John's Background Switcher AlternativesWallpapers Hubs and other similar apps like John's Background Switcher

John's Background Switcher is described as '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' and is a popular Wallpapers Hub in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to John's Background Switcher for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best John's Background Switcher alternative is Variety Wallpaper Changer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like John's Background Switcher are Muzei, Irvue, Wallpaper Wizard and Splashify.

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John’s Background Switcher (or JBS for short) periodically changes the wallpaper on your computer (like every hour or every...

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John's Background Switcher alternatives page was last updated Jul 23, 2023
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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...

    44 Variety Wallpaper Changer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main settings, indicator menu and thumbnails display

    Variety Wallpaper Changer Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2.  Image Filters

    Variety Wallpaper Changer VS John's Background Switcher

     

    • Most users think Variety Wallpaper Changer is a great John's Background Switcher alternative.

    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is the most popular Linux alternative to John's Background Switcher.

    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to John's Background Switcher.

    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is Free and Open SourceJohn's Background Switcher is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Blur Filter

    Muzei VS John's Background Switcher

     

    • Muzei is the most popular Android alternative to John's Background Switcher.

    • Muzei is Free and Open SourceJohn's Background Switcher is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Irvue icon

    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.

    19 Irvue alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Irvue screenshot 1

    Irvue Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2. Unsplash icon  Unsplash integration

    Irvue VS John's Background Switcher

     

    • Irvue is the most popular Mac alternative to John's Background Switcher.

    • Irvue is Freemium and ProprietaryJohn's Background Switcher is also Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Wallpaper Wizard icon

    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Wallpaper Wizard screenshot 1

    Wallpaper Wizard Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling

    Wallpaper Wizard VS John's Background Switcher

     
  6. 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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Splashify screenshot 1

    Splashify Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Support for HD videos

    Splashify VS John's Background Switcher

     

    • Splashify is the most popular Windows alternative to John's Background Switcher.

    • Splashify is the most popular commercial alternative to John's Background Switcher.

    • Splashify is Paid and ProprietaryJohn's Background Switcher is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    Wallpaper Cycler Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2.  Built-in RSS reader

    Wallpaper Cycler VS John's Background Switcher

     
  9. Daily Wallpapers from Bing icon

    Daily Wallpapers from Bing

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    Download and set as wallpaper the latest pictures from Bing in high resolution.

    27 Daily Wallpapers from Bing alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Daily Wallpapers from Bing Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling

    Daily Wallpapers from Bing VS John's Background Switcher

     

  10. QuickWall

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    QuickWall was initialy launched as a wallpaper app that would set wallpapers directly from the commandline. Later due to a lot of requests from users , a theme option was added which uses pywal to generate themes from the wallpapers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    QuickWall screenshot 1

    QuickWall Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2. Unsplash icon  Unsplash integration

    QuickWall VS John's Background Switcher

     
  11. EvJO Wallpaper Changer icon

    EvJO Wallpaper Changer

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    "EvJO Wallpaper Changer" is a wallpaper manager that can change your background images at every startup, once a day or at regular time intervals.

    33 EvJO Wallpaper Changer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Wallpapers List

    EvJO Wallpaper Changer Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling

    EvJO Wallpaper Changer VS John's Background Switcher

     
  12. Splashy icon

    Splashy

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    Breathtaking, auto changing wallpaper app for all devices!.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Mobile Wallpapers

    Splashy Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Category Filters
    3.  Collections

    Splashy VS John's Background Switcher

     

    • Splashy is the most popular iPhone alternative to John's Background Switcher.

    • Splashy is Freemium and ProprietaryJohn's Background Switcher is also Freemium and Proprietary
  13. Wallpaper Slideshow LT icon

    Wallpaper Slideshow LT

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    Wallpaper Slideshow is a wallpaper changer, a great utility for displaying your favorite photos as your desktop wallpaper. Wallpaper Slideshow offers you complete control on your wallpapers collection and allows you to easily set your favorite images (JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP)...

    29 Wallpaper Slideshow LT alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Wallpaper Slideshow LT screenshot 1

    Wallpaper Slideshow LT VS John's Background Switcher

     
  14. My Daily Wallpaper icon

    My Daily Wallpaper

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    Wanna download automatically every day a new and beautiful wallpaper for your Windows desktop?

    My Daily Wallpaper automatically download and change your wallpaper after Windows logon or every X hours!

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    My Daily Wallpaper screenshot 1

    My Daily Wallpaper Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling

    My Daily Wallpaper VS John's Background Switcher

     
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