Follows the lid.
Reads your MacBook’s lid‑angle sensor, so the effect moves as you do.
iPhone Duo, meet your MacBook.
Your MacBook’s screen,
with a fold.
iPhone Duo, but make it your MacBook’s screen.
Close the lid. Watch your desktop bend.
One-time purchase.
macOS 14+ · Apple silicon
macOS 14+ · Apple silicon
Not yet notarized by Apple, so macOS asks once to approve it. Install steps.
Try Hinge
Scroll to close the lid, or drag the slider.Drag the slider or press play.
THE IDEA
A fold, borrowed
from your phone.
iPhone Duo bends its screen at the hinge. Your MacBook has one too. Hinge gives the lid the same instinct: lower it, and the desktop leans away, softens, and settles back when you open up.
Three looks.
Duo, Soft, or Deep. Tune the perspective, blur, and where it begins.
Lives in the menu bar.
A native Mac app. Pause it with one click.
Yours to tune.
Pick a look, drag the angle, or let the lid drive.
The preview below is Hinge’s own renderer, running here.
Appearance
A little depth. Every time you open your Mac.
62°Follow lid
Perspective66%
Variable blur62%
Starts below90°
Ready when your lid movesFrames stay on your Mac. Nothing is saved.
Try on desktopSee it in the everyday.
Hinge, in action.
Walkthrough coming soon.
Made for your Mac.
Kept on your Mac.
What do I need?
macOS 14 or later and an Apple silicon MacBook with a lid‑angle sensor. Built‑in display only.
Why Screen Recording permission?
Hinge draws your live desktop, so it needs to see it. Frames stay in memory on the GPU and are never saved. Pause or revoke it any time.
Does anything leave my Mac?
No. Hinge makes no network requests, and has no account or analytics.
How do I get Hinge?
Buy once for US$4.99. When Stripe confirms payment, your download unlocks. This early build needs a one‑time approval in Privacy & Security. Install guide.
Give your desktop some depth.