Let It Snow

Name: Let It Snow
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Gavin Matthews

Entertainment

Only for Mac

$1.99 · In‑App Purchases

Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Entertainment
Developer

Gavin Matthews
Language

EN
English
Size

5.1
MB

Mac

Bring a winter wonderland to your desktop with Let It Snow's realistic snow fall and get into that festive holiday feeling. FEATURES: * Realistic snow fall * Random snow flurries * Gusts of snow PRO FEATURES (unlocked via in-app purchase): * Lots more snow! * Display a permanent snow drift at the bottom of the screen * Snow only on the desktop image * Display snow on up to four displays * Change the snowflake image * Change the opacity of the snowflakes * Festive lights on active window * Festive hat on active window A number of settings let you control how the snow falls: * Amount - Decide how much snow you want * Size - Pick smaller or bigger snow flakes * Speed - Select slower or faster snow * Flurries - Choose if you more or less flurries of snow * Gusts - Choose if you want more or less gusts of wind * Snow behind active window The app lives in the system bar, a star icon near to the volume control in the top-right of the desktop. Clicking on the star gives you access to the settings. Let it Snow brings a little bit of winter magic to your Mac! Note: Wallpaper not included with app.

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Fun, fun, snow!
01/07/2017
R Paige Murphy
If you enjoy snow, this is a fun little app! I’ve sure gotten my $0.99 out of it!. Version 1.3(4) I have no CPU problems with it. I have a 3.4 GHz iMac ... so I don’t know how much differnce that makes. CPU use runs at 2% with most CPU friendly settings, 4% with a lot of snow, fast falling, but no accumulation, and about 9% with everything maxed out! The snow is quite realistic in falling in a number of ways. Each flake follows its own path, so they meander across one another. Flakes fall at different speeds, so flakes pass by one another. Also, when moving slider to larger flakes, smaller ones are still included which gives a sense of depth. Prefs includes sliders for: Amount, Size, Speed, more or less Flurries, and Thaw factor. Choices include: multicolored (confetti looking), Settle on Active Window (not all windows, but on the active one ... and if you close it ... the accumulated snow comes tumbling down!), Escape bottom (accumulation at bottom of screen or not); Escape sides (I dont’ get this one). All in all, I’ve enjoyed it, had no problems with it, and look forward to further developments. Put on a snow scene desktop pic, and enjoy! 4 stars ... very good as it is for the price; but with potential to be even better. I'd buy it again. Here’s to keeping the Mac fun...
Fun, fun, snow!
01/07/2017
R Paige Murphy

If you enjoy snow, this is a fun little app! I’ve sure gotten my $0.99 out of it!. Version 1.3(4) I have no CPU problems with it. I have a 3.4 GHz iMac ... so I don’t know how much differnce that makes. CPU use runs at 2% with most CPU friendly settings, 4% with a lot of snow, fast falling, but no accumulation, and about 9% with everything maxed out! The snow is quite realistic in falling in a number of ways. Each flake follows its own path, so they meander across one another. Flakes fall at different speeds, so flakes pass by one another. Also, when moving slider to larger flakes, smaller ones are still included which gives a sense of depth. Prefs includes sliders for: Amount, Size, Speed, more or less Flurries, and Thaw factor. Choices include: multicolored (confetti looking), Settle on Active Window (not all windows, but on the active one ... and if you close it ... the accumulated snow comes tumbling down!), Escape bottom (accumulation at bottom of screen or not); Escape sides (I dont’ get this one). All in all, I’ve enjoyed it, had no problems with it, and look forward to further developments. Put on a snow scene desktop pic, and enjoy! 4 stars ... very good as it is for the price; but with potential to be even better. I'd buy it again. Here’s to keeping the Mac fun...
Probably the best in it’s category
12/07/2014
blueturtl
Just downloaded this and it’s good. Coupled with a winter/Christmas background image it works great to enhance the holiday mood (especially if you don’t get snow where you live). There are a few things to improve on for future versions though. CPU usage is quite high, for what this does. Also, I’d really like to be able to control the direction of the wind and be able to set real snowflake images as textures. The current snow is ok from afar, but close up it looks more like cotton balls than snow. Once you have that ability, you can use different snowflake models with transparent background to make realistic looking snow. The flakes could also spin, rotate and flip, just like real flakes do. Oh, and also an option to not have it snow on top of your windows would be great. The current snow is a bit distracting if you’re trying to work also and not just using your computer as a picture frame. If the makers of this great app did that, I wouldn’t have to get into software development. :)
Probably the best in it’s category
12/07/2014
blueturtl

