Desktop Live Wallpapers AlternativesWallpapers Hubs and other similar apps like Desktop Live Wallpapers

Desktop Live Wallpapers is described as 'Brings animated wallpapers to your desktop! Load all your personal video files into this app and set it as your wallpaper or download from collections of hundreds of beautiful animated wallpapers' and is a Wallpapers Hub in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Desktop Live Wallpapers for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Steam apps. The best Desktop Live Wallpapers alternative is Lively Wallpaper, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Desktop Live Wallpapers are Wallpaper Engine, Sucrose Wallpaper Engine, Paperize and Variety Wallpaper Changer.

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Desktop Live Wallpapers

Wallpapers Hub
Freemium • Proprietary

Desktop Live Wallpapers brings animated wallpapers to your desktop! Load all your personal video files into this app and set it as your wallpaper or download from collections of hundreds of beautiful animated wallpapers.

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Desktop Live Wallpapers alternatives page was last updated Jul 18, 2024

Lively Wallpaper
Free and open-source application for setting GIFs, Videos and Webpages as your desktop wallpaper and screensaver!
19 Lively Wallpaper alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Wallpapers Hub
Platforms
- Windows
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Lively Wallpaper Features
1. Live Wallpapers
2. Ad-free
3. Support for HD videos
4. Video Wallpaper
5. Support for scripting
6. Widgets
7. Wallpaper Cycling
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Lively Wallpaper VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is Lively Wallpaper a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?
- Lively Wallpaper is the most popular Windows alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers.
- Lively Wallpaper is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers.
- Lively Wallpaper is Free and Open SourceDesktop Live Wallpapers is Freemium and Proprietary

Wallpaper Engine
Use stunning live wallpapers on your Windows desktop. Animate your own images to create new wallpapers or import videos and websites and share them with others!.
40 Wallpaper Engine alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Wallpapers Hub
- Shell Extension
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- Steam
Wallpaper Engine Features
1. Live Wallpapers
2. Configurable
3. Video Wallpaper
4. Visualize Music
5. User contributed content
6. Built-in editor
7. Steam Workshop
8. Wallpaper Cycling
9. Ad-free
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Wallpaper Engine VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is Wallpaper Engine a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?
- Wallpaper Engine is the most popular Android alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers.
- Wallpaper Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers.
- Wallpaper Engine is Paid and ProprietaryDesktop Live Wallpapers is Freemium and Proprietary

Sucrose Wallpaper Engine
Sucrose is a versatile wallpaper engine that brings a wide range of interactive themes to life on your desktop. With light and dark theme options, you can choose the appearance that suits your personal preferences.
40 Sucrose Wallpaper Engine alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Wallpapers Hub
Platforms
- Windows
Sucrose Wallpaper Engine Features
Live Wallpapers
Wallpaper Cycling
Video Wallpaper
Ad-free
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Sucrose Wallpaper Engine VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is this a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?

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Stardock DeskScapes
Bring your wallpaper to life with DeskScapes! DeskScapes is a program that allows users to have animated wallpaper on their Windows desktop. It supports playing video as animated wallpaper, dynamically generated content as animat...

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Paperize
Paperize is a dynamic wallpaper changer application built for Android using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Material 3.
44 Paperize alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Wallpapers Hub
Platforms
- Android
Paperize Features
Wallpaper Cycling
Ad-free
Live Wallpapers
Material design
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Paperize VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is Paperize a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?

Variety Wallpaper Changer
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...
44 Variety Wallpaper Changer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Wallpapers Hub
Platforms
- Linux
Variety Wallpaper Changer Features
Wallpaper Cycling
Facebook integration
Image Filters
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Variety Wallpaper Changer VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is this a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?
- Variety Wallpaper Changer is the most popular Linux alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers.
- Variety Wallpaper Changer is Free and Open SourceDesktop Live Wallpapers is Freemium and Proprietary

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay is an Open Source cross-platform app for displaying Video Wallpaper & Widgets. It is written in modern C++20/Qt6/QML. It currently supports Windows and macOS (x64 and arm).
35 ScreenPlay alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Wallpapers Hub
- Shell Extension
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Steam
ScreenPlay Features
1. Live Wallpapers
2. Video Wallpaper
3. Widgets
4. Steam Workshop
5. Portable
6. Visualize Music
7. Wallpaper Cycling
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ScreenPlay VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is ScreenPlay a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?
- ScreenPlay is the most popular Mac alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers.
- ScreenPlay is Free and Open SourceDesktop Live Wallpapers is Freemium and Proprietary

WinDynamicDesktop
This app ports the Dynamic Desktop feature from macOS Mojave to Windows 10. It uses your location to get the times of sunrise and sunset each day, and rotates through the 16 Mojave wallpaper images throughout the day and night.
24 WinDynamicDesktop alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Wallpapers Hub
- Desktop Customization Tool
Platforms
- Windows
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WinDynamicDesktop Features
1. Dark Mode
2. Ad-free
3. Lightweight
4. Portable
5. Wallpaper Cycling
6. No registration required
7. Support for Multiple Monitors
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WinDynamicDesktop VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is WinDynamicDesktop a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?

Stardock DeskScapes
Bring your wallpaper to life with DeskScapes! DeskScapes is a program that allows users to have animated wallpaper on their Windows desktop. It supports playing video as animated wallpaper, dynamically generated content as animated wallpaper, and more.
20 Stardock DeskScapes alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Wallpapers Hub
- Shell Extension
Platforms
- Windows
Stardock DeskScapes Features
Live Wallpapers
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Stardock DeskScapes VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is Stardock DeskScapes a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?

Splashify
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
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Wallpapers Hub
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Splashify Features
Support for Multiple Monitors
Support for HD videos
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Splashify VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is Splashify a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?

Wave Lines Live Wallpaper
A simple, unobstrusive live wallpaper showing slowly moving wave lines. You can choose a color theme, build your own, change if the lines should grow and shrink or if they should have a uniform width. The lines may swing in harmony or each line independently.
35 Wave Lines Live Wallpaper alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Wallpapers Hub
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Wave Lines Live Wallpaper VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is this a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?

xlivebg
xlivebg is a live wallpaper framework, and collection of live wallpapers, for the X window system. xlivebg is independent of window managers and desktop environments, and should work with any of them, or even with no window manager at all.
21 xlivebg alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
xlivebg Features
Live Wallpapers
Debian package compatible
OPENGL
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xlivebg VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is xlivebg a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?

Video Wallpaper Creator
Create video wallpaper for your desktop - Impress your customers and friends with a video wallpaper - Make desktop exciting with video wallpaper.
20 Video Wallpaper Creator alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Wallpapers Hub
Platforms
- Windows
Video Wallpaper Creator Features
Live Wallpapers
Video Wallpaper
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Video Wallpaper Creator VS Desktop Live Wallpapers
Is this a good alternative to Desktop Live Wallpapers?