rocksdanister/lively
Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 80
- Release rhythm 48
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 15
- age_days: 2582
- days_rel: 349
- days_push: 125
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
19488 stars · 1338 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lively Wallpaper is a free, open-source Windows application for setting animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers, built with WinUI 3. It supports video/GIF, webpage, and application/game wallpapers, with multi-monitor support, automation APIs, and performance-aware pausing.
Use cases
- set animated video wallpapers on windows desktop
- use a webpage as live wallpaper
- run games or apps as interactive wallpaper
- create custom screensavers from any wallpaper
- build interactive wallpapers with the lively api
- pause wallpaper automatically during fullscreen games
- manage wallpapers across multiple or ultrawide monitors
When to choose
- you want free open-source animated wallpapers on Windows 10/11
- you need multi-monitor or ultrawide wallpaper support
- you want to develop interactive wallpapers using web pages or the Lively API
- you need low resource usage with automatic pausing during fullscreen apps
When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux - it is Windows-only
- you only need static wallpapers
- you want a paid polished alternative like Wallpaper Engine with Steam workshop integration
Facets
application · maturity active
gui animation graphics plugin-system developer-tools desktop-applications windows media developer-tools cross-platform windows dotnet wallpaper-engine live-wallpaper screensaver winui3 widgets multiple-monitors foss desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively · fetched 2026-08-28 · 79d6a3601210
- homepage: https://rocksdanister.com/lively · fetched 2026-08-29 · e696faabea56
- site_page: https://rocksdanister.com/lively/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4f40212b58b4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rocksdanister/lively | main | 73 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rocksdanister/lively")
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