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MacAuraLive v1.6.0

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@ASKHOPE ASKHOPE released this 13 Aug 22:57
1.6.0
6299bf0

🌟 MacAuraLive v1.6.0 — Native Static Wallpaper Engine & Global Sizing

🚀 Highlights & New Features

  • Native Static Wallpaper Engine (StaticWallpaperView):

    • Replaced WebKit image emulation with high-performance native AppKit CoreGraphics/Metal image drawing (NSGraphicsContext with .high interpolation).
    • Wallpapers render pixel-perfect without distortion, clipping, or alignment shifts.

  • Default Original Resolution (macOS Native Fit):

    • Set Original Resolution (Default - macOS Native) as the global default placement mode across the app.
    • Photos and static wallpapers apply in their exact 1:1 pixel dimensions and original proportions centered on your Mac display.

  • Sizing & Crop Toolbar Controls:

    • Gallery Header: Quick global sizing selector menu for 1-click aspect ratio switching.
    • Full Preview Modal: Dedicated "📐 Sizing & Crop" button with interactive toggles for Original (1:1), Fit to Screen, Crop to Fill, Stretch, and Zoom & Scale Slider.
    • Changing sizing modes synchronizes with the desktop wallpaper in real-time.

  • In-Built Storage & Resource Breakdown:

    • Real-time disk space analytics card in Settings with macOS-style multi-color storage gauge (Binary: ~7.5 MB, Live Shaders: ~15.0 MB, Static Wallpapers: ~0.4 MB, Total: ~23.2 MB).

  • Sidebar Playback Speed Slider:

    • Fluid real-time speed slider (0.25x to 3.0x) in the sidebar footer controlling both video loops and live canvas shaders.

  • API Key Action Trio with Live Verification:

    • "Save Key", "Test Key", and "Clear Key" actions with hardware Keychain storage and real REST API test pings against Google Gemini and OpenRouter.

  • Live Wallpaper 60 FPS Acceleration:

    • Eliminated in-grid preview WebViews that competed with background desktop wallpapers, restoring solid 60/120 FPS performance to desktop shaders like Matrix Digital Rain.

📦 Checksums & Downloads

  • Installer: MacAuraLive_v1.6.0_Installer_AppleSilicon.dmg
  • SHA-256: 762d2d31c2dbb358bc3f8da841d549d03be096b4a44273669545d28aadf33250
  • MD5: 2658ccebcf67a071da6af49c3ce149e4
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MacAuraLive v1.4.0

MacAuraLive v1.4.0

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@ASKHOPE ASKHOPE released this 13 Aug 22:09
1.4.0
1b2f952

MacAuraLive v1.4.0

This release includes important stability and UI improvements to the Slideshow Manager and User Guide.

🛠 Fixes & Improvements

  • Slideshow Playlist: Clearing the slideshow playlist selection no longer incorrectly falls back to playing all wallpapers. The UI now accurately reflects 0 items selected when the list is cleared.
  • Streamlined Downloads & Permissions: Addressed repeated macOS permission prompts on startup. Custom downloaded wallpapers now reside in ~/Documents/MacAuraLiveApp/, and expensive audio verification is bypassed during startup (only triggered during initial wallpaper import).
  • Responsive User Guide: Converted the User Guide topic filters to use a responsive wrapping layout. The category filters now properly wrap and fit across multiple lines when resizing the window.
  • Slideshow Scaling & Placement Sync: Wallpapers transitioned automatically via the Slideshow Manager (including GenAI, HTML, and GIF wallpapers) will now wait for the DOM to fully load before applying your global Zoom and Placement settings, ensuring all wallpapers scale correctly.

📦 Assets

  • Installer: MacAuraLive_v1.4.0_Installer_AppleSilicon.dmg

Checksums (Verify your download)

SHA-256:
82b6ac8234b0286a6d59ddcae0df44c1c2495e6420b03d74908ec155ddcafb3e

MD5:
1323652a883bed1cf12457f6063e789c

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MacAuraLive

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@ASKHOPE ASKHOPE released this 13 Aug 20:04
1.2.0
1b84531

🚀 MacAuraLive v1.2.0 — Hardware-Accelerated Live Wallpaper Engine for macOS

MacAuraLive is an open-source, 60 FPS live wallpaper engine for macOS — built entirely in native Swift, SwiftUI, WebKit, and Metal 3 with zero third-party dependencies.

✨ Key Features in v1.2.0

  • 🎬 60 FPS Live Wallpaper Engine: Renders 4K video loops (.mp4, .mov) and WebGL/HTML5 shaders.
  • 🖼️ Static Lock Screen Wallpaper: Set custom static wallpapers for your macOS Lock Screen with real-time frosted glass clock preview.
  • ⏱️ Slideshow & Timed Schedules: Automated rotation timers (30s to 24h) + Time-of-Day schedule rules (Morning Sunrise, Sunset, Night).
  • 🎛️ Live Video Playback Controls: Interactive timeline seek slider (MM:SS) and playback speed rate picker (0.25x to 2.0x).
  • 🖥️ Multi-Monitor Display Spanning: Per-display wallpaper assignment or ultra-wide multi-screen spanning.
  • 🧙‍♂️ First-Launch Onboarding Wizard: Guided setup for Screen Recording permission & launch preferences.
  • 🔒 Hardware Enclave Keychain Storage: API keys encrypted via macOS Security.framework.
  • ⚖️ Full Legal & Open Source Compliance: Complete EULA, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, MIT License, Security Policy, and DMCA Safe Harbor documentation.

🖥️ Compatibility

  • macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
  • Native Apple Silicon ARM64 (M1 / M2 / M3 / M4)

📦 Installation Instructions

  1. Download MacAuraLive_v1.2.0_Installer_AppleSilicon.dmg attached below.
  2. Double-click the DMG and drag MacAuraLive.app into your Applications folder.
  3. Open MacAuraLive from your Applications folder or menu bar!

🛡️ Verified Cryptographic Checksums (v1.2.0)

Verify download integrity in macOS Terminal:
shasum -a 256 MacAuraLive_v1.2.0_Installer_AppleSilicon.dmg

  • SHA-256: c6c1f3ad32fc97a8c3a3a541bc2acb0d4844c1a45243500a43e518e238bb9e49
  • MD5: c95fe056281d938710f2f6662854df32
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