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LightBoard for Mac

Add stunning lighting effects to your MacBook's backlit keyboard.

By TejasKathuria. Free and open source.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

LightBoard at a glance

Version
1.1
Released
25 November 2025
Download size
4.0 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Category
Utilities
Developer
TejasKathuria
GitHub stars
95

About LightBoard

This macOS app allows you to add fantastic light effects on your MacBook's Backlit Keyboard

Screenshots

LightBoard screenshot 1

How to install LightBoard on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for LightBoard and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.1 from TejasKathuria's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to LightBoard show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: LightBoard-v1.1-unsigned.dmg (4.0 MB).

What is new in LightBoard 1.1

### Add awesome lighting effects on your MacBook's backlit keyboard

## What's new in v1.1?
- keyboard illuminates depending upon the song being played

## Installation
1. Download the DMG File Below
2. Open the DMG and bypass gatekeeper by going to System Preferences > Privacy and Security, scroll to the bottom and click "Open Anyway" (as the DMG is unsigned)
3. Run the app and bypass gatekeeper again as described above and grant the accessibility permission by adding the application in the list and enabling it

## Requirements
- macOS 14.6 or later (Sonoma or newer)

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