Wallper AlternativesWallpapers Hubs and other similar apps like Wallper

Wallper is described as 'Discover a new era of desktop aesthetics. Wallper delivers high-quality live wallpapers with seamless integration' and is a Wallpapers Hub in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Wallper for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and F-Droid apps. The best Wallper alternative is Lively Wallpaper, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wallper are Wallpaper Engine, Paperize, Sucrose Wallpaper Engine and ScreenPlay.

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Wallper alternatives page was last updated Jul 2, 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.

    23 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 Wallper

     

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

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

    • Lively Wallpaper is Free and Open SourceWallper is Freemium and Proprietary
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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.  Ad-free
    6.  Built-in editor
    7.  Wallpaper Cycling
    8.  Steam Workshop

    Wallpaper Engine VS Wallper

     

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

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

    • Wallpaper Engine is Paid and ProprietaryWallper is Freemium 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.

    47 Paperize alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Paperize screenshot 1
    Paperize screenshot 2
    Paperize screenshot 3

    Paperize Features

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

    Paperize VS Wallper

     
  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.

    44 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 Wallper

     
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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).

    39 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 Wallper

     

    • ScreenPlay is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Wallper.

    • ScreenPlay is Free and Open SourceWallper is Freemium and Proprietary
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    TranslucentTB

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    TranslucentTB is a lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.

    9 TranslucentTB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TranslucentTB screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Make Taskbar Transparent
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Sits in the System Tray

    TranslucentTB VS Wallper

     

  9. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Layered WallPaper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers

    Layered WallPaper VS Wallper

     
  10. Aerial icon

    Aerial

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Aerial screenshot 1

    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 Wallper

     
  11. Wallpaper Manager icon

    Wallpaper Manager

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    Wallpaper Manager is a wallpaper cycling and management tool especially designed for multiscreen systems.

    20 Wallpaper Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Wallpaper Manager screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version is from 2010.

    Wallpaper Manager Features

    1.  Wallpaper Cycling

    Wallpaper Manager VS Wallper

     
  12. 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
    Wave Lines Live Wallpaper screenshot 2
    Wave Lines Live Wallpaper screenshot 3

    Wave Lines Live Wallpaper VS Wallper

     
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    HydraPaper

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    HydraPaper is a wallpaper manager, specifically designed to work around the lack of functionality of many desktop environments to set a different wallpaper for each monitor in a multi monitor setup. It accomplishes this by scaling and merging different wallpapers into a single...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    HydraPaper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Wallpaper Cycling
    3.  Live Wallpapers
    4.  Video Wallpaper
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Support for HD videos

    HydraPaper VS Wallper

     
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    xlivebg

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    xlivebg Features

    1.  Live Wallpapers
    2.  Debian package compatible
    3.  OPENGL

    xlivebg VS Wallper

     
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