RetroMac turns your modern Mac into a live retro machine: CRT, classic Macintosh, VHS, Game Boy and more. Apply 30+ shader presets to your whole screen or a single window, swap your Dock for classic Mac and Windows looks, and capture themed screenshots. Free with optional extra presets.
Hello Product Hunt 👋
I built RetroMac because I missed how old computers felt. The glow of a CRT, the blur of a VHS tape, the chunky docks. But I did not miss crashes, fan noise and weird drivers. I wanted those vibes back on a fast, modern Mac.
RetroMac lives in your menu bar and turns your Mac into a time machine: CRT TV from 1985, classic Macintosh, VHS tape, Game Boy screen and more. All in real time, with one click. You can apply effects to your whole screen, just one display or even a single window.
Under the hood, RetroMac uses shader presets (CRT, PAL, NTSC, VHS, retro LCD and others) plus classic Mac and Windows-inspired themes and docks. Eco modes keep things smooth so your Mac doesn’t melt when you go full retro on a big monitor.
RetroMac is completely free. Only additional shader presets beyond the included 8 and custom preset saving require a one-time €8.88 upgrade. No subscription, no account.
I’d love your feedback on:
– Which retro looks you’re missing (specific monitors, consoles, OS versions)
– How it performs on your setup (Intel vs. Apple Silicon, 1 vs. 3 displays, etc.)
– The weird use cases you come up with (streaming, screenshots, writing, coding in amber, you name it)
If you recreate your first computer setup with RetroMac, please share a screenshot in the comments That’s the stuff I’m doing this for 🙃 And remember... its the first release. More is coming soon!
About RetroMac on Product Hunt
“Turn your Mac into a time machine.”
RetroMac launched on Product Hunt on May 23rd, 2026 and earned 140 upvotes and 5 comments, placing #4 on the daily leaderboard. RetroMac turns your modern Mac into a live retro machine: CRT, classic Macintosh, VHS, Game Boy and more. Apply 30+ shader presets to your whole screen or a single window, swap your Dock for classic Mac and Windows looks, and capture themed screenshots. Free with optional extra presets.
On the analytics side, RetroMac competes within Mac, Funny and Menu Bar Apps — topics that collectively have 127.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how RetroMac performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted RetroMac?
RetroMac was hunted by Maik Klotz. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of RetroMac including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Maik Klotz