What happens when Apple sherlocks the idea of an app that you had a while ago? You build it anyway.
Pre-sherlocked
Just a few months ago, developer Gui Rambo had an idea: instead of opening an about:blank Safari page or relying on a physical ring light, what if the Mac’s display itself could create a ring-light effect for video calls?
That could prove tricky, since he might need to access areas, or even click on elements hidden beneath the ring light effect. So he thought it could be a good idea to slightly dim the ring light’s surrounding area when the cursor approached it.
Then he thought “Eh, I’m not sure anybody would really use it,” and shelved the project.
Skip to 2025, and lo and behold, Apple has just released macOS 26.2 with the Edge Effect feature, dimming areas and all. So he thought, “Alright, I guess the idea is validated,” and decided to take up his original project.
LightBuddy
Today, Rambo is releasing LightBuddy, a new app that adds a ring-light effect directly to the Mac’s display.
When enabled, it applies both a subtle distortion and a dimming effect to the light, helping it stay out of the way as the cursor approaches the edge of the screen.
LightBuddy also includes several customization options, such as:
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