A few clicks.
A whole new glow.
Install LidGlow, find the little laptop in your menu bar, and make the light your own. Free needs no activation code.
Get LidGlow Free.
Open the download page and enter your name and email. When downloads are available, choose Download LidGlow to save the disk image to your Mac.
Free and Pro use the same app. Start with Free; you can unlock Pro later.
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LidGlowFREE FOREVEROne app. Free to start.
Drag it into Applications.
- Open LidGlow.dmg from your Downloads folder.
- Drag LidGlow onto the Applications folder.
- Open your Applications folder and double-click LidGlow.
If macOS asks whether to open the downloaded app, choose Open. You can eject the disk image once the app is copied.
LidGlowLook up. There it is.
LidGlow lives in the menu bar at the top of your screen. Look for the small laptop-shaped icon near your clock, then click it.
No Dock icon? That’s normal.
LidGlow runs from the menu bar. There’s no main window to keep open.
Try clicking the icon in this illustration to see the controls.
Make it your glow.
- Turn Glow on.
- Choose Steady for a constant light or Breathe for a gentle pulse.
- Move the Brightness slider. In Breathe mode, adjust Breathe speed too.
These everyday controls are free. Your preferences are remembered, and you can close the menu while the app keeps running.
The illustration is interactive; it won’t change your Mac’s light.
LidGlowGo a little further.
Click Settings at the top-right of the LidGlow menu for more options.
- Glow: fine-tune the light and Low Power Mode behavior.
- License & Pro: enter a purchased activation code to unlock Pro on this Mac.
- Music, Codex, and Rules: explore Pro’s extra ways to make your light respond.
A little more glow
Free forever. Pro for your Mac.
Yours to keep. No trial, no expiration.
If something doesn’t glow.
I can’t see the menu bar icon.
Open LidGlow from Applications again. If you’re in a full-screen app, move your pointer to the top of the screen to reveal the menu bar. On a crowded menu bar, close some other menu-bar apps to make room.
The controls are unavailable, or the logo stays dark.
LidGlow requires macOS Golden Gate 27 and a MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display. Turn Glow on and raise its brightness above 0%. Screen brightness and ambient light affect the result. Effects pause while your Mac sleeps or locks, and in Low Power Mode by default.
How do I turn on Music or Codex?
These are optional Pro features. For Music, turn Glow on, choose Music, and follow macOS’s request for system-audio permission. For Codex, open Settings → Codex → Set up Codex, review the requested hooks in Codex, and start a new local turn. Cloud-only sessions aren’t supported.