Fondo — Video Wallpaper

Your Mac's desktop, alive. Fondo turns any video, animated GIF, or photo slideshow into your wallpaper — quietly, from your menu bar.

Bring your desktop to life

Play a favorite video, an animated GIF, or a slideshow from your Photos library. Or paste a YouTube or Twitch link — streaming is built in, up to 1080p with sound, nothing else to install.

Quietly at home in your menu bar

No Dock icon, no window clutter. Playback controls, a scrubber, playlists with shuffle and timed slides — everything lives one click away in the menu bar, then gets out of your way.

FAQ

Where is the app? I don't see it in the Dock.
Fondo is a menu-bar app. After launching it, look for its icon in the top-right of your menu bar — everything is controlled from there.

What can I use as a wallpaper?
Videos (MP4, MOV, and anything QuickTime plays), animated GIFs, and photos — from your files, your Photos library, or your camera. Plus streams — paste a YouTube, Twitch, or Vimeo link and it plays as your wallpaper, with sound.

Does Fondo collect any data?
No. Fondo runs entirely on your Mac — no account, no tracking, no data collected. See the privacy policy.

What does it need to run?
macOS 12 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon. The download is about 36 MB, signed and notarized by Apple.

Fondo includes yt-dlp (public domain) to resolve stream links. Please stream only content you’re allowed to access.

Tune every pixel

Five scale modes with a fine-tuning panel: size, position, and background color. Turn on ambient glow and your wallpaper's colors spill softly beyond the frame.