How to put animated wallpaper on pc. Thinking of renovating your workspace? Discover two complete options to put animated wallpaper on PC in less than five minutes

How to put animated wallpaper on pc

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Thinking of renovating your workspace? Discover two complete options to put animated wallpaper on PC in less than five minutes

A fun way to streamline the use of your computer with Windows It's just putting an animated wallpaper on your PC, right? But Microsoft does not allow you to do this natively in the operating system, which leads us to look for alternative tools on the internet.

With that in mind, we've put together two app options so you can put that wallpaper the way you've always wanted. Check out these tips right now!

lively-wallpaper

This first alternative is free and can be installed free of charge by Microsoft Store. The open source project was developed by Indian programmer dani john and it was not thought to generate money, but an opportunity for him to test his skills.

Screenshot of lively wallpaper app for live wallpaper setting on pc
Free app allows using animated wallpaper on PC (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

In addition to allowing users to place a “moving” wallpaper, also called live wallpaper, on PC, Dani also thought about the performance of your computer at times when heavier applications are running. Once the computer with Windows starts to display games or even videos in full screen, the lively-wallpaper pause live wallpaper on PC so that its performance is not affected. See the step by step to install and configure.

1 - After installing the application on your computer, an option of ready-to-use templates will be available so the user doesn't have to act too much.

2 - If you like one of the variants, just click on the three dots and then on Set as background. Now, it's back to the home screen to see the live wallpaper already working. Look:

Screenshot of lively wallpaper app for live wallpaper setting on pc
Configuration can be done in two clicks (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmettch)
Screenshot of lively wallpaper app for live wallpaper setting on pc
Lively Wallpaper options suit all tastes (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

3 - Want to know how the option will look on your desktop? Just click on Background View and then maximize the window to get a preview. This way:

Preview animated wallpaper on pc from lively wallpaper app
Preview is displayed before you configure (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetetch)

4 - If you want to send a personalized video that is not available on lively-wallpaper, you need to click Add, at the top right corner. Now, a range of options will be displayed.

lively wallpaper
Application allows you to upload videos saved in your gallery (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

5 - To use a video from the gallery, you just need to select the key Browse and find the file in your internal storage.

Using video as animated wallpaper on pc
Just select the video that will be used as wallpaper on your desktop (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech0

6 - Back on the app's home screen, just click on the three dots of the option you just submitted and then click Set as background.

Using video as animated wallpaper on pc
Your imported video will now be displayed in the Lively Wallpaper gallery (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

Here's how the video will look:

Using video as animated wallpaper on pc
Be careful not to be scared by the sound of the video (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

Using YouTube Videos as Live Wallpaper on PC

The same application allows you to use a video that is on YouTube or any other website as live wallpaper on PC.

Setting youtube video as wallpaper
Application also allows using internet video as wallpaper (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

1 - Just copy the link and then paste in the section Enter url. Once the content is loaded, you just need to select it from the gallery and Set as background. Thus:

Setting youtube video as wallpaper
The video will be imported into the gallery and that's it, you can now use it as wallpaper (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

2 - A detail: if the selected video has sound, the audio will also be transmitted with the animated wallpaper, so always choose a screen saver that is muted so as not to interfere with other activities.

Setting youtube video as wallpaper
The YouTube video will be displayed as your wallpaper right after everything is completed (Screenshot: Victor Pacheco/Showmetech)

Obtain your Lively Wallpaper:

WallpaperEngine

This option is being sold for R$9,99 at Steam and, despite doing basically the same job as the app we mentioned earlier, a more complete experience is delivered in WallpaperEngine.

wallpaper engine logo
Paid option offers a more complete user experience (Photo: Reproduction/Internet)

The same functionality of turning off live wallpaper on PC when some content (game or video) starts playing in full screen is available in this app, as well as LED hardware support.

This means that the same colors as the rest image will be able to match your gamer decor. O WallpaperEngine has application support Razer Chroma RGB and a free app for Android, which allows you to upload images that can be turned into animated wallpaper on your PC. The application also supports changing the lighting colors of products from Corsair, since it can “talk” with the icue.

The application for Android also allows you to set live wallpapers on your smartphone, suitable for your Android 12 Material You and with your cell phone's performance settings.

Editing in wallpaper engine
Wallpaper Engine allows wallpaper editing before you configure everything (Photo: Playback/Internet)

Another interesting feature is the possibility of creating “playlists” so that the live wallpaper be changed after a set time, when logging in or as soon as a specific application is opened on the computer. Support for 16:9, 21:9, 16:10 and 4:3 resolutions is also available.

Using the wallpaper engine
Options are adaptable to the most diverse screen sizes (Photo: Reproduction/Internet)

Going further, the developers also allow software buyers to create their animated wallpaper by particle system, which can be explained as symbols that will interact with the animated wallpaper on the PC of your choice.

Using the wallpaper engine
Particle Studio allows you to create animations on wallpapers (Photo: Playback/Internet)

The app has a vast gallery of themes ready to be applied to your home screen, but if you want, you can send a video file to be turned into an animated wallpaper on your PC, similar to what was done in the previous app.

After making the payment at Steam, the developers point out that the user can install it on more than one computer without making a new payment, but all data will be synchronized with the store's account. Valve.

Using the wallpaper engine
Option requires at least 1048 MB of RAM to run smoothly (Photo: Reproduction/Internet)

Another detail you need to pay attention to is the amount of memory required for the application to work on your computer with Windows. The developers indicate in the Steam that you have at least 1024 MB of free RAM so that the WallpaperEngine run smoothly. Access to Steam and make the purchase:

Did you manage to make the configuration you wanted on your home screen? tell us Comment!

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Sources: lively-wallpaper l WallpaperEngine


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