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DeskMop

A pristine desktop, on demand

DeskMop lets you temporarily tidy your Mac desktop for screenshots and screen recordings. It’s for you if you need clean captures without rearranging your everyday workspace.

by Benjamin Dansby

Buy on Setapp $4.99 on the Mac App Store Sold separately, not in the membership Developer website ↗
Helps you Take & annotate screenshots 23 Present & share your screen cleanly 18 Tidy up your menu bar 10 Manage windows & spaces 17 Create tutorials & product demos 35

What you get

You get a clean desktop for captures, then your usual workspace back.

You can prepare your Mac for a screenshot or screen recording without moving desktop files or permanently changing your setup. Hide your desktop icons, replace your wallpaper with a solid color or your own image, and leave only the menu bar items you want visible—or hide the bar entirely.

You can set the display resolution to the dimensions you need, using preview thumbnails to choose your setup. If a window doesn’t fit the shot, you can snap it into place, resize it, or hide it before capturing. That gives you control over what appears around the content you’re showing.

Once you’ve taken the shot, you can restore your previous setup with one click. Quitting DeskMop also restores your resolution, wallpaper, icons, and menu bar automatically, so you don’t have to reconstruct your workspace afterward.

  • Keep clutter out

    You can hide desktop icons and unwanted menu bar items without moving your files.

  • Get the framing right

    You can choose your display resolution and reposition, resize, or hide windows before capturing.

  • Choose a neutral background

    You can replace your everyday wallpaper with a solid color or an image suited to your shot.

  • Return to normal

    You get your previous desktop settings back with one click, or automatically when you quit.

Best for

  • You capture app screenshots for documentation
  • You prepare your desktop for tutorials or product demos
  • You want clean captures without rearranging your workspace

Skip it if

You don’t need it if your usual desktop already looks the way you want in screenshots and recordings.

Screenshots

DeskMop screenshot 1 DeskMop screenshot 2

From the developer

DeskMop stages a spotless Mac desktop for screenshots and screen recordings. Switch to any resolution, hide every desktop icon, swap in a solid color or your own wallpaper, and clean up the menu bar down to just the items you choose. Take the shot, then put everything back exactly as it was with one click.
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