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PaperScreen for Mac

Adds a subtle grain overlay across your screen to soften harsh, glossy displays while keeping whites true.

By Bearbobs. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

PaperScreen at a glance

Version
2.0
Released
30 August 2026
Download size
1.5 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Utilities
Developer
Bearbobs
GitHub stars
64

About PaperScreen

Give your Mac's display a softer, paper-like feel

Screenshots

PaperScreen screenshot 1PaperScreen screenshot 2

How to install PaperScreen on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for PaperScreen and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 2.0 from Bearbobs'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 PaperScreen 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: PaperScreen.2.0.dmg (1.5 MB).

What is new in PaperScreen 2.0

This release focuses on stability, display handling, and settings improvements.

 - Improved multi-display support:
 - PaperScreen now rebuilds overlay windows when display configuration changes
 - Better handling for monitor connect/disconnect and screen arrangement changes

 - Improved Settings window:
 - Added sliders to modify sharpness and grain size
 - Larger default window size

 - Added per-app exclusions to disable paperscreen

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