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A paper screen
for your Mac.
Shoji lays a soft, true-to-life paper texture over everything on your Mac, so your screen feels like a matte page instead of glossy glass. It lives in the menu bar, and every click passes straight through.
One paper free. Pro unlocks the rest for $5 $3$5.
macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon and Intel.
On light through paper
In a Japanese room, the shoji does not block the daylight. It takes the hard edge off it. The sun still comes in, but it arrives diffused, warm and even, as if the room itself were made of morning.
Screens are the opposite: bright, glossy, perfectly flat. Hours in front of one can feel like staring at a lamp. A little texture changes that. Text sits on the surface instead of glowing behind glass, and white stops shouting.
That's the whole idea. Paper, in front of the light.
Make your Mac screen feel like paper.
Modern displays are bright, glossy and perfectly flat. Shoji puts a fine, realistic paper texture over your whole screen: every app, the menu bar and the Dock. Text seems to sit on a surface instead of glowing behind glass, a little like reading on a matte display or an e-ink tablet, but with all of your Mac's color and speed.
It's a lightweight texture overlay, so nothing about your apps changes. It works on your MacBook's display and on external monitors, in light and dark mode, and follows you across every Space and full-screen app. Many people find it calmer for long stretches of reading, writing and coding.
Seven papers. One is free.
Plain Paper comes with the free app. Shoji Pro unlocks all of them, plus every new paper as it's added.
Click a paper to try it on this whole page.
It stays out of the way.
A quiet menu bar app. You set it once and forget it's there.
Lives in the menu bar
On or off, strength and paper, one click away.
Clicks pass through
The texture never takes focus or covers a button.
Light and dark
Each paper is tuned for both and follows your system.
Covers everything
Menu bar, Dock, every Space and full-screen apps.
Keyboard shortcuts
⌃⌥⌘P toggles the paper, ⌃⌥⌘T switches it.
Pause when you need to
For 15 minutes, an hour, or until tomorrow.
Nearly free to run
Drawn once at launch, then shown as a still image.
Private
Made on your Mac. Shoji never looks at your screen.
Pay once, keep it.
No subscription. Every update is included.
Shoji
Free
Everything you need to try it.
- Plain Paper
- Strength, light and dark tuning
- Pause, shortcuts and open at login
Shoji Pro
$5$3$5
Launch price until November 23. One-time purchase.
- Every paper, including new ones
- Use on up to 3 Macs
- All future updates
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Questions
How do I make my Mac screen look like paper?
Install Shoji and turn it on from the menu bar. It lays a paper texture over everything on screen, and you can pick the paper and its strength. Plain Paper is free; Shoji Pro unlocks every texture.
Is it like a matte screen protector or an e-ink display?
It gives a similar feel without any hardware: the screen looks less glossy and more like a printed page. It doesn't change your display's refresh rate or colors the way e-ink does; it's a texture drawn on top.
Does it work with external monitors and dark mode?
Yes. Shoji covers every connected display, and each paper has separate tuning for light and dark mode that follows your system setting.
Will it slow down my Mac or drain the battery?
No. Shoji draws the texture once when it starts and then shows it as a still image, so it uses almost no CPU or battery.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.
How many Macs can I use Shoji Pro on?
Up to three. To move to a new Mac, choose Deactivate on This Mac in Shoji's settings, or remove an old Mac from your account.
I lost my license key.
It's in your purchase email, and always available on your account page.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. If Shoji Pro isn't for you, email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.
Does Shoji record or read my screen?
No. It only draws a texture on top. It never captures, reads or uploads what's on your screen. See the privacy policy.
Will the texture show up in my screenshots?
By default no. Shoji hides itself from screenshots and screen sharing. You can turn that off in settings.