Release Notes · April 2026

AppTela 1.1.0

The biggest update yet Available now on the Mac App Store
01 · Themes

Immersive themes & animated backgrounds

A new theme system brings coordinated colour schemes, static wallpapers, gradients, and seven animated backgrounds - Ember, Spectrum, Prism, Aurora, Eden, Radiance and Flux. One click and AppTela transforms.

02

Custom wallpapersNew

Use your own wallpaper, static image, or MP4 video as your background. Loop, play once, or replay on each screen change. Adjustable speed.

MP4 · Up to 4K
03

Right-click anywhere

Context menus on apps, groups, stacks and categories. Move, copy, rename, create - all at your cursor.

04

Search that adds apps

Find any app on your Mac and add it to a category, directly from the search results.

05

Redesigned preferences, live preview

The preferences panel slides in alongside your layout with collapsible sections. Every change is previewed in place before you apply.

06

Expand stack transition

A peel-away animation reveals the apps inside a stack. Subtle, fast, tactile.

Also in 1.1.0

NEW

Shadow effect triggers - raise and rotate effects on screen change or timed intervals (15, 30, 60 min).

NEW

App launch animation - horizontal or vertical spin effect when opening apps.

NEW

Dynamic window sizing - minimum width now adapts to icon size, down to a single icon column.

NEW

Group window improvements - burger menu, context menus, and sub-group navigation within group windows.

NEW

Improved screen thumbnails - refreshed thumbnail rendering in the title bar.

FIX

Performance - faster drag and drop, smoother window resize, reduced idle load.