# Mac Duo (open-source desktop utility)

> Mac Duo is a free, open-source desktop utility for macOS. Wish you could bring the iPhone Duo effect to your MacBook?. It has 1,178 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at sumimakito/Mac-Duo.

Wish you could bring the iPhone Duo effect to your MacBook? Close the lid and watch your screen content tilt, blur, and fade as it moves. Mac Duo adds this effect to your MacBook, with controls in the menu bar.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/sumimakito/Mac-Duo |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,178 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Archivers, cleaners & system utilities |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Sep 18, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/sumimakito/Mac-Duo/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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