Support

Set up LivingWall

LivingWall is a menu bar app. It has no Dock icon. Look for the leaf in the menu bar at the top right of your screen.

1. Allow Finder tracking

1. Click the leaf in the menu bar and open Settings.
2. Open the Finder Tracking page and click Request access.
3. In System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, turn on LivingWall.
4. If macOS asks you to relaunch, quit LivingWall from its menu and open it again.

LivingWall uses this permission only to read where your desktop icons are. It never reads file names or file contents.

2. Let icons stay where you drop them

Right-click an empty part of the desktop in Finder. Turn off Use Stacks, and choose Sort By → None. Otherwise Finder moves icons back into a grid or a stack.

If your desktop has no icons, make a temporary folder there to see the moss islands.

3. Reveal the desktop

Hide or move your windows to see the wallpaper. Use the Animation and Shadows switches in the menu to turn motion or shadows off.

Limits

• macOS 13 or later.
• It shows on every Space of your main display. Other monitors keep their normal wallpaper for now.

Remove LivingWall

Quit LivingWall from its menu and move the app to the Trash. You can also turn it off in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

Contact

Write to support@livingwallapp.com. Please include your macOS version and what you see on screen.

Mockup note (v2): steps follow the current build's README. Confirm them against the shipped build before launch.