Blog · · By Matt Senter
Weatherling 1.3 is here: snow and a little more company
A little snow. A little more company. Weatherling 1.3 is now on the Mac App Store, with new weather to settle into and more Lings to discover.
Let the weather change
Snow brings a different rhythm to your desktop. Watch it gather on your windows, follow them as you move them, and tumble away when its perch disappears. Keep a little rain in the mix, go all snow, or let Random change the balance while you work.
- Snow falls among your windows and builds up along exposed window tops. Move a window and its snow comes along; close or cover it and the snow tumbles down, settles, and melts away.
- Choose rain, snow, or a mix of both with the Rain and Snow slider. Choose Random to let the mix shift on its own.
- Rain audio eases as the weather turns snowy. Intensity, wind, and depth remain yours to adjust.
A little play, when you want it
There are more Lings to meet. Their identities and surprises are yours to discover. Turn on Interactive when you feel like joining in, build your collection, and share a score card when you have something to show. Or leave interaction off and simply watch the visits.
- Turn on Interactive to pick up Lings and drop them into boxes to collect points.
- See your collection, counts, points, and total score in Settings > Lings.
- Optional floating points show what you earned when you collect a Ling.
- Share My Score makes a card on your Mac: copy, save, drag, or share through macOS. Social shortcuts help you start a post.
- Optional Ling sounds with their own volume.
Interaction and Ling sounds are off by default. Watch the visits, join in, or turn Lings off and enjoy the weather. Your collection and score stay on your Mac unless you choose to share.
Accessibility
- Optional descriptive box labels let you identify boxes without relying on color. Enable them in Settings > Accessibility.
- To pause effects whenever macOS Reduce Motion is enabled, turn off “Show effects even when Reduce Motion is on” in Settings > Accessibility.
Fixes and refinements
- Collect another Ling immediately after boxing one, without waiting for the boxes to disappear.
- More consistent animation alignment and scale, and improved pickup and window layering.
- Better handling of overlapping windows, full-screen apps, and Spotlight.
- Fixed overlays interfering with Apple sign-in and authentication prompts.
- Refined weather controls and fixed clipping around the menu bar popover. Screenshot options now live in Settings > Advanced.
Update and enjoy the weather
Update Weatherling from the Mac App Store to get 1.3. These features are included in your existing purchase, with no subscription or in-app purchases. Thank you for giving Weatherling a place on your desktop.
Enjoy the weather. —Matt