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# How to Quickly Hide Desktop Icons During Calls
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-quickly-hide-desktop-icons-during-calls/
- Published: 2025-06-17T11:46:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-17T11:46:14.000Z
- Description: Hide Icons is a utility for automatically hiding desktop icons and changing the wallpaper before a call or screen recording to keep your desktop neat.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: macos, Hide Icons

During a call or screen recording, you want your desktop to look tidy—not cluttered with icons or showing an inappropriate wallpaper. Instead of cleaning it up manually every time, you can automate the process.

This can be done using the [**Hide Icons**](https://apps.apple.com/app/hide-icons/id1565144057) utility, which allows you to quickly hide desktop icons and set a specific wallpaper.

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Additionally, the settings let you specify how often the icon visibility is checked, or disable the context menu.

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[Try Hide Icons](https://apps.apple.com/app/hide-icons/id1565144057)