Satellite Eyes

About

Satellite Eyes is a Mac app that automatically changes your desktop wallpaper to a satellite view of where you are, right now. When you take your laptop somewhere new, your desktop updates to show the view from overhead. You can choose from several map styles, ranging from aerial photography to abstract watercolors. If you use multiple monitors, Satellite Eyes spans the image across the full width of all of them.

If your surroundings aren't very interesting, you can switch the app to rotate through a selection of beautiful and interesting sights from around the world. Satellite Eyes is free. It was made by Tom Taylor, with maps courtesy of Stamen Design, MapBox, Thunderforest, Bing Maps and Google Maps, and its source code is available on GitHub.

Satellite Eyes uses macOS Location Services to find your position, which relies on Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi must be enabled and you need a working internet connection. If nearby Wi-Fi access points aren't in Apple's database, or Location Services can't reach that database, the app can't determine your location. Apple manages this database, and the author is not aware of any way to add access points manually.