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lively-community/lively

Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3.

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lively-community/lively has 19k+ stars and 1k+ forks on GitHub, is written in C#, and was last pushed on Sep 30, 2026. Data as of . Signed-in members get hourly updates — create a free account.

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Type:ApplicationCategory(s):Desktop & System UtilitiesProductivity & Business Apps
Added to GitGenius on September 3rd, 2026
Created on August 8th, 2019
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 398 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 1,390
Total Stargazers: 19,855 (-1)
Total Subscribers: 188 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 1.7 hours
Mean response time: 213.7 days
90th percentile: 203.1 days
Tracked items: 10

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1 person did triage or write work on this repository in the last 12 months.

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Issue Activity (beta)

Open issues: 15
New in 7 days: 7
Closed in 7 days: 2
Avg open age: 13 days
Stale 30+ days: 0
Stale 90+ days: 0

Recent activity

Opened in 7 days: 4
Closed in 7 days: 1
Comments in 7 days: 0
Events in 7 days: 1

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  • enhancement (2)

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Detailed Description

Lively Wallpaper is a desktop application that allows users to set animated wallpapers and screensavers on Windows using WinUI 3.

The tool solves the problem of static desktop backgrounds by enabling playback of various animated content types as wallpapers. It supports video files and GIFs with fixed resolution and performance characteristics, webpages with variable resolution and performance that can be interactive, and applications or games built with Unity or Godot that run as interactive wallpapers. The application includes a minimal webpage renderer powered by chromium and hardware-accelerated video playback using mpv or vlc with customizable filters. Any wallpaper can also function as a screensaver with multi-monitor support.

Lively suits Windows users seeking animated desktop backgrounds without complexity. The drag-and-drop interface makes setup straightforward. The tool distinguishes itself through several capabilities: command-line control for automation and integration with other languages like Python or AutoHotkey, a developer API providing access to hardware readings and audio graph data for creating interactive wallpapers, and support for machine learning inference to generate dynamic wallpapers. Shadertoy.com URLs are supported directly as wallpapers. Performance management features pause playback when fullscreen applications run, allow rules based on foreground applications, and can pause during battery operation on laptops or remote desktop sessions.

The project maintains active community engagement through Reddit and GitHub discussions. Development activity shows consistent refinement of the codebase with attention to performance optimization and feature expansion across multiple wallpaper types. The maintainers prioritize native Windows integration using current platform frameworks and keep the application free without paywalled features.