Motion Magic
Your desktop, alive.
Motion Magic turns your Mac's desktop into a living scene, drawn live every frame, never played from a video.
Free to download. For Macs with Apple silicon, macOS 26 or later.
Not a video. Drawn live, every frame.
Drawn live
Made for your display
Six scenes
The weather outside
It steps aside
More in Motion Magic Desktop
Moves to your music
Free or unlocked
| Motion Magic Desktop, free | Motion Magic Desktop, unlocked | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | motionmagicdesktop.com | motionmagicdesktop.com |
| Price | Free | One-time unlock |
| Live scenes on your desktop | This week's free scene with no time limit; any other scene as a 15-minute preview, as often as you like | Every scene, with no time limit |
| Themes and colors | Yes | Yes |
| Live weather in the Weather scene | During Weather's featured weeks | Yes |
| Screen saver | Yes | Yes |
| The scene over your lock screen | Yes | Yes |
| Scenes that move to your music | Yes, when one is this week's free scene, or as a 15-minute preview | Yes |
| The Music Magic Scene and Now Playing | Yes; its scene as above | Yes |
| Updates | Built in | Built in, every version, 1.0 included |
Motion Magic Desktop needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26 or later.
Early access
Free to download. This week's free scene runs with no time limit, and a new one comes every Monday; preview any other scene for 15 minutes, as often as you like.
Questions
Is it a video wallpaper?
No. Every frame is drawn live by your Mac, so a scene never loops a clip and fits any display's shape.
Will it slow my Mac down?
A scene stops drawing while windows cover the desktop, and Motion Magic lives in the menu bar.
Does Weather know where I am?
Weather asks before it uses your location, rounds it to about 11 km, and sends that to sieveme's weather service, which asks Apple Weather.
Which Macs does it run on?
Macs with Apple silicon, running macOS 26 or later.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Within 14 days of buying, for any reason.