Lively Wallpaper
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Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3. observed · 2026-09-27
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 41
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 15
- age_days: 2630
- days_rel: 397
- days_push: 24
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
19674 stars · 1359 forks observed · 2026-09-27
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.97
Lively Wallpaper is a free, open‑source Windows application that lets you set animated, interactive wallpapers and screensavers. It is built with WinUI 3 and supports video, GIF, web pages, and even running games as wallpapers.
Use cases
- Set animated video or GIF wallpapers on Windows 10/11
- Use a web page or HTML5 content as a live desktop background
- Run Unity or Godot games as a wallpaper on multiple monitors
- Create music visualizers or widgets that react to system audio
- Control wallpapers via command‑line arguments or scripts
When to choose
- You need a free, community‑driven solution for live wallpapers on Windows
- You want an API to build interactive or audio‑reactive wallpapers
- You prefer a low‑overhead app that pauses when full‑screen games run
When to avoid
- You are looking for a cross‑platform wallpaper solution (Linux/macOS)
- You require commercial licensing without GPL‑3.0 constraints
- You need ultra‑high performance rendering for demanding 3D wallpapers
Facets
application · maturity active
gui animation cli graphics desktop-applications windows cli live-wallpaper screensaver winui3 open-source csharp dynamic-desktop desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively · fetched 2026-09-27 · 79d6a3601210
- homepage: https://livelywallpaper.net · fetched 2026-10-05 · 3a6b5262b2d2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rocksdanister/lively | main | 78 |
| rocksdanister/rain | examples | 43 |
| rocksdanister/audio-visualizer-wallpaper | examples | 23 |
| rocksdanister/lively-linux | backend | 32 |
| rocksdanister/system-stats-wallpaper | examples | 23 |
| rocksdanister/lively-beta | backend | 59 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rocksdanister/lively")
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