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Purrify compared with MacScapes
DetailPurrify logo PurrifyMacScapes logo MacScapes
What it doesAuto-delete old screenshots, screen recordings and downloads on your Mac Live wallpaper for Mac, drawn as it plays in any of 48 palettes, with widgets, folder icons and sound to match.
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
PricingFounding license: €5 one-time (first 100 buyers); License: €12 one-time (after founding licenses sold). Includes notch panel, all features, quarantine with undo and restore, history, and all 1.x updates. Usage on up to 2 Macs. Free: 7 scenes and 11 palettes, 6 built-in vibes, clock/date/day widgets, 2 schedule rules, 8 folder icon patterns, 30 frames per second. MacScapes Pro: $9.99 launch price (24 of 25 left), then $19.99 once for up to 3 Macs. Includes all 42 scenes, 9 Living Stills, all 48 palettes, video backgrounds,
Key features
  • Auto-delete screenshots and screen recordings with customizable timers
  • Notch panel showing files before deletion with countdown
  • 7-day quarantine with restore capability
  • Customizable rules for all file types
  • Peek notifications for new files
  • History view of deleted files
  • Menu bar icon alternative for Macs without notch
  • Support for up to 2 Macs per license
  • Offline verification and operation
  • 42 GPU-rendered animated scenes in 6 categories plus 9 Living Stills
  • 48 color palettes with palette creator and palette-from-photo
  • 14 desktop widgets (clock, calendar, weather, moon, timer, focus timer, countdown, year, battery, world clock, season, note, system, day)
  • Vibes bundle a scene, palette, widgets and ambient sound saved together
  • Schedule changes by time of day, sunrise/sunset, or battery status
  • 10 ambient sounds (rain, ocean, fire, night, forest, café, wind, stream, brown noise, pink noise)
  • 70 folder icon patterns plus patterns cut from any scene
  • Lock screen synchronization with current scene
  • Photo and video backgrounds with motion options
What makes it different
  • One-time purchase with all 1.x updates included forever
  • Privacy-first design with no data sent to external servers
  • Referral program that covers the full cost in as few as two friend referrals
  • 14-day refund guarantee instead of free trial
  • Drawn live on GPU rather than playing video loops, so scenes recolor instantly and the whole app is only 26 MB with all scenes included
  • Everything on your desktop—wallpaper, widgets, folder icons and sound—matched and saved together as vibes
  • Optimized for battery life with automatic frame rate and resolution reduction when unplugged
  • No account, no tracking, no ads, with anonymous usage counts you can turn off
  • Runs in Apple's App Sandbox with minimal system permissions
Community votes01
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check11 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)80
Citation Flow (Majestic)130
Referring domains (Majestic)390

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