Weatherling 1.3 is here: snow and a little more company
Weatherling 1.3 brings snow, rain and snow mixes, interactive Lings™, collecting, score sharing, accessibility options, and desktop fixes. No spoilers.
Rainy-day notes
Notes from building Weatherling, a Mac menu bar app that makes rain fall among your open windows: how the rain works without Screen Recording, why rain on your desktop feels calming, and what each release adds.
Weatherling 1.2 is out! Meet Dan the Ling
Weatherling 1.2 is now on the Mac App Store. Meet Dan, the first Ling, choose how often he visits, and enjoy a fix for rain over full-screen apps.
Weatherling Reached #13, Then #8, in Mac App Store Utilities
Days after launch, Weatherling reached #13 in the Mac App Store's paid Utilities chart. On September 29, 2026, it climbed to #8.
Rain Behind Your Windows, No Screen Recording Needed
How Weatherling puts rain behind your Mac windows without Screen Recording permission: window geometry, not contents, a bare App Sandbox, and how to check it.
Why Rain on Your Desktop Can Feel Calming
Why can rain feel calming? What the research on natural sounds and soft fascination actually shows, what it does not, and the appeal of a rainy desktop.
