Observed arrival · 2026-09-06
Diorama Turns a Mac Desktop Into a Live Instrument Panel
A macOS wallpaper app that draws animated scenes around your music, nearby aircraft, orbital passes, and local weather.
Field notes
The app selects scenes from a menu bar and draws them behind ordinary windows and desktop icons, rather than opening a separate screensaver window. Its inputs include audio playback from named services and browser tabs, live ADS-B aircraft data, orbital elements, local weather, and the sun’s position. The page says each display pauses when covered and that data-fetching scenes stop requesting data while hidden. A seven-day trial is offered without an account, alongside a free tape-deck scene and paid Pro wallpapers.
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