cladofold.

a little detail. every day.

a softer close.
a clearer open.

A little blur. A little wonder.
All in the movement of your lid.

Download for Mac

Free preview · 1.4.0 · macOS 14+

Make it yours

01 / THE LOOK

A little haze.
Or a little more.

Find your balance of blur and soft dark edges. Start with a preset, then make it your own.

AppearanceTRY IT
cladofold.

A small preview of the controls in the app.

02 / THE FEEL

Your lid.
Your timing.

Begin with the first movement. Hold a closing position for one second and it becomes your new clear position.

Lid responseIN THE APP

Starts with your movement. A closing pause readjusts after one second.

Fine-tune angles and smoothing in the app or System Settings.

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MacBook closed
BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD

Made for the right hinge.

cladofold. needs macOS Sonoma 14 or later, Metal graphics, and a readable lid-angle sensor for automatic folding.

MacBook Pro
Expected on 14-inch and 16-inch models, including the 2019 Intel 16-inch.
MacBook Air
Expected on M2 and later models, in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes.
Other MacBooks
M1 Air, 13-inch Pro, and most older models can use previews but lack the sensor for automatic folding.

Sensor support varies. Use “Check Mac compatibility…” in the app to check your hardware. This preview has been tested on one MacBook Pro; other models are research-based expectations.

Universal download for Apple silicon and Intel. Screen Recording permission is required for the desktop effect. Frames stay in memory on your Mac.

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A QUICK SETUP

One small addition.

macOS 14+ and a readable lid-angle sensor are needed for automatic folding. .

  1. Open the downloaded DMG and drag cladofold. into Applications.
  2. In the app, choose “Open Screen Recording…” and enable cladofold. Accept “Quit & Reopen” if macOS asks.
  3. Wait for “Ready · follows your lid,” then try “Preview on my screen.” Customize the effect in the app or System Settings.

This download is signed and notarized by Apple. macOS asks once whether to open it, the same as any app downloaded from the web.

The app follows your built-in display. It leaves sleep and the macOS lock screen under system control.

MacBook model by jackbaeten, under CC BY 4.0. Adapted for hinge animation. cladofold. is an independent project.