Neowin's Mac OS 2025 Desktop Thread

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Welcome to the Mac OS 2025 Desktops Thread!

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In the interests of keeping the thread on topic it is strongly urged that you format your posts in the following order:
- Themes: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).
- Wallpaper: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).
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[darkz]

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[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

[Gromvar]

Programs used:

Logoer : It changes the apple logo in the top left to something else - https://github.com/lihaoyun6/Logoer

CoconutBattery : To let me see the current wattage being used - https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/

Lickable Menu Bar : Wanted the classic look on the bar - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lickable-menu-bar/id6444217677?mt=12

Wallpaper used:

Blue Ridge Mountain - https://unsplash.com/photos/silhouette-of-mountains-covered-by-fogs-at-the-horizon-JV78PVf3gGI

 

 

I'm new to customizing my MacOS desktop. Hopefully we see more interesting desktops once Tahoe comes out.

 

[adrynalyne]

Messy:

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

[Gromvar]

The snow is animating from Rainaissance, but I think this will be my winter theme. I fell in love with this wallpaper.

[Nick H. Supervisor]

On 29/11/2025 at 16:23, Gromvar said:

The snow is animating from Rainaissance, but I think this will be my winter theme. I fell in love with this wallpaper.

That fits really well! Can I ask where the wallpaper is from? I might need to add it to my library...

[Gromvar]

@Nick H.

Got it from Deviantart in one of my random days were I just randomly search it for hidden gems.

https://www.deviantart.com/byrotek/art/Saturn-Landscape-804135501