Satellite Eyes for MAC
Free, open-source Mac menu bar app that sets your desktop wallpaper to the satellite or map view of where you are right now.
Satellite Eyes Overview
Satellite Eyes is a small macOS app that sits in the menu bar, next to the clock, and automatically changes your desktop wallpaper to the satellite or map view directly overhead. Take your laptop somewhere new and the desktop changes to the view from above that place. You choose from a number of map styles, from aerial photography to abstract watercolors, and with more than one monitor the picture spans across the full width of your screens.
If you are somewhere dull, Satellite Eyes can instead rotate through a selection of interesting sights from around the world. Satellite Eyes is made by Tom Taylor and is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license. Version 2.2.0 lets you tick any combination of sights. It is a universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel and needs macOS 13 or later. It relies on macOS Location Services, so it needs Wi-Fi turned on and a working internet connection to find your position, and it cannot yet be set up separately for each Space.
Key Features
Satellite Eyes turns your location into your wallpaper.
- Automatic wallpaper: the desktop shows the satellite or map view overhead.
- Follows you: the picture changes when you arrive somewhere new.
- Map styles: from aerial photography to abstract watercolors.
- Multiple monitors: images span across the full width of your displays.
- Interesting Sights: rotate through views from around the world.
- Your choice of sights: airports, World Heritage Sites, solar farms, salt ponds and mines.
- Menu bar app: it stays out of the way next to the clock.
- Open source: the code is on GitHub, under the Apache 2.0 license.
What’s New in Version 2.2.0
Satellite Eyes 2.2.0 gives you more control over the Interesting Sights.
- Tick any combination of airports, World Heritage Sites, solar farms and salt ponds and mines, rather than picking all of them or just one.
- The macOS location prompt now explains why Satellite Eyes would like to know where you are.
- Tidier wording in the welcome message.
Satellite Eyes FAQ
Is Satellite Eyes free?
Yes. Satellite Eyes is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license.
What does Satellite Eyes do?
It automatically changes your desktop wallpaper to the satellite or map view of where you are right now.
Which macOS version does Satellite Eyes need?
macOS 13 or later.
Does Satellite Eyes run on Apple Silicon?
Yes. It is a universal app that runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Why is Satellite Eyes waiting for a location fix?
It relies on macOS Location Services, which uses a database of Wi-Fi access points kept by Apple. You need Wi-Fi turned on and a working internet connection. If no nearby access point is in that database, Satellite Eyes cannot find your position.
Does Satellite Eyes work with more than one monitor?
Yes. With multiple monitors the image spans across their full width.
Which map styles does Satellite Eyes have?
A number of different styles, ranging from aerial photography to abstract watercolors.
What are Interesting Sights in Satellite Eyes?
Instead of the view overhead, the app can rotate through sights from around the world. You can tick any combination of airports, World Heritage Sites, solar farms and salt ponds and mines.
Can I install Satellite Eyes with Homebrew?
Yes. Run brew install --cask satellite-eyes.
Where does the Satellite Eyes download on satellite-eyes.FULLMAC.app come from?
The download button leads to the official Satellite Eyes website at https://satelliteeyes.tomtaylor.co.uk/. satellite-eyes.FULLMAC.app does not change or repackage the app.
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