MacWallMacWall Desktop Engine Exchange

Desktop Engine Exchange

Open-source wallpaper engine effects and live demos for developers.
These demos run on this repository's open engine — for the full wallpaper showcase, visit the official site.

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Snow

Wallpaper Effects

Snow, petals, leaves, dandelions, fireflies, bubbles, embers and hearts — looping over any static wallpaper. Click to preview:

Full wallpaper showcase on the official site →

Mouse Effects

Move your cursor into the window: stardust trails, butterflies, spark bursts and firefly trails follow your real pointer (sparks trigger on click):

Full wallpaper showcase on the official site →

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Crystal Glow

Music-Reactive Clock

Crystal glow, ripples and neon — the clock pulses to the beat. This demo plays a simulated music rhythm so you can watch it move:

Full wallpaper showcase on the official site →

Open-Source Wallpaper Engines

A curated collection of open-source wallpaper engines for developers. This repository's own effect engine and demo code are fully open — study them, remix them, and share feedback below.

MacWall-desktop Effect Engine Particle effect engine (effects.js) and macOS window demos — this repository, open source Lively Wallpaper Open-source animated desktop engine for Windows (GIF / video / web) WinDynamicDesktop Dynamic wallpapers on Windows (macOS Dynamic HEIF scheme) dynamic-wallpaper Dynamic wallpaper scripts for Linux (GNOME / KDE) playground-macos macOS desktop in the browser (source of this repo's Dock icons, MIT) macos-web macOS desktop in the browser (MIT)

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