Reads the real angle
The lid sensor drives every frame. Move slowly and the fade drifts; close quickly and it catches up naturally.
Native to the hinge
Close the lid.
Let the desktop follow.
MacBend gives your MacBook a beautifully paced, edge-to-edge fade as the display comes down. No shrinking. No abrupt blackout. Just motion that feels connected.
One-time purchase · Personal license
- macOS 14+
- Apple silicon MacBook
- Under 3 MB
120°
MacBend
Quietly in sync.
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One continuous gesture
The screen never jumps ahead of your hand.
Rendered on the GPU
The transition stays edge-to-edge at 60 fps, with no resizing and no image saved to disk.
Tuned your way
Adjust response, softness, timing, and the exact angle where the fade begins.
Private by construction
Your desktop stays on your Mac.
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On-device processingFrames move directly from macOS to the GPU.
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Nothing recordedNo screenshots, recordings, or desktop history.
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Nothing uploadedNo analytics account and no cloud processing.
Yours once. Yours for good.
A tiny detail that changes how your Mac feels.
One personal license, private DMG delivery, and activation on up to three Macs you own.
- Immediate download after checkout
- Unique receipt-bound license key
- Re-download through your customer portal
MacBend personal license
$4.99
One-time payment
Secure checkout · Card and local payment methods
Two-minute setup
Installing MacBend, step by step.
Open the DMG
After checkout, open MacBend.dmg and drag MacBend into your Applications folder.
Approve the first launch
Because MacBend is sold directly and not through the Mac App Store, macOS shows “Apple could not verify MacBend” on first open. Click Done, then open System Settings → Privacy & Security and press Open Anyway.
Allow Screen Recording
One toggle in the same window. MacBend reads desktop pixels only to draw the fade — nothing is stored, recorded, or sent anywhere.
Good to know.
Why does MacBend need Screen Recording access?
macOS uses that permission whenever an app reads the desktop pixels. MacBend sends each frame directly to the GPU for the fade and immediately discards it.
Why does macOS warn me when I first open MacBend?
MacBend is distributed directly from this site, outside the Mac App Store. macOS shows a one-time warning for any app without an Apple notarization ticket. The “Open Anyway” steps above are safe and only needed once.
Which Macs are supported?
Apple silicon MacBooks running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Desktop Macs and older Intel MacBooks don’t provide the required lid-angle sensor.
How is the download protected?
The DMG is delivered only after a completed payment. Each order receives its own license key, with activations limited to the purchaser’s Macs.