Picturethrill Alternatives

Picturethrill is described as 'Downloads Picture of the Day from various sites and sets them as Wallpaper Desktop Background. Currently supported sites: Bing, NASA, National Geographic, and Earth Science. Use wonderful Space, Nature, Science, Places, People, and other pictures as your desktop background' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Picturethrill for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and F-Droid apps. The best Picturethrill alternative is Lively Wallpaper, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Picturethrill are Wallpaper Engine, Paperize, Sucrose Wallpaper Engine and John's Background Switcher.

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Downloads Picture of the Day from various sites and sets them as Wallpaper Desktop Background. Currently supported sites:...

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Picturethrill alternatives page was last updated May 17, 2025
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  1. Lively Wallpaper icon

    Lively Wallpaper

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    Free and open-source application for setting GIFs, videos and webpages as your desktop wallpaper and screensaver.

    25 Lively Wallpaper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Latest Windows 11 fluent design.

    Lively Wallpaper Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Live Wallpapers
    3.  Widgets
    4.  Support for HD videos
    5.  Video Wallpaper
    6.  Wallpaper Cycling
    7.  Support for scripting

    Lively Wallpaper VS Picturethrill

     

    • Lively Wallpaper is the most popular Windows alternative to Picturethrill.

    • Lively Wallpaper is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Picturethrill.

    • Lively Wallpaper is Free and Open SourcePicturethrill is Free and Proprietary
  2. Wallpaper Engine icon

    Wallpaper Engine

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    Enhance your Windows desktop with animated wallpapers like 3D, 2D, videos and more. Customize with a built-in editor, share via Steam Workshop, and stay ad-free with companion app support for Android.

    46 Wallpaper Engine alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Steam
    Wallpaper Engine screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Video Wallpaper
    3.  Visualize Music
    4.  User contributed content
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Built-in editor
    7.  Wallpaper Cycling
    8.  Steam Workshop

    Wallpaper Engine VS Picturethrill

     

    • Wallpaper Engine is the most popular Android alternative to Picturethrill.

    • Wallpaper Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to Picturethrill.

    • Wallpaper Engine is Paid and ProprietaryPicturethrill is Free and Proprietary
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    Paperize

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    Paperize is a dynamic wallpaper changer application built for Android using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Material 3.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Paperize screenshot 1
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    Paperize Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Live Wallpapers
    4.  Material design

    Paperize VS Picturethrill

     
  5. Sucrose Wallpaper Engine icon

    Sucrose Wallpaper Engine

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    Sucrose is a versatile wallpaper engine that brings a wide range of interactive wallpapers to life on your desktop. With light and dark theme options, you can choose the appearance that suits your personal preferences.

    46 Sucrose Wallpaper Engine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sucrose Wallpaper Engine screenshot 1

    Sucrose Wallpaper Engine Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Wallpaper Cycling
    3.  Video Wallpaper
    4.  Ad-free

    Sucrose Wallpaper Engine VS Picturethrill

     
  6. 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.

    45 John's Background Switcher alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    John's Background Switcher screenshot 1

    John's Background Switcher Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    2.  Saves backgrounds
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Wallpaper Cycling

    John's Background Switcher VS Picturethrill

     
    Comments about John's Background Switcher as an Alternative to Picturethrill
    Koiras
    Positive Apr 16, 2024
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    It uses several sources with automatic tag download options and many more

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

    • John's Background Switcher is Freemium and ProprietaryPicturethrill is Free and Proprietary
  7. 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...

    43 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.  Ad-free
    3.  Image Filters

    Variety Wallpaper Changer VS Picturethrill

     

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

    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is Free and Open SourcePicturethrill is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Irvue screenshot 1

    Irvue Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2. Unsplash icon  Unsplash integration

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  10. 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 Picturethrill

     
  11. Wave Lines Live Wallpaper icon

    Wave Lines Live Wallpaper

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Wave Lines Live Wallpaper screenshot 1
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    Wave Lines Live Wallpaper VS Picturethrill

     
  12. 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.

    57 Muzei alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    Muzei screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Blur Filter

    Muzei VS Picturethrill

     
  13. FCorp My Desktop icon

    FCorp My Desktop

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    "ALL-IN-ONE" Desktop Related Tools.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ID flagIndonesia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FCorp My Desktop screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Development of FCorp Software has been discontinued in 2016. Last version of My Desktop, released in December 2015, can be still downloaded from SoftPedia.

    FCorp My Desktop Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2.  Portable

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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.

    33 Wallpaper Cycler alternatives

    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 Picturethrill

     
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