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Loop v1.0.0 β Video Desktop Wallpaper & Screensaver for macOS
Loop is a lightweight native macOS menu bar app that turns any local video into a seamless, gapless looping desktop wallpaper and companion screensaver.
β¨ Highlights
- Hardware-Accelerated Playback: Built on native
AVFoundationwith zero external dependencies, keeping CPU usage strictly under 3%. - Universal Multi-Display: Shared decoder decoded once and playing in sync across all connected monitors and desktop Spaces.
- Lock Screen & Screen Saver Included: Automatically applies a matching poster frame to the Lock Screen and installs
LoopSaver.saverto play full video during idle. - Configurable Battery Saver: Keep looping on battery power, and auto-pause when your battery drops below your chosen threshold (e.g. 20%).
- Occlusion & Sleep Smart: Automatically pauses when covered by full-screen apps or when displays sleep, resuming instantly on wake.
- Native SwiftUI Settings: Live preview, display selector, and scaling mode picker (Fill, Fit, Stretch).
π¦ Installation
- Download
Loop-v1.0.0.dmgbelow. - Open the disk image and drag Loop.app into your Applications folder.
- Launch Loop. On first launch, if prompted by Gatekeeper, right-click
Loop.appβ select Open β click Open.