Mach Desktop App Reviews

Downloaded it and the supplemental update and it doesnt work. Tried contacting them but they stopped responding. Running OSX 10.7.5.

On the positive side, they increased the efficiency of playback of quicktime content drastically - previously it would consume a LOT of CPU. On the downside, they have killed the ability to have the output of a shell command (or contents of a file) displayed on your desktop. This was a HUGE feature, allowing for a LOT of customization (eg. I had a shell script that would fetch stock prices, and then I could dipslay that). Plus the existing desklets are split weirdly (eg. hours/minutes are a different desklet from seconds), and because there is no desklet customization, certain options are where they dont belong (eg. using 24 hour time, or C vs F on temperature are on the desklet selection screen, which makes no sense). Additionlly, although the font dialog has a size option, desklets ignore it and will ensure that they print using the maximum size the box will handle, so you have to resize your box carefully to get correctly sized fonts. This is not a great thing when, say, you are outputitng the month, and it could be May or September, so font sizing using box size is not great. And text doesnt wrap any more, it shrinks. All in all, the lack of customizability for desklets is a huge step backwards for this app.

Awesome app

I have used Mach Desktop for years. This update was a long time in coming. Positively, it makes selection easier. It offers some nice pre-made options. However, it crashes a lot, the weather never updates unless the app is closed and re-opened, and you lose the option of writing or creating any non-stock desklets, and you cant modify those that are offered. Selection of font size does not work at all - fonts are automatically re-sized to fit the desklet, with no regard to how large or small you would like them. I have written to the dev, but have received no response at all. This update is a mixed bag. I continue to use the previous version. If you update, be careful, as it will overwrite the old version, and put the old version in your Trash.

Incredible application, Ive tried all the other wallpaper apps and this one blows them all away

Love the 3D effects and Desklets!

When I first updated to 2.0, I got the crashing issue. The guys at Mach Desktop did answer my emails and told me new 2.01 update would fix the issues. I am impressed that these guys actually made things right. This makes me feel great about buying apps from these guys. New 2.01 rocks! Good job guys!!!!!

I only used it to have a webpage as my desktop background, a feature which they removed in 2.0. Basically the app is useless to me now since there is no easy way to downgrade to get the feature back.

CPU overheats and fan kicks in high gear almost instantly

Loved the initial version. Never crashed once. The quartz screen savers were great. First launch of the updated application it froze when I was going through the new screen savers. I figured it was just a start-up hiccup. I was wrong, it froze on every subsequent launch of the app. Pros: Liked the new screen savers Cons: Freezes - Spinning colour wheel of death everytime you try to switch screen savers. Had to force close or restart. It causes the fan on my MacBook Pro to go into overdrive (even with the app “inactive") They did not incorporate all the old quartz screen savers into the new iteration Customer support almost non-existent. Recommendation: If you have the old version, DO NOT update.

It works OK, but it’s definitely not my cup of tea. I bought it on the chance that it would do what I want — I’d like to use it for a folder of static desktop photos with a bit more control than Apple’s built-in. Specifically, I’d like to be able to know the name of the image being viewed. Not the developers fault, this app does what it does. I’ve got to say, I’d get seasick trying to work with the desktop moving behind everything. I was hoping there would be a static image option, but it seems not.

I purchased this app so I could upload my own videos to play as animated wallpaper. Once I figured out that .MOV files needed to be renamed to .mp4 files, everything worked perfectly.

My weather updates at most once per day. Options to set updating for desklets (such as once per hour) need to be added along with the option to continue or quit queries if the operation times out. It’s back to GeekTool for me.

I like the idea of the app, and I like the stuff that has been working. The date and time desklets update perfectly. The other ones I’ve tried, not so much. The daily weather, sunrise/sunset, and high/low temperature desklets don’t update. The 5 day weather forecast goes blank after a while. Hopefully there will be some updates and improvements in the future. Otherwise I just spent 3 dollars on some fancy wallpaper. Running OSX Mavericks, by the way.

Beautiful app! Does everything it says and more!

One of the Best apps I’ve ever used and worth every cent! I bought it so that I could set videos as my background. Works great! My one request is that the team behind this app lets the user play .mkv videos too and not just .mp4 videos. Love it!!!

Not to impressed the weather desklets quit working after awhile wish I would have never bought this junk

I absolutely love this!!! Retina display is incredible. Works very well. The fireplace scene is stunning as are all the others (40). This deserves a A+++ Review. You will not be disappointed. Had a question and the developer got back to me immediately. Simply a great package… Thank you!!!

This program is very low quality. Many of the desktops look like they were put together in photoshop, and they are sprinkled with stupid effects that make them look like they are moving. Of course the lite version has the best desktops so I had high hopes for the paid version but it was truly a waste of money. Also, after a few minutes of running the dynamic desktops my laptop’s fan kicked in, showing that it does use a good amount of processing power. Lastly, some of the desklet frames stay visible even after I’ve quit the desklet editor. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND BUYING

Nice app but when you put in your zip code it does not reflect the correct temperature and sunset/sunrise settings. Says the sun sets at 4am? Really? It is 59F outside and it is reporting 79F. Disappointed in the accurracy.