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Put your todo list on the Mac wallpaper

A todo list you have to open is a todo list you can ignore. The desktop wallpaper is the one surface you see every time you close a window. There are a few ways to put tasks there, they are genuinely different.

	How it works	Trade-off
Desktop widgets (built into macOS)	Free, native, syncs with Reminders	Small cards, limited layout, sits over your wallpaper
Sticky notes / note apps on the desktop	Free, flexible text	Windows, not wallpaper: they vanish behind apps
Wallpaper generators / scripts	Free if you build it	You maintain the script
Slate (ours)	The list IS the wallpaper, 7 designed templates, natural-language dates, Apple Reminders mirror	Free core; $19.99 one-time for everything

Pick theirs if…

Pick native widgets if you just want Reminders visible and don't care about the look. Pick a script if you enjoy owning the pipeline.

Pick ours if…

Pick Slate if you want the wallpaper itself to be the list, designed like a poster, updated the moment you tick something off, with Siri capture landing on your desktop through the Reminders mirror.

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SlatemacOS

A todo app whose list is your wallpaper.

Your tasks, rendered straight onto the desktop. Tick one off, the wallpaper updates.

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