If you've updated to macOS Tahoe, you can use Spotlight to quickly search for and activate a scene from Shakkei like this:

Big Update:

Version 1.1.0 is out now with Day and Night modes for all scenes.

You can try it out in the latest version, and set your scene appearance preference in the app settings.

Night mode animations are working. Coming soon in the upcoming update.

Shakkei scenes are about to get more interesting.

Dropping soon.

Research suggests that just looking at photos which have natural elements in them can boost our mood, calm us down and have an overall positive impact on us.

Pair it with a natural soundscape, and the effect magnifies.

Make your macOS desktop a calming space for you.

New scene, who's in?

Version 1.0.3 is out now, introducing a new scene called Icelandic Falls.

Try it out in the latest Shakkei app → shakkei.app

Here's how the shortcut in the demo is set up:

Version 1.0.2 is out now with macOS Shortcuts support.

You can now create custom workflows in the Shortcuts app that interact with Shakkei to set your favourite scene, play or pause ambient audio and more.

Here's an example workflow:

Shortcuts support, soon:

Each scene in the Shakkei app was hand-drawn and animated with care.

Here's a behind-the-scenes peek into the Valley Express scene being animated and adjusted: