Lidra

A LITTLE MOTION FOR YOUR MAC

A familiar Mac.
A new feeling.

Your desktop folds and blurs
as you move your MacBook’s lid.

View launch pricing

Launch offer: $1.49 for the first 20 purchases.

A smooth tilt with a soft fade.

Scroll down to fold. Scroll up to unfold.

THREE WAYS TO MOVE

Make it feel
like you.

Choose a smooth fold, a soft blur
or a defined paper crease.

Set it your way.
Adjust the available perspective, blur and shadow controls for your chosen style.

You choose when.
Set the lid angle where the effect begins. Preview it in the app, or switch it off anytime.

Lidra app showing Soft Fold, Frost and Paper styles, with desktop effect settings.

MADE FOR YOUR MACBOOK

Feels like it
belongs here.

The whole picture.

The effect includes your wallpaper, windows, Dock and menu bar on the built-in display.

Follows the lid.

Your MacBook’s lid sensor controls the effect. Close the app window and Lidra stays available in the menu bar.

Stays on your Mac.

Lidra processes screen frames on your Mac without saving or uploading them. It does not capture audio.

EARLY ACCESS

A little change.
One small price.

Launch offer

$1.49USD

For the first 20 purchases.

Then $2.99. One-time payment.

All three effectsNo subscription

Sales open soon

The launch offer begins when sales open. Applicable taxes will be shown at checkout.

Apple silicon MacBook · macOS 14 or later

Requires a lid angle sensor and Screen Recording permission.
Check compatibility and early-access details below.

Before you
get Lidra.

Will it work on my MacBook?

Lidra requires macOS 14 or later, an Apple silicon MacBook with a lid angle sensor, and the built-in display. It has been tested on an M2 Pro MacBook Pro. Other models have not yet been verified. Intel Macs and external displays are not supported.

Why does it need Screen Recording?

Lidra needs an image of your desktop to draw the effect. macOS provides it through Screen Recording permission. The app processes these frames locally without saving or uploading them, and does not capture audio.

How does the launch price work?

The first 20 purchases will cost $1.49 USD each. After that, the price will be $2.99 USD. Both are one-time purchases with all three effects included, with no subscription. Sales have not opened yet.

What should I know about early access?

Lidra is in early access. The release is signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Screen Recording permission is required to apply the desktop effect. Compatibility testing is still in progress, so please check the supported hardware before buying.