---
title: Finder Mode
description: Games and tools played with your desktop icons.
---

**[Apple Silicon](https://filedom.method.actor/download/finder-mode/latest/arm64)**

**[Intel](https://filedom.method.actor/download/finder-mode/latest/x86_64)**

## First run

1. Open the download and drag Finder Mode into Applications.
2. Launch it and grant the macOS permissions it asks for.
3. Choose a game from the Finder Mode menu bar icon.

Press Q or click Stop & restore to quit a game. While a game runs, Finder Mode
hides your existing Desktop items in place with the macOS hidden flag; nothing is
moved or deleted, and the items reappear when you quit.

## Games

<FinderModeGallery />

Snake, Breakout, Pong, 2048, Minesweeper, Maze, Sudoku, Crossword, Solitaire,
Pixel Editor, Notebook, Terminal, Chess, and Hearts.

For release availability, see [Status](/docs/guides/status).
To build your own, start with [FileDOM](/docs/learn/getting-started).