PaperMode

Make Screens Feel Like Paper

Only for Mac

$9.99

Mac

Make your Mac feel like paper - softer whites, warm light, easier evenings. New in 1.1: screenshots and screen sharing stay completely clean There's a reason you can read a Kindle for hours but your eyes are burning an hour into work. A Kindle is reflective, matte paper - light bounces off it, the way it does off a book. Your Mac is emissive: a glossy panel firing light directly into your eyes, all day. No brightness slider changes what kind of screen it is. PaperMode is built to close that gap. It layers paper tone, warmth, glare softening, and software dimming across every pixel of your display - so your Mac stops feeling like a lamp and starts feeling like a page. It's not Night Shift. Night Shift makes a backlit screen orange. PaperMode chases the actual goal: the calm, readable, e-ink feeling of a Kindle, but on your Mac. Works right alongside True Tone - no need to turn anything off - System-wide paper/e-ink overlay on every display - Warm, matte paper tone - not just a color shift - Glare and harsh-white reduction - Software dimming for flicker-sensitive eyes - Optional focus vignette - One-time purchase. No subscription, no account, no tracking, no internet. Zero system permissions. PaperMode cannot record your screen, see your camera, or send any data anywhere. It just makes the screen something your eyes can live with.

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- Paper White now responds instantly as you drag - The menu bar icon dims when the filter is off, so you can see its state at a glance - A welcome popover on first launch

Version 1.1

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    Information

    Seller
    • Austin Summers LTD
    Size
    • 2.3 MB
    Category
    • Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Austin Summers LTD
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.