Desktop name wallpaper maker

macOS has no way to name its desktops, so a common trick is a different wallpaper on each one with the name written on it. Type your desktop names, pick colors, and download one image per desktop at your screen's size. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Up to 16, the most macOS allows on one display.

Put them on your desktops

  1. Go to desktop 1 (Control-1 if the shortcut is on, or swipe).
  2. Open System Settings > Wallpaper, click Add Photo or drag the image in, and choose it. The wallpaper applies to the desktop you are on.
  3. Go to the next desktop and repeat.
  4. Turn off System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use, or the names will end up on the wrong desktops.

Wallpapers only show the name when no window covers it, and Mission Control still says "Desktop 1, Desktop 2". Spacepal shows the real names in the menu bar and in Mission Control, and can set a wallpaper for each desktop for you.

Written by Dan Bayer, developer of Spacepal. Last updated 2026-11-13.