different desktops for different moments.
  • Use Smart photosets to let Photo Desktop create and update Photosets for you, based on a folder you point out or on the iPhoto album of your choice.
  • Use the changer the automatically switch between different photosets. You can also use the changer to shuffle the Photosets, including Smart photosets, so your Desktop will never look the same.
iSight support:
  • Photo Desktop 2 now comes with built-in iSight support. Allow you to create photos in the PhotoChooser simply as one of the many photo collections you have.
  • Use the snapshot feature to instantly create a photo using your iSight camera and add it to your desktop.
  • Also new is the Photo Desktop Spy, the Spy can automatically create snapshots and add them to your current desktop or a designated other photoset.
Core Image Quality & Animation:
  • Photo Desktop 2 is built utilizing Apple's Core-Image technology. For Photo Desktop 2 this means that your resulting Desktop will have a far greater quality than before. Also this means that fun effects could be added to the Editor.
  • With a new engine powering Photo Desktop 2, a screensaver has been added to complete the Photo Desktop package. The Photo Desktop Saver makes your desktop come to live by animating the photos off your current photoset.
  • Utilizing your videocards power also enables the 'Live-updates' feature, when turned on your Desktop gets updated instantly without the delay you saw in Photo Desktop 1.
Much more customization:
  • Photo Desktop 2 add many other functions to further customize your photos. The photo info panel has been extended with frame-shape, shadow, effect and additional options.
  • Existing functionality like the caption functionality has been further extended to allow for caption on the photo as well as using shadow or 3D effects.

  • The Photo Desktop preferences have also been further extended to adjust the application to your wishes.

What’s new in version 2.6

Version 2.6:

Note: Now requires OS X 10.11 or later

Improved:
  • macOS Sierra (10.12) support
  • Photos support

Photo Desktop for Mac

$12.85
In English
Version 2.6
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4.3

(54 Reviews of Photo Desktop)

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Steinar-Helgesen
Steinar-Helgesen
Sep 22 2014
2.4.2
5.0
Sep 22 2014
5.0
Version: 2.4.2
Awesome good program, my family love it. Many features.
Julsa1
Julsa1
Jan 3 2013
2.4.1
5.0
Jan 3 2013
5.0
Version: 2.4.1
Typical app you enjoy everyday ! Developer is fully entitled to ask some money for this because the app is worth it ! Compliments !
Johnyyyy
Johnyyyy
Mar 22 2012
2.4
4.0
Mar 22 2012
4.0
Version: 2.4
Simply and great made! Enjoy this app, while working on my Mac
Screentom
Screentom
Jul 15 2011
2.4
4.5
Jul 15 2011
4.5
Version: 2.4
Nice and funny :-) I like it, thanks!
Alper
Alper
Mar 25 2011
2.3.3
1.0
Mar 25 2011
1.0
Version: 2.3.3
I use photo desktop since 2.0. I always use smart photosets and photos change every 1 minitues. But its has bug. Sometime photodesktop create empty album and my photos gone. I wait for stable version but photo desktop never do this.
Steinar-Helgesen
Steinar-Helgesen
Sep 22 2014
5.0
Sep 22 2014
5.0
Version: null
Julsa1
Julsa1
Jan 3 2013
5.0
Jan 3 2013
5.0
Version: null
Johnyyyy
Johnyyyy
Mar 22 2012
4.0
Mar 22 2012
4.0
Version: null
laetizia
laetizia
Dec 8 2011
0.5
Dec 8 2011
0.5
Version: null
Screentom
Screentom
Jul 15 2011
4.5
Jul 15 2011
4.5
Version: null
Alper
Alper
Mar 25 2011
1.0
Mar 25 2011
1.0
Version: null
Steven-Goodheart
Steven-Goodheart
Jul 13 2009
5.0
Jul 13 2009
5.0
Version: null
Werner-Freytag
Werner-Freytag
May 16 2007
5.0
May 16 2007
5.0
Version: null
mike-evangelist
mike-evangelist
May 12 2007
5.0
May 12 2007
5.0
Version: null
Flounder
Flounder
Apr 28 2007
5.0
Apr 28 2007
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-dingo-832
anonymous-dingo-832
Apr 18 2006
4.8
Apr 18 2006
4.8
Version: null
Squigles
Squigles
Apr 18 2006
5.0
Apr 18 2006
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 2 2005
4.0
Oct 2 2005
4.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Sep 17 2005
5.0
Sep 17 2005
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Sep 17 2005
4.8
Sep 17 2005
4.8
Version: null
Vitalis
Vitalis
Sep 17 2005
4.5
Sep 17 2005
4.5
Version: null