# varietywalls/variety

Wallpaper downloader and manager for Linux systems

Repository: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/varietywalls-variety
Homepage: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-05T04:35:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 50, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3258, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": 122, "gap_med": 215.0, "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 1689, forks 192 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.422852+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, web-scraping, gui, scheduling
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: wallpaper-manager, wallpaper-downloader, gtk, desktop-customization, tray-icon, automation, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- varietywalls/variety (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.422852+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 2026-08-30T03:38:42.281220+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.422852+00:00, sha 6a6d610ca432)
  - homepage: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:33.439174+00:00, sha 3868f6f0ce9e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.