NATIVE MAC LIVE WALLPAPER ENGINE · FREE BETA

Your desktop comes alive.
And knows when to disappear.

Atheria turns your desktop into living art. Silk-smooth loops and Metal shaders react to your presence, then stop dead at 0 fps the second a window hides them. And it does what most wallpaper engines simply don't: Privacy Guard frosts the screen after you step away, and instantly whenever you hit a hotkey, so nothing's left on display when you're not there.

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Free during beta · Built for Apple Silicon · No account required

0 fps when your desktop is hidden
0 data collected, ever
0% native Swift + Metal
Atheria Wallpaper Settings window on macOS
OcclusionMonitor · paused · 0 fps
Metal Engine · 60 fps
Live Metal Shaders

One engine,
every mood.

Every Atheria shader is generative art rendered live on the GPU with Metal. No video file, no loop, never the same frame twice. Pick a style below, then drag the sliders or move your mouse: each one reacts to your presence in real time.

Color Cycle Speed 0.5x
Interactive Desktop Presence
Target Frame Rate
Atheria Shader Engine · Dynamic Silk

BEFORE / AFTER

Drag to bring a desktop to life

Left: the desktop you have today. Right: the same Mac running Atheria's Metal engine. The divider is yours, and so is the cursor. Move it over the live side.

A still mountain-lake desktop wallpaper
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WITHOUT ATHERIA WITH ATHERIA · LIVE
Privacy Guard

Step away, and your screen vanishes

Privacy Guard frosts your whole screen after a short idle timeout you set, or instantly on a hotkey (Cmd + Option + /), so a glance over your shoulder shows nothing. It melts away the instant you return: no lock screen, no password prompt, no fumbling. Just a clean frosted veil over whatever you were in the middle of.

Idle Privacy Opacity 85%
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Q3 Compensation Review

Total adjusted budget: $1,284,500 across 14 reports.

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PRIVACY GUARD READY

Zero-Drain Occlusion Monitor

Battery life is a primary concern on laptops. Atheria continuously tracks window positions on the screen. If other applications fully cover the desktop, rendering halts and frame rate drops to 0 fps instantly.

Window Occlusion: 0%
Render Rate: 60 fps

Context Trigger Rules

Automate your workspace visual tone. Swap playlists or dynamic shaders based on system triggers. Connect actions to your battery status, active application focus, time parameters, or Siri Shortcuts.

Native Video Workspace

Import and edit high-resolution loop video formats directly within the application. Rotate vertical videos, trim loops, crop coordinates, and perform hardware-accelerated H.264/HEVC exports.

WHY ATHERIA

Not just another live wallpaper app

Most live wallpaper apps hand you a library of video loops and leave your battery and privacy as your problem. Atheria is an engine, not a catalog.

The usual live wallpaper app Atheria
What you get A library of looping videos Generative Metal art that never repeats, plus your own videos
Battery Keeps rendering in the background Drops to 0 fps the moment the desktop is hidden
Privacy Wallpaper only Privacy Guard frosts your screen when you step away
Make your own Rarely Built-in editor: trim, rotate, and boomerang loops
Pricing Often a subscription One-time Pro, no subscription
Your data Accounts and cloud libraries No account, nothing leaves your Mac

QUESTIONS

Everything you might ask

What is Atheria?
Atheria is a native macOS app that replaces your static desktop wallpaper with living art: real-time Metal shaders and looping video wallpapers. It is built in Swift for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Will a live wallpaper drain my battery?
Atheria is built around battery efficiency. Its Occlusion Monitor watches your windows and drops the wallpaper to 0 fps the moment the desktop is fully covered, so it does no rendering work you cannot see.
Is Atheria free?
Atheria is free to download and use during the TestFlight beta. After launch it stays free to try, with an optional one-time Atheria Pro purchase that unlocks the full shader library, multi-monitor wallpapers, smart triggers, and the advanced video editor. There is no subscription.
Which Macs does Atheria support?
Atheria runs on macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Can I use my own videos?
Yes. You can import your own video wallpapers and edit them inside Atheria: trim loops, rotate, create forward-and-reverse boomerang loops, and re-encode to efficient HEVC. H.264, HEVC, and ProRes are supported.
What is Privacy Guard?
Privacy Guard frosts your entire screen after a short idle timeout, or instantly with a hotkey, so a glance over your shoulder shows nothing. It clears the moment you return, with no lock screen or password prompt.
Does Atheria collect my data?
No. Atheria collects no personal data, has no accounts, and runs entirely on your Mac. Smart library tagging uses Apple's on-device Vision framework, so nothing is uploaded. See our Privacy Policy.

FREE WHILE IN BETA

Stop staring at a still image.

Two minutes from now your desktop could be moving. Native Swift, Apple Silicon, and an engine that knows when to disappear, and when to stand guard.

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