# jeffshee/gnome-ext-hanabi

Live Wallpaper for GNOME

Repository: https://github.com/jeffshee/gnome-ext-hanabi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gnome-ext-hanabi
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: wallpaper, gnome, gnome-shell-extension, live-wallpaper, video-wallpaper
Last push: 2026-08-21T11:53:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1523, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1616, forks 63 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.890594+00:00)

## What it is
Hanabi is a GNOME Shell extension that enables live video wallpapers on the GNOME desktop. It supports GNOME 45+ (with a TypeScript rewrite targeting GNOME 50+ on Wayland) and includes a preference window for selecting wallpaper videos.

## Use cases
- set a live video wallpaper on GNOME
- play animated wallpapers on Linux desktop
- customize GNOME desktop background with video
- use live wallpapers on Wayland
- replace static wallpaper with video on GNOME Shell

## When to choose
- you run GNOME Shell 45 or later and want video wallpapers
- you use Wayland and want an actively maintained live wallpaper extension
- you want a free, open-source alternative to proprietary live wallpaper apps

## When to avoid
- you use a desktop environment other than GNOME
- you need X11 support on GNOME 50+ (main branch is Wayland only)
- you are on GNOME 42-44 (legacy branch, unsupported)
- you cannot tolerate extra CPU/GPU usage from video playback

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: gui, video-processing, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: gnome-shell-extension, live-wallpaper, video-wallpaper, wayland, desktop-customization, linux, gnome

## Member repositories
- jeffshee/gnome-ext-hanabi (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.890594+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:50:03.935722+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jeffshee/gnome-ext-hanabi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.890594+00:00, sha 61c7954531fb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.