Background Generator Alternatives

Background Generator is described as 'Free background maker web tool Creates large material and random background images in high resolution and high definition PNG/JPG Formats by 7 background generator programs' and is an website in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Background Generator, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and F-Droid apps. The best Background Generator alternative is Variety Wallpaper Changer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Background Generator are John's Background Switcher, Plash, Muzei and Irvue.

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  1. Variety Wallpaper Changer icon

    Variety Wallpaper Changer

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    Variety is a wallpaper changer for Ubuntu which is featureful, yet slim and very easy to use. It can automatically download wallpapers from various online sources, allows rotating them on a regular interval or on demand, and provides easy to use ways to separate the great images...

    46 Variety Wallpaper Changer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is the most popular Linux alternative to Background Generator.

    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Background Generator.

    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is Free and Open SourceBackground Generator is Free and Proprietary
  2. John's Background Switcher icon

    John's Background Switcher

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    John’s Background Switcher (or JBS for short) periodically changes the wallpaper on your computer (like every hour or every day) to something interesting. JBS sits in your system tray (down by the clock) and changes your background at the time interval of your choosing.

    44 John's Background Switcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • John's Background Switcher is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Background Generator.

    • John's Background Switcher is Freemium and ProprietaryBackground Generator is Free and Proprietary
  4. Plash icon

    Plash

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    This enables you to have a highly dynamic desktop wallpaper. You could display your favorite news site, Facebook feed, or a random beautiful scenery photo. The use-cases are limitless. You could even set an animated GIF as wallpaper.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Muzei icon

    Muzei

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    Muzei is a live wallpaper that gently refreshes your home screen each day with famous works of art. It also recedes into the background, blurring and dimming artwork to keep your icons and widgets in the spotlight.

    56 Muzei alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
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    • Muzei is the most popular Android alternative to Background Generator.

    • Muzei is Free and Open SourceBackground Generator is Free and Proprietary
    • Muzei is CustomizableBackground Generator is not according to our users
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    Irvue

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    Thousands of stunning high-resolutions photos from Unsplash on your Mac. Enjoy new artistic wallpapers everyday with this small application, which lives in your menu bar.

    17 Irvue alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Splashify icon

    Splashify

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    Choose from thousands of stunning photos taken by amazing photographers from around the world and set them as your desktop background in a single click.

    40 Splashify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Splashify is the most popular commercial alternative to Background Generator.

    • Splashify is Paid and ProprietaryBackground Generator is Free and Proprietary
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    Wallpaper Wizard

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    Wallpaper Wizard is a wallpaper changer with the unlimited access to the private collection of 100,000 HD wallpapers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Wallpaper Cycler icon

    Wallpaper Cycler

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    Wallpaper Cycler is an easy to use, yet powerful desktop wallpaper manager and changer to get rid of that boring static wallpaper on your desktop. You can change the wallpaper with a specific delay or at specific times.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Earth View for Muzei icon

    Earth View for Muzei

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    Google Earth View plugin for Muzei on Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  13. Bing Desktop icon

    Bing Desktop

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    Bing Desktop delivers the beauty of the Bing homepage to your Windows desktop each day. Plus, get easy access to the Bing search box right from your desktop. Turn your searching into doing with Bing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. Moody Desktop icon

    Moody Desktop

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    Moody Desktop is a tiny (77KB), portable application for Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7) that lets to change desktop wallpaper at a specified time interval.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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