Dynamic wallpapers
Organize and display image and video wallpapers from a single library.
Open source · Linux
Your desktop, in motion.
Waywallen brings dynamic wallpapers to Linux with native desktop integration, a focused Material interface and an extensible plugin system. The project began as a Wallpaper Engine plugin for KDE.
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Features
Built for dynamic desktops
Images, video and community integrations share one coherent library.
Hardware video decoding
The video plugin supports Vulkan and VA-API hardware decoding with a software fallback.
Wallpaper Engine compatibility
The external open-wallpaper-engine component adds Scene and Web wallpaper support.
Wallhaven catalog
Search, filter and download wallpapers from Wallhaven without leaving Discover.
Linux
At home on your desktop
Dedicated integrations connect Waywallen output to popular Linux desktop shells.
KDE PlasmaGNOMEHyprlandNiriWayfireSwayCOSMIC
Screenshots
Waywallen interface
Manage wallpapers, displays and renderer health without leaving the app.
