phosphene

Phosphene is a native macOS application that transforms your desktop background into animated video wallpapers

Design·Launched May 2026·Signal Score 18.2·0 upvotes

LivenessActiveRankScore 18.2Last commit—SO tag heat—Press sentiment 7d—Hiring—Cohort 20260.0 WoW

What it is

Phosphene is a native macOS application that transforms your desktop background into animated video wallpapers. Built entirely in Swift, it leverages modern macOS capabilities to deliver smooth, performant visual experiences. The project has gained significant traction in the developer community with nearly 600 GitHub stars.

Signal score

vs category avg: +-46.8

18.20.0 WoW

Funding history

2 rounds

Total raised

$790K

Latest valuation

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Stage

unknown

Lead investors: PPP · PPP

Debt

Jan 2021

PPP

$440K

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Debt

Apr 2020

PPP

$350K

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Signal

18.20.0

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Press 30d

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Last commit

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Contributors 30d

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Closed 30d

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Category tags · 30d / lifetime ratio

large-language-model

0.59%

openai-api

0.035%

langchain

0.14%

huggingface

0.057%

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Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

+0.72

Strongly positive

7 mentions in window

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Cohort survival · Class of 2026weekly

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Median Lifespan

4.2y

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