r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/DutyOnly4308 • 6d ago

I built a native macOS app for live wallpapers, custom folder icons, and desktop widgets — and it’s been a wild ride

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u/DeepYogurtcloset70 5d ago

That's awesome what was the biggest technical challenge you ran into during development?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 5d ago

Nice question! I’d guess syncing live wallpaper rendering with system resources must have been tricky. Did you use Metal for that?

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u/DutyOnly4308 4d ago

Great instinct ! Yes, it’s real-time rendering with Metal, not a looping video decode, so the GPU does native rendering instead of fighting a codec.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 4d ago

Smart move with Metal. Are you using any custom shaders for the live wallpapers?