Live video wallpaper for your Mac.
Dockspace plays looping video wallpapers under your desktop icons and on the macOS lock screen. Pick from the built-in catalog or drop in your own MP4, MOV or M4V files, right from the Wallpaper tile in the bar.
Your videos or the catalog
Click the Wallpaper tile in the bar to open the picker. Drop your own .mp4, .mov or .m4v files onto the first tile, or browse themes such as space, aurora, mountains, sea, rain and snow.
For your own files, Dockspace makes a silent video-only copy so there is no audio track to decode and the loop starts cleanly at frame zero, without a black flash. Your original file stays untouched.
Pauses when you do not see it
The video slows to a stop over 0.6 seconds whenever a full-screen app or window covers more than 80% of the display, when the screen sleeps, when the Mac locks, or when Low Power Mode is on. You can also turn on Pause on battery in the picker.
If you use more than one monitor, two displays showing the same video share one hardware decoder, or you can pick a different wallpaper for each display.
Plays on the macOS lock screen
Turn on Show on lock screen in the picker. Dockspace encodes the loop into a 240 fps 10-bit HEVC aerial with temporal layers and selects it for you, with no trip to macOS System Settings.
When you turn the setting off or quit Dockspace, your previous macOS desktop picture comes back automatically.
What is free, and what is Pro
The Wallpaper tile, the bundled Dusk Dunes video, every catalog download up to 1080p, and all of your own video files are free for good, alongside Replace the Dock, the notch clipboard shelf, Disk Doctor and seven more free widgets — without adding another icon behind your MacBook notch.
Pro unlocks the 4K catalog downloads, all 174 widgets (horizontal or vertical side Dock), and the Claude Code, Codex and Antigravity limits: One Year at $11.99 a year, Lifetime from $19.99 once, or the Forever Edition at $49.99. Needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Common questions
- Does a live video wallpaper drain my MacBook battery or CPU?
- Dockspace pauses video playback over 0.6 seconds whenever a window or full-screen app covers more than 80% of the display, when the Mac sleeps or locks, or when Low Power Mode is active. You can also turn on Pause on battery in one click.
- How do I put a custom MP4 or MOV video on the macOS lock screen?
- Drop your MP4, MOV or M4V file into the Wallpaper tile in Dockspace and toggle Show on lock screen. Dockspace encodes a 240 fps 10-bit HEVC aerial loop with temporal layers and applies it automatically without opening macOS System Settings.
- Is the live wallpaper feature free in Dockspace?
- Yes. The Wallpaper tile, bundled Dusk Dunes loop, every catalog wallpaper up to 1080p, lock screen video, and unlimited custom MP4/MOV files are free forever. Pro unlocks 4K catalog downloads and 164 extra Dock widgets.
Free to start. Yours to keep.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon and Intel. Download the disk image and try ten widgets free forever, or unlock all 174 with Pro.