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Details

Package ID
lively
Version
2.2.1
Downloads
19409
Website
https://rocksdanister.github.io/lively

Summary

Animated desktop wallpapers, bring your desktop to life!

Description

Turn Video & GIF Files, Emulators, HTML, Web address & Shaders, Games into Windows desktop wallpaper; Wallpapers will completely pause playback( 0% cpu & gpu usage) when fullscreen application/games are running.

Features

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Video

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Eternal Light by VISUALDON

  • Powered by mpv and vlc player.
  • Customize videos with filters.
  • Hardware Acceleration support.

Webpages

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25th Hour by Loius Coyle

  • Load HTML file or web address as wallpaper.
  • Runs webgl, javascript … basically anything that works on chrome.
  • Audio Reactive Wallpaper support, create wallpapers that react to system audio.
  • Customisation support, documentation.

Video Streams

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  • Just drag & drop stream links.
  • Video quality is adjustable in settings.

Shaders

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Heartfelt

  • Run GLSL shaders in browser.
  • Shadertoy.com urls are supported as wallpaper.

GIFs

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Nyan Cat

  • Make Memes/Cinemagraphs as wallpaper …

Retro Game Emulators

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  • Coming soon

Games & Applications

  • Can set Unity, Godot games and any application as wallpaper.
  • Dynamic audio visualisers, 3D scenes…

& more:

  • Easy to use, Just drag’n’drop media files & webpages into lively window to set it as wallpaper.
  • Hardware accelerated video playback, powered by mpv player.
  • Interactive webgl wallpapers, powered by lightweight chromium engine Cef.
  • Windows 10 fluent design, lively appearance adapts to system theme settings.
  • Efficient, its a native .net core application.
  • Fully opensource & free; no blackmagic, no features behind paywall.

Performance:

  • Wallpaper playback pauses when fullscreen application/games run on the machine (~0% cpu, gpu usage).
  • Set wallpaper playback rules based on running foreground application.

Multiple monitor support:

  • Full Multiple monitor support.
  • Span single wallpaper across all screens.
  • Duplicate same wallpaper all screens.
  • Different wallpaper per screens.

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