# rlxone/Equinox

🌇 🌃  Create dynamic wallpapers for macOS.

Repository: https://github.com/rlxone/Equinox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rlxone-equinox
Homepage: https://equinoxmac.com
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, swift, wallpaper, application, app, native, dynamic, appkit
Last push: 2026-06-11T22:35:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 44, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1775, "days_push": 83, "days_rel": 160, "gap_med": 280.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2054, forks 73 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.747626+00:00)

## What it is
Equinox is a free, open-source native macOS app for creating dynamic wallpapers such as Dynamic Desktop and Light & Dark Desktop. Users choose a wallpaper type (solar, time, or appearance), drag and drop images, and export or set the wallpaper in seconds.

## Use cases
- create dynamic wallpapers for macOS
- make a Dynamic Desktop wallpaper from my own photos
- build a light and dark mode wallpaper pair
- generate a solar-based wallpaper that changes with the sun's position
- create a time-based wallpaper that changes throughout the day
- set a custom wallpaper based on system appearance

## When to choose
- you want macOS-native dynamic wallpapers without paid tools or watermarks
- you want a simple drag-and-drop GUI rather than scripts
- you need solar, time, or light/dark appearance wallpaper types
- you prefer open-source software on macOS

## When to avoid
- you need dynamic wallpapers on Windows or Linux
- you want animated or video wallpapers rather than image sequences
- you need programmatic or batch wallpaper generation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, image-processing, graphics
- domain: desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem, graphics, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: dynamic-wallpapers, wallpaper-creator, native-app, appkit, solar-calculator, open-source, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- rlxone/Equinox (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.747626+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 2026-08-30T02:57:18.551550+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rlxone/Equinox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.747626+00:00, sha ee8749bdad47)
  - homepage: https://equinoxmac.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:34.179643+00:00, sha b11abdd2adae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.