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phosphene

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
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LivenessActiveRankScore 18.2Last commitSO tag heatPress sentiment 7dHiringCohort 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
255075100MayMayMaytodayavg 6518.2

Funding history

2 rounds
Total raised
$790K
Latest valuation
Stage
unknown
Lead investors: PPP · PPP
Debt
Jan 2021
PPP
$440K
source
Debt
Apr 2020
PPP
$350K
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

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Vitalslive · 21:08 UTC
Signal
18.20.0
Rank in cat
Upvotes
Press 30d

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GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC
Last commit
Last release
Open PRs
Open issues
9
Contributors 30d
Closed 30d
kageroumado/phosphene·690·18 forks
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Category tags · 30d / lifetime ratio
large-language-model
0.59%
openai-api
0.035%
langchain
0.14%
huggingface
0.057%
Category heat (avg)
Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly
+0.72
Strongly positive
7 mentions in window
7d agotoday0
growthagenticproductvs competitors
Cohort survival · Class of 2026weekly

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Median Lifespan
4.2y
Cohort Rank