varietywalls/variety
Wallpaper downloader and manager for Linux systems observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
81/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 50
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 215.0
- age_days: 3258
- days_rel: 122
- days_push: 28
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1689 stars · 192 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Variety is a wallpaper manager and downloader application for Linux desktop environments. It rotates wallpapers from local folders or online sources like Wallhaven, Unsplash, Bing, and Reddit, and can overlay quotes or a clock on the desktop.
Use cases
- automatically change my desktop wallpaper every few minutes
- download wallpapers from unsplash and reddit on linux
- rotate wallpapers from a local folder
- set wallpapers on i3 or openbox with feh
- show a clock or quotes on my desktop background
- manage and organize wallpaper images
When to choose
- you use Linux and want automatic wallpaper rotation from local or online sources
- you want a tray icon to pause/resume wallpaper changes
- you use a window manager like i3 or openbox and need feh/nitrogen integration
When to avoid
- you are on Windows or macOS
- you need a project with active development and new features
- you want a lightweight script rather than a full GTK application
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
image-processing web-scraping gui scheduling desktop-applications operating-systems developer-tools python wallpaper-manager wallpaper-downloader gtk desktop-customization tray-icon automation linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6a6d610ca432
- homepage: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3868f6f0ce9e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| varietywalls/variety | main | 81 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="varietywalls/variety")
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