ToolsKeep your Mac tidy
Desktop Hider
A clean desktop in one key
Press ⇧F2 before you share your screen and the files on your desktop are covered. Press it again and they’re back.
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Free, with every tool and no account. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel.
What it does
- Your files stay where they are; they’re only covered.
- Turn on Hide widgets too for a completely empty desktop.
- Also in the menu as Hide Desktop Icons.
Shortcuts
- ⇧F2
- Hide or show desktop icons
On a Mac keyboard, F1 to F12 are pressed with fn, unless you’ve set them to work as standard function keys. Every shortcut can be changed or turned off in Settings.
Often used instead of
- HiddenMe
- a Finder setting changed in Terminal
Questions
Are my files moved?
No. They stay on your desktop, covered until you show them again.
Plus 30 more tools in the same app
Desktop Hider is one of the tools in Pandabar, one small native Mac app. Every tool is free, and each one can be switched off.
All 31 tools in two minutes.
Free, every tool. No account, no card.