Unscene Alternatives

Unscene is described as 'A macOS menu bar app for automatic wallpaper updates with curated channels, global shortcuts, and community contributions of wallpapers' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Unscene for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and Steam apps. The best Unscene alternative is Lively Wallpaper, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Unscene are Wallpaper Engine, Paperize, Sucrose Wallpaper Engine and Variety Wallpaper Changer.

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Unscene alternatives page was last updated Apr 10, 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.

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

    Lively Wallpaper VS Unscene

     

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

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

    • Lively Wallpaper is Free and Open SourceUnscene is also Free and Open Source
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    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.

    43 Wallpaper Engine alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    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.  Built-in editor
    6.  Steam Workshop
    7.  Wallpaper Cycling
    8.  Ad-free

    Wallpaper Engine VS Unscene

     

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

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

    • Wallpaper Engine is Paid and ProprietaryUnscene is Free and Open Source
  4. Paperize icon

    Paperize

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

    46 Paperize alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Paperize screenshot 1
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    Paperize screenshot 3

    Paperize Features

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

    Paperize VS Unscene

     
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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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    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.

    43 Sucrose Wallpaper Engine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    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 Unscene

     
  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...

    44 Variety Wallpaper Changer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main settings, indicator menu and thumbnails display

    Variety Wallpaper Changer Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2.  Image Filters

    Variety Wallpaper Changer VS Unscene

     

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

    • Variety Wallpaper Changer is Free and Open SourceUnscene is also Free and Open Source
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    ScreenPlay

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    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).

    37 ScreenPlay alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Linux
    ScreenPlay screenshot 1

    ScreenPlay Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Video Wallpaper
    3.  Widgets
    4.  Steam Workshop
    5.  Portable
    6.  Visualize Music
    7.  Wallpaper Cycling

    ScreenPlay VS Unscene

     

    • ScreenPlay is the most popular Mac alternative to Unscene.

    • ScreenPlay is Free and Open SourceUnscene is also Free and Open Source
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    WinDynamicDesktop

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinDynamicDesktop screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Wallpaper Cycling
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    WinDynamicDesktop VS Unscene

     
  11. Wall You icon

    Wall You

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    Wallpaper app built with Material Design 3 (You).

    22 Wall You alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Wall You screenshot 1
    Wall You screenshot 2
    Wall You screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Filters
    3.  Material design

    Wall You VS Unscene

     

    • Wall You is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Unscene.

    • Wall You is Free and Open SourceUnscene is also Free and Open Source
    • Wall You is LightweightUnscene is not according to our users
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    Dynamic Theme

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    Dynamic background and/or lock screen picture with daily Bing or Windows Spotlight pictures, one Bing or Windows Spotlight picture or personal pictures.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Dynamic Theme screenshot 1

    Dynamic Theme Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling

    Dynamic Theme VS Unscene

     
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    Damask

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    Damask is an automatic wallpaper application. It currently supports setting the wallpaper image from the following sources:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
    Damask screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Flatpak

    Damask VS Unscene

     
  14. Hidamari icon

    Hidamari

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    Video wallpaper for Linux. Written in Python.

    8 Hidamari alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Hidamari screenshot 1

    Hidamari Features

    1.  Video Wallpaper
    2.  Live Wallpapers
    3.  Streaming
    4.  Video playback

    Hidamari VS Unscene

     

  15. Layered WallPaper

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    Layered WallPaper allows You to create multi-layered parallax wallpapers. Each layer moves with Your mouse cursor, creating beautiful parallax effect.

    9 Layered WallPaper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Layered WallPaper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers

    Layered WallPaper VS Unscene

     
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