DeskMat Release Notes

Version (released on April 20, 2026 | Blog Post)

requires macOS 13.0 (or newer)

New

New Features

New Cover Style: As an alternative to covering your entire Desktop, you can now choose individual files (or types of files) to hide or show instead ( 🎬 )
DeskMat is now Apple Script-able: toggle the cover, switch between full cover and individual files, and control desktop widget visibility ( 🖼 )

Improved

Improvements

You can now double-click DeskMat's app icon to toggle its cover - perfect, too, for using it from your Dock
You can now access the files on your Desktop when DeskMat is active from the button's contextual menu. This menu is hidden from sharing, so most screen capturing apps will not see it, keeping your files private (please test with the sharing app of your choice first) ( 🖼 )

Fixed

Bug Fixes

Fixes an issue where sometimes DeskMat's extensions wouldn't work correctly
Fixes a crash that could occur when opening DeskMat's settings