DeskSmash

Desktop destruction, reimagined for Mac.

A native macOS desktop toy inspired by Miroslav Němeček’s Desktop Games / Desktop Destroyer. Smash, scorch, and paint over your windows, or take a calmer break with bubbles and confetti. Clear it all in a click.

DeskSmash 1.1.1 toolbar in Classic mode, with native window controls and the Classic and Peaceful mode selector
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Requires macOS 15.0 or later. Supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Made for macOS, with positional audio and optional trackpad haptics.
Version 1.1.1 fixes tool-pointer tracking on macOS 27.2. Release notes.

What does it do?

Turn your desktop into a playground.

DeskSmash draws an interactive overlay over your desktop and open windows. Pick a tool, then click or drag to crack the screen, leave scorch marks, splash paint, or scatter confetti across whatever you have open.

The mess belongs to that overlay. Your actual files and windows stay untouched. Wipe away a patch with the Cleaning Cloth, reset the whole scene, or toggle click-through to get back to the windows underneath.

Why DeskSmash exists

An old desktop memory, rebuilt for my Mac.

As a kid, I played Desktop Games / Desktop Destroyer on the computer at my parents’ pharmacy. That little Windows toy by Miroslav Němeček of Gemtree Software let you take a hammer, a chainsaw, or a flamethrower to your desktop. It was simple, offline fun, and it stuck with me.

Years later, I wanted that feeling on my Mac. I couldn’t find an alternative that felt right, so I built DeskSmash. It is heavily inspired by the original, redesigned and reimagined as a modern, native macOS app.

The idea is still a short, playful break from whatever is on your screen. DeskSmash 1.1.1 Definitive Edition brings that familiar desktop destruction together with bubbles, confetti, tiny critters, and little games, with Mac controls, positional sound, and optional trackpad haptics.

Choose a mood

Sixteen tools. Two ways to play.

Each mode has ten tools, with four shared between them. Switch whenever you want a different kind of break.

Classic

Smash, saw, shoot, and scorch your desktop overlay. Critters react to weapon hits and flames.

Tools: Hammer, Chainsaw, Machine Gun, Flamethrower, Baseball Bat, Color Thrower, Phaser, Stamp, Critters, and Cleaning Cloth.

Peaceful

Play with ribbons, confetti, bubbles, and little games. Critters stay unharmed in Peaceful mode.

Tools: Ribbon, Stamp, Biscuit, Confetti Gun, Critters, Juggle Ball, Color Thrower, Leafblower, Bubble Gun, and Cleaning Cloth.

Inside the Definitive Edition

Every tool has its own feel.

Bubble Gun

Tune the water-to-soap mix from small, lively bubbles to big floating ones. Watch their iridescent film catch the light as they drift and pop.

Leafblower

Sweep confetti and biscuit crumbs across your desktop with broad gusts. Ants and termites get caught in the breeze too.

Hammer & Baseball Bat

Leave branching hammer cracks or a wider fracture with a bat swing. Recoil, impact sounds, and optional trackpad haptics give each strike its weight.

Flamethrower

Lay down a moving stream of flame and leave scorch marks on the overlay. In Classic mode, ants and termites char as they burn.

Critters & Biscuit

Choose ants or termites and watch them explore. Drop biscuit crumbs for ants to carry away, or let termites eat settled confetti.

Juggle Ball

Keep the ball in the air, build your score, and beat your personal best. Your best score is saved for the next break.

Harmless by design

A mess on your screen. Your real desktop stays intact.

The damage, paint, and debris belong to the overlay. Wipe away a small patch or reset the whole scene whenever you are ready to get back to work.

No file changes

DeskSmash runs as a visual overlay. Your files, icons, and system settings stay untouched underneath.

Clean up your way

Wipe away effects with the adjustable Cleaning Cloth, or clear the entire scene with Reset.

Native Mac controls

Use native close and minimize buttons, drag the toolbar by its empty space, and toggle click-through to use the windows underneath.

Make it feel right

Pick colors and stamps, adjust your bubble mixture and cloth size, and set the volume. Toggle trackpad haptics whenever you like.