Welcome to Indie App Spotlight, a weekly 9to5Mac series showcasing the latest indie apps. Pumpkin Lights is a free Mac menu bar app that adds a fun, ray-traced jack-o-lantern to your screen. It lets you quickly toggle between light and dark mode by clicking or pulling on the pumpkin, which drops down from the top of your screen with realistic physics. The app is perfect for Halloween and offers extensive customization options.
You can grow different pumpkin designs and choose from four color variants. The jack-o-lantern has proper physics, allowing you to toss and move it around. You can also customize the rope it hangs from or switch to a hanging light bulb that serves a similar purpose. Beyond toggling modes, the app can open apps or websites, keep your Mac awake, mute sound, run commands, or execute shortcuts. The developer wanted the interaction to feel like touching a real object, spending significant time on details like cord movement and light effects to ensure long-term delight.
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