HiddenMe App Reviews

Could use a hotkey, yes. Could not change background for different desktops, yes. …but for the price, I can’t believe those people gave less than five stars. This is a five star app. All apps could use extra features, so by their ratings, no app should deserve five stars. I disagree. Thanks for making this and saving me the time from having to make it myself.

Hey Y’all. Simple, Easy, and Convenient. What else do we want from an APP? Great Job, SIMPLICITY IS THE KEY! Oh and dont forget the GLOBAL HOTKEY, thats amazing, just set it and DONT FORGET IT! have fun, and have amazing lives filled with love and peace. -Saki

This is one of those rare gems, a free application without any in-app purchases or adds. It has a easy to use drop down, a nice icon in the menu bar, and does exactly what it’s supposed to do easily and without glutting. Kudos to the developer.

You won’t be dissapointed. Easy to use and works just like it says it will. Thanks a lot to the developers who made this!

This is is great !!! Thanks for FREE

The app works great. I would pay for the app, however, this latest version is designed to push ads to you. Now, you’ve messed with my trust and I won’t even pay to get rid of ads.

I’m using blotter on my computer, and was looking for a way to hide my icons so I could view it more easily when I hide all my windows. Unfortunately it also hides the my desktop calendar and so it is completely useless to me. For others that do not use a tool like this one, I highly recommend this app. It works great!

Simply does not hide icons on systems with more than 2 monitors.

If you invoke Exposé “reveal desktop” mode (Command+Exposé button), which I use all the time, the desktop image used to hide your icons swoops away. Revealing your icons. Doesn’t seem to work with a basic function of the os.

Works great on OS X 10.10. Only thing quirky is the hotkey setup. Seems to only present the dialog to set it after you start the app. Other than that, its awesome. After configuring it, I just hit Command+Shift+H to hide/unhide. Exactly what I wanted! :)

I’ve been a long-time user of Camouflage, but since it’s not really supported anymore, I was interested in trying HiddenMe. As it turns out, the Global Hotkey feature is finicky, and worse, when switching between different size displays, HiddenMe’s background cover doesn’t resize, revealing your icons to the right of the screen. You need to show/hide your icons to fix this, which is annoying, especially when giving presentations. If this issue were addressed, I could easily give it 4 stars.

I have new MacBook Air purchased Feb. 2015. Heard about HiddenMe on Social Media Examiner podcast. Downloaded, but wont open. No error messages.

This app does just what it says it does. It’s great. And despite what other reivews have said, there aren’t any ads. The first time you launch it, you see a splash screen that promotes other apps from the company, but that’s it.

Does exactly what it’s supposed to—toggle desktop icon visibility—but with an added side effect, if you use multiple desktops/workspaces with different background images. When icons are hidden, the current desktop background is set for all workspaces. After toggling back to visible icons, the desktop backgrounds return to normal, but the “stuck” background appears for a split second when swiping through them with trackpad gestures. * It’s hard to explain but hopefully you get the gist of it. While only a cosmetic issue, it’s interesting to note that the [slower] method via Terminal (toggling via “defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false” and "defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true”) doesn’t have this issue, so why does it happen here, and will it ever be fixed? I thought this app was not really being maintained but I decided to check back, and saw it’s been updated a few months ago. -- * For instance, Desktop 5 has a blank grey background, while Desktop 1-4 are wallpaper pictures. When I click “hide desktop icons” from this app in Desktop 5, the backgrounds of Desktop 1 2 3 or 4 also turn a solid grey. When I show icons again, all desktop backgrounds go back to normal. Even after icons are turned back on, Desktop 5’s blank grey color is seen for a split second when swiping between workspaces. The only way to “fix” this is to restart the computer.

I have a 3 monitor set up … and downloaded this,,, Nothing happened when I asked it to hide icons. My Main Monitor is generally icon free so this is why.. this app only works on the assumprion that you have 1 monitor and it is your main monitor! I dragged an icon from desktop No 2 to the main and it worked. so at least it will work on a one monitor setup. I gave the app 1 star… but seriously… even my existing automator Service cleans all 3 monitors! - even 0 stars would be TOO generous for this Rubbish!

This is an on-off switch for your desktop icons. Click the black button and the icons are off. Click the button that replaces it and your icons are back on again. Super simple.

… but it’s awesome. Instant clear space. I clear my desktop regularly but I also use it as a to-do list of sorts, so I can’t keep it clear all the time. And the clutter was interfering with programs like Adobe Illustrator, where I could see the icons behind what I was working on; they’re distracting. This is the perfect solution.

No external monitors, just a student. Thanks for the useful utility.

so far it’s good. have yet to determine the critical part of this app.

Clicked on the icon and nothing happens! Is there something I’m missing? Where are the instructions? Using El Capitan.