Good, not great

I installed this software to run a custom piece of video loop in the background. It works well enough for that. Were that all I wanted, I probably would have given it 5 stars. The built-in effects are far too busy/energetic for me, but I wanted it for custom video anyway, so I didnt care about those.

However this app promises "Full multi monitor support", which is only partially true. It does support both of my attached monitors, but it does not allow running a different effect on each screen, nor does it allow even turning it off of the second screen. Since the two screens cant be controlled separately, it doesnt count as "Full" support to my mind. For my needs I would be satisfied if I could just turn off the second monitor, but the ability to run separate effects on each would be ideal.

Finally, one note about funny aspect ratios: my second monitor is rotated 90 degrees, making the effective resolution 1080x1920. The effects still run fine, but they are either cropped to preserve the aspect ratio (meaning only about 30% of the screen is filled) or they are stretched waaay out or proportion to fill the screen. Even worse, you dont always have control over which happens (crop vs. stretch).

For these two limitations, Im giving it 3 stars. If these things dont bother you then the app works great.

bklang about Mach Desktop