NightLights Desktop App Reviews

I’ve been using this app for years and loved placing fairy lights & falling snow on my desktop during the holidays. In fact I loved this app so much, I kept Mountain Lion on my iMac until El Capitan came out because the app wasn’t updated at the time and I was afraid I’d lose it. Now that I’ve updated both...I wish I hadn’t. The old version allowed you to place the lights on screen while viewing & using your desktop. This version is more like a screensaver, meaning you have to toggle between the two if you plan to use your computer. There are a variety of lights available for various occasions, but the bulbs look very garish (the bunny lights are downright hideous) and have less realistic options than previous updates. But even those things I would be willing to overlook if running the app didn’t make both my iMac & MBP scream in RAM agony. I haven’t found a similar app that I like yet (ATTN DEVELOPERS, CHRISTMAS 2015 *WINK NUDGE*), but I’d rather have nothing than use this.

I’ve been using NightLights for several years. With the current version running in El Capitan on my MBP 13” with 16GB RAM, the program crashes during launch every time. A buck .99 isn’t all that much to waste, but if ‘a penny saved is a penny earned,’ then you might as well do yourself a favor and earn almost $2 by not downloading the program at the current time (v. 2.1). I sure hope the developer gets this back up and running as it’s been a perennial favorite to help create some office festivity for some time now. Another option is your BEST option at this point, I’m afraid. :-(

Working great with El Captain. New update was just released and I have no issues. Very cool!!!