Wallpaper Engine Alternatives

Wallpaper Engine is described as 'Enable dynamic, animated wallpapers on Windows desktop with 3D, videos, and apps support. Share creations via Steam Workshop and stay ad-free' and is a popular Wallpapers Hub in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Wallpaper Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam and Android apps. The best Wallpaper Engine alternative is Lively Wallpaper, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wallpaper Engine are Variety Wallpaper Changer, ScreenPlay, Sucrose Wallpaper Engine and Paperize.

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Wallpaper Engine alternatives are mainly Wallpapers Hubs, but if you're looking for Desktop Customization Tools or Shell Extensions you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows + Free and Mac + Desktop Customization. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Wallpaper Engine.
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Enable dynamic, animated wallpapers on Windows desktop with 3D, videos, and apps support. Share creations via Steam Workshop and stay ad-free.

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Wallpaper Engine alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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    Ultimate Live Wallpaper is an amazing lightweight AAA live wallpaper engine with stunning 3D animation effects and mouse interaction.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Ultimate Live Wallpaper Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling
    2.  Live Wallpapers

    Ultimate Live Wallpaper VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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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.

    13 Dynamic Theme alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Dynamic Theme Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling

    Dynamic Theme VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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    Create video wallpaper for your desktop - Impress your customers and friends with a video wallpaper - Make desktop exciting with video wallpaper.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Video Wallpaper Creator Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Video Wallpaper

    Video Wallpaper Creator VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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    A lightweight app that displays animated wallpapers on Windows and Linux.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in December 2024.

    LivePaper Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Video Wallpaper

    LivePaper VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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    Aerial is a Mac screen saver based on the new Apple TV screen saver that displays the aerial movies Apple shot over New York, San Francisco, Hawaii, China, etc.

    11 Aerial alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Aerial Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Video Wallpaper
    3.  Now Playing
    4. Spotify icon  Spotify integration
    5.  Sits in the MenuBar
    6. Apple Music icon  Apple Music integration

    Aerial VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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    Interactive 3D wallpaper that reacts on any sound. Play your music on YouTube, Spotify etc. and enjoy the spectacle.

    39 Music Visualizer Engine alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Music Visualizer Engine Features

    1.  Visualize Music
    2.  Visualizer

    Music Visualizer Engine VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Wave Lines Live Wallpaper VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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    Desktopr is simple way to extend your desktop with any content you can even imagine. Using Desktopr you can set any website, social network, movie or other content as your desktop background.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Desktopr Features

    1.  Video Wallpaper
    2.  Place websites on desktop

    Desktopr VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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    Live2DViewerEX is an unofficial cross-platform Live2D viewer, it supports Windows, MacOS and Android.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android

    Live2DViewerEX Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers

    Live2DViewerEX VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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    Live Wallpapers and Screensavers for Windows to make desktop alive and interesting!

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Space Journey 3D Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers

    Space Journey 3D VS Wallpaper Engine

     
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