Your desktop, now alive with time.
Cadran renders elegant, customizable clock faces directly behind your icons across every Space and display.
HOW IT WORKS
From setup to atmosphere in under a minute.
Pick a face, choose a contrast-safe background, and let Cadran keep time visible — all without accounts or tracking.
Pick a clock face
Choose a style that fits your setup.
Set your background
Pick a preset with automatic contrast.
Let it run
Enable launch at login + menu control.
CORE FEATURES
Built for people who want a desktop that feels intentional.
Every feature is designed to make time visible without stealing attention.
Preview 23 handcrafted faces before committing.
Switch between Numeric, Matrix, Analog, Spectrum and Data categories with smooth live previews.
MORE TO LOVE
Everything needed for a desktop ritual you'll actually keep.
Export as wallpaper
Capture your current composition as a high-resolution PNG in one click.
Weather-aware faces
Let temperature and conditions appear elegantly in data-centric faces.
Rich palette engine
Go from monochrome to vivid gradients while preserving legibility.
Privacy-first by design
No accounts. No analytics SDKs. Your preferences stay on-device — only weather faces call Open-Meteo (with coordinates) when enabled.
PRICING
Simple pricing, one Pro unlock.
Cadran uses one non-consumable IAP for Pro. No subscription.
Free
Use Cadran with core faces and backgrounds at no cost.
- • Core free clock faces
- • Background presets
- • All clocks are free in screensaver mode
Cadran Pro
Unlock every premium capability with a single lifetime purchase.
- • 16 premium faces unlocked for life + early access to future clock faces
- • Per-monitor face assignment
- • Per-monitor color assignment
One-time purchase. No subscription. Price is provided by the App Store.
FAQ
Answers before your first install.
Everything most people ask before making Cadran part of their daily desktop.
No. Cadran renders with lightweight layers and is optimized for desktop-idle behavior, so it stays responsive without draining your system.
READY TO OWN YOUR DESKTOP?
Install Cadran and make time feel intentional.
Free to start. Native to macOS. Ready in under a minute.