Choose a scene.
Quiet Office Rain, Autumn Draft, Snowed In, Night Train and seventeen other scenes use different combinations of motion, density, tint and sound.
macOS menu bar app
Make room for weather. Keep hold of your focus.
Choose one of 21 distinct rain, snow, fog, leaves or night scenes, pair it with the ambient sound you want, and adjust everything from the menu bar. Optional sessions run for 25 or 50 minutes.
Scenes, controls and timed sessions.
Choose a scene from the menu bar, set its intensity, opacity and volume, and optionally attach a short intention to a 25 or 50 minute session.
- Platform
- macOS 14 or later
- Control
- Menu bar icon
- Display
- One, two or three screens
- Business model
- $3.99 once, no subscription
Set intensity, opacity and volume.
The main controls are available in the menu bar panel. Additional visual and audio settings are in the settings window.
Keep the overlay behind your work.
The overlay is click-through and stays behind normal windows by default. Sessions can run for 25 or 50 minutes with one short intention.
Product facts are checked against the current RainDesk repository. Read HighRoad's editorial and corrections method.
Scene library
Included effects and scenes.
RainDesk includes rain, drifting leaves, petals, fireflies, dust, fog, snow and sunlight. Sound layers are stored and mixed locally.
- Quiet Office Rain
- Deadline Rain
- Snowed In
- Low Pressure Fog
- Autumn Draft
- Spring Window
- Firefly Field
- Night Train
Privacy by choice
Manual offline. Weather when you ask.
Visuals and sound run locally. Version 1.1 can optionally match a scene to current conditions: RainDesk coarsens the location before contacting Apple Weather. HighRoad Software receives no location or usage data, and manual mode remains available offline.
Read the RainDesk Privacy Policy- AccountNone
- Telemetry or analyticsNone
- Advertising or trackingNone
- Weather followingOptional
- HighRoad location storageNone
Product facts.
Version 1.0 is available now; these answers also identify the optional weather feature prepared for 1.1.
What does RainDesk do?
RainDesk adds 21 distinct rain, snow, fog, leaves, petals, fireflies and other atmosphere scenes behind Mac windows, with independently selectable bundled ambient sound and timed sessions.
Does RainDesk follow live weather?
Optionally in version 1.1. If enabled, RainDesk coarsens your location before using Apple Weather to match a scene to current conditions. Manual mode remains available offline.
Does RainDesk cover my apps or block clicks?
By default the atmosphere stays behind ordinary windows and the overlay passes clicks through to the desktop and apps.
Does RainDesk collect data?
HighRoad Software receives no app usage or location data. RainDesk has no account, telemetry, advertising or analytics; optional weather following communicates with Apple Weather.
How much does RainDesk cost?
RainDesk costs €3.99 in the Belgian Mac App Store as a one-time purchase with no subscription. Apple shows the applicable regional price before purchase.
Verified 13 September 2026
Available on the Mac App Store.
RainDesk 1.0 is available on the Mac App Store for €3.99 in Belgium as a one-time purchase. Version 1.1 is being prepared for App Review. RainDesk requires macOS 14 or later.