Quiet Mode is a fully customizable, lightweight menu bar app that makes your Mac “presentable” in one click. It tidies your desktop for screen-sharing or streaming—hiding icons, calming notifications, and keeping the Dock out of the way—while letting you add your own custom text/logo.
Why you’ll love it
• Minimal & fast: Tiny menu bar utility built for reliability—no bloat, no fuss.
• One-click focus: Toggle Quiet Mode from the menu bar to prep your screen instantly.
• Do Not Disturb: Silences notifications so nothing awkward pops up mid-meeting.
• Dock control: Optionally auto-hide the Dock when Quiet Mode is on, and restore it when you’re done.
• Hide desktop icons: Uses a smart desktop overlay that makes icons invisible—perfect for tidy screen shares.
• Custom overlay image: Match your wallpaper (or any image) for a seamless, “icons-only hidden” effect.
• Adjustable margins & opacity: Keep a strip of the screen visible (top/bottom/left/right) and tune overlay opacity to your style.
• Watermark: Add a custom text watermark or logo on top of the overlay. Control position, size, color, and opacity.
• Multi-display aware: Applies across all connected displays.
Designed for
• Video calls & live demos
• Classroom and webinar screen-shares
• Streaming and recording sessions
• Anytime you want a clean, distraction-free desktop
How it works
Quiet Mode places an overlay above the desktop layer (and below your app windows) so your icons are hidden without touching your files. For a seamless “vanishing icons” effect, choose the same image you have set as your desktop wallpaper, and make sure your original wallpaper is set to “Fill Screen”.
Privacy & Permissions
Quiet Mode operates locally on your device, completely offline, only accesses images you explicitly choose and uses Apple’s Shortcuts to toggle Do Not Disturb and Dock Autohide (macOS may ask you to allow running those shortcuts the first time).
Disclaimer
Only use images, logos, and branding assets that you own or have permission to use. Quiet Mode does not bundle or fetch third-party content, and all processing is on-device.
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