Lively Wallpaper for Windows

rocksdanister · Open source

Lively Wallpaper is a free, open-source program that lets you use videos, animations and interactive web pages as your Windows desktop wallpaper. It can pause the wallpaper when a full-screen program or game is open to save resources.

Download for Windows

github.com · Official website

✓ Official source (winget)
✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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Version: 2.2.1.0
Release date: Sept. 18, 2025
License: GPLv3
Installer type: inno

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Type Terminal in the Start menu and open it, paste the command (Ctrl+V or right-click) and press Enter. It uses winget, Windows' own package manager, to install the program from its official source.

winget install --id rocksdanister.LivelyWallpaper -e

SHA256 (file verification)

98f4e96bb8e2c416384eeaf48016eadaea9dce8263b8d212052775ebcf2d7e34

How to install

Click the official download button on this page or use the winget command.
Run the installer and follow the steps.
Open the app and pick a wallpaper from the library, or drag and drop your own video.
Check the pause rules for games in the performance settings.

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