Make your desktop a little less flat.
A small Mac app that turns lowering your lid into a playful desktop effect.
A different perspective.
Rendered artwork preview. The live Mac app responds to your lid.
Why I built it
I saw Bendy making the rounds on X and wanted to try building the lid effect myself. BendMe is my own take, shared for free so other people can try it and explore the code.
The use case
- 01
Install BendMe and allow Screen Recording for the live effect.
- 02
Start the effect, choose a style and gently lower your MacBook lid.
- 03
Pause from Appearance or the menu bar whenever you need your normal desktop.
What came out of it
A free, open-source Mac app with a signed, Apple-notarized direct download. Screen frames stay on your Mac.
Inspired by Bendy; independent and unaffiliated. Requires macOS 14+, Apple silicon and a compatible lid sensor for live tracking. Not a Mac App Store release.
A quick look
A silent excerpt from my demo. Bendy’s website appears in the footage as the inspiration.