Just downloaded this and it’s good. Coupled with a winter/Christmas background image it works great to enhance the holiday mood (especially if you don’t get snow where you live). There are a few things to improve on for future versions though. CPU usage is quite high, for what this does. Also, I’d really like to be able to control the direction of the wind and be able to set real snowflake images as textures. The current snow is ok from afar, but close up it looks more like cotton balls than snow. Once you have that ability, you can use different snowflake models with transparent background to make realistic looking snow. The flakes could also spin, rotate and flip, just like real flakes do. Oh, and also an option to not have it snow on top of your windows would be great. The current snow is a bit distracting if you’re trying to work also and not just using your computer as a picture frame. If the makers of this great app did that, I wouldn’t have to get into software development. :)
A few odd issues
11/09/2023
geoffreyalanholliday
I'm guessing it's only with Sonoma, but the snow is inconsistent. Sometimes there's so much snow I have to quit and restart the app. Sometimes the snow won't "get out of the way" of, for example, Adobe Photoshop. I'm sure I'm not the only one with these small issues. I do use several desktops because I like to separate out my various projects. LIS is set to be on every desktop. The last thing I did was to delete the app, using AppCleaner, which removes all residual preferences etc. I then re-downloaded a fresh install and left it on default settings. Still problematic. Obviously this is not a "critical" issue, but snow should be elegant and atmospheric. Keep up the good work!
A few odd issues
11/09/2023
geoffreyalanholliday

I'm guessing it's only with Sonoma, but the snow is inconsistent. Sometimes there's so much snow I have to quit and restart the app. Sometimes the snow won't "get out of the way" of, for example, Adobe Photoshop. I'm sure I'm not the only one with these small issues. I do use several desktops because I like to separate out my various projects. LIS is set to be on every desktop. The last thing I did was to delete the app, using AppCleaner, which removes all residual preferences etc. I then re-downloaded a fresh install and left it on default settings. Still problematic. Obviously this is not a "critical" issue, but snow should be elegant and atmospheric. Keep up the good work!
missing just one convenient thing
03/25/2016
AlexanderNRivera
I forgot i even had this app and just rediscovered it in launchpad. Had fun with it until i went to quit it. Wish you could do it from the dock by just hitting quit. Took me a minute to find it under the recents option which I thought was odd. Guess i am just too used to quitting from the dock on my apps there. But cute and soothing app. Am in Florida and I miss the beautiful snow.
missing just one convenient thing
03/25/2016
AlexanderNRivera

I forgot i even had this app and just rediscovered it in launchpad. Had fun with it until i went to quit it. Wish you could do it from the dock by just hitting quit. Took me a minute to find it under the recents option which I thought was odd. Guess i am just too used to quitting from the dock on my apps there. But cute and soothing app. Am in Florida and I miss the beautiful snow.

* Gust & Flurry Improvements * Instant settings response: Changing the Gusts or Flurries slider now takes effect immediately without requiring an app restart * Enhanced gust frequency: Improved gust timing with better variation at all slider levels * Increased gust density: Doubled the number of gust snowflakes per wind event for more dramatic visual impact * More realistic gust angles: Gust snowflakes now follow natural trajectories limited to approximately 30 degrees from vertical, preventing unrealistic horizontal paths * User Interface Improvements: * Improved settings layout: Slider min/max labels (Lighter/Heavier, Smaller/Bigger, etc.) are now positioned closer to the sliders for better visual grouping * Bug Fixes: * Fixed Gusts slider not responding: Changing the Gusts slider now takes effect immediately instead of requiring an app restart * Fixed Flurries slider not responding: Changing the Flurries slider now takes effect immediately instead of requiring an app restart

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Seller: Gavin Matthews
Size: 5.1 MB
Category: Entertainment
Compatibility: Requires macOS 10.14 or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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Fun, fun, snow!

Probably the best in it’s category

A few odd issues

missing just one convenient thing

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