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PhotoStickies vs desktoppr

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

PhotoStickies

6.5
Utilities

Show photos or camera feeds on the desktop

desktoppr

7.0
Utilities

Command-line tool to set the desktop picture

Metric PhotoStickies desktoppr
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 6.5 7.0
30-day Installs 11 105
90-day Installs 23 295
365-day Installs 87 675
Version 6.0.1 0.5,218
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 360
GitHub Forks 31
Open Issues 5
License Apache-2.0
Language Swift
Last GitHub Commit 3mo ago
First Seen Aug 28, 2024 Nov 2, 2020

Reviews

PhotoStickies

PhotoStickies lets you display photos and camera feeds as desktop stickies, perfect for adding visual interest to your workspace. It offers a customizable way to keep images or live feeds front and center on your desktop.

Displays photos or live camera feeds as desktop stickies.

Pros

  • + Ability to show photos or live camera feeds on the desktop
  • + Customizable sticky note-like interface
  • + Free to use

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited community support

desktoppr

desktoppr is a command-line tool for macOS that allows users to set their desktop picture programmatically. It's particularly useful for developers and power users looking to automate wallpaper changes or integrate with scripts.

desktoppr sets the desktop background image using a command-line interface.

Pros

  • + Enables command-line automation of desktop wallpaper changes
  • + Integrates seamlessly with macOS system tools
  • + Open-source with a permissive Apache-2.0 license

Cons

  • - No automatic updates available
  • - Limited community discussion outside of GitHub