Turn Any Website Into Your Mac’s Wallpaper With This App

Imagine having a website as yourMac wallpaper. For example, you can add Google Calendar to keep track of your schedule, a giant digital clock, or even a live weather website with calming animations. You can now do that with a free, open-source app called Plash. Here’s everything you can do with Plash and how to set it up.

Turn Websites into Wallpapers

With Plash, you can set any website as your Mac’s wallpaper.The optionsare endless, whether it’s a productivity tool likeGoogle Calendar, a live stock ticker, or a news website. But that’s not all. Plash isn’t just about displaying websites—you can interact with them too.

Enable the Browsing Mode, and you’re able to scroll, click on links, or even log in—all directly from your desktop. It’s like having a live, refreshable browser as your wallpaper.

Plash offers extensive customization options to fit your style and workflow. You can:

For example, if you don’t like a distracting ad or a bright section on some website, you can hide or modify it with a few lines of custom code.

Why stop at one wallpaper? With Plash, you can add multiple websites and switch between them effortlessly from the menu bar icon. The app also allows you to set up keyboard shortcuts to toggle between your favorite websites. You can even assign shortcuts for other actions like reloading pages.

How to Set a Website as Wallpaper Using Plash

That’s it! The website will be set as your wallpaper. you may go to your desktop and check it. You can also add multiple websites in the same way, and they will be saved in the app for easy switching later.

If you want to customize the website:

That’s it! With these steps, you can change the website used as your wallpaper and fully customize its appearance.

From the same menu, you can also enable Browsing Mode to interact with the website. Open the app settings to adjust keyboard shortcuts, reload intervals, and more.

A Few More Ideas

If you’re wondering what else you’re able to do with Plash, here are some fun ideas:

However, note that Plash only sets the website as wallpaper—it cannot play sound. For example, if you use YouTube as your wallpaper, the video will display, but the sound will not play. Other than that, Plash can start at launch, and once the setup is done, it runs in the background seamlessly.

Turn your desktop into a dynamic space with Plash and let your wallpaper do more than look good.

Ravi Teja KNTS

Tech writer with over 4 years of experience at TechWiser, where he has authored more than 700 articles on AI, Google apps, Chrome OS, Discord, and Android. His journey started with a passion for discussing technology and helping others in online forums, which naturally grew into a career in tech journalism. Ravi’s writing focuses on simplifying technology, making it accessible and jargon-free for readers. When he’s not breaking down the latest tech, he’s often immersed in a classic film – a true cinephile at heart.

Turn Any Website Into Your Mac’s Wallpaper With This App