# lively

**Repository Path**: xlizzard/lively

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: lively
- **Description**: Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: GPL-3.0
- **Default Branch**: dev-v1.0-fluent-netcore
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-04-11
- **Last Updated**: 2021-04-24

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README





# Lively Wallpaper
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## Contents
- [About](#about)
- [Features](#features)
- [Download](#download)
- [Problems](#problems)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Support](#support)
- [License](#license)

## About
<img src="/resources/main_preview.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

Turn Video & GIF Files, Emulators, HTML, Web address & Shaders, Games into Windows desktop wallpaper or screensavers; **Wallpapers will completely pause playback( 0% cpu & gpu usage) when fullscreen application/games are running.**

<img src="/resources/main_dragdrop.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

Just drag & drop files, webpages to set as wallpaper..

#### Join Discussions:
* <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LivelyWallpaper/">Reddit</a>
* <a href="https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/discussions/">Github</a>

## Features
*Wait a sec, preview gif clips take some time to load.*
#### Videos / GIFs
<img src="/resources/wallpaper_video.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

<a href="https://visualdon.uk/project/eternal-light/">Eternal Light</a> by VISUALDON
* Powered by mpv and vlc player.
* Customize videos with filters.
* Hardware Acceleration supported.
* Supports integer scaler for sharp image.
#### Webpages
<img src="/resources/wallpaper_html.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

<a href="http://louie.co.nz/25th_hour/"> 25th Hour</a> by Loius Coyle
* Load HTML file or web address as wallpaper.
* Runs webgl, javascript.. basically anything that works on chrome.
* Audio Reactive Wallpaper support.
#### Video Streams
<img src="/resources/wallpaper_yt.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

* Just drag & drop stream links.
* Video quality is adjustable in settings.
#### Shaders
<img src="/resources/wallpaper_shadertoy.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

<a href="https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ltffzl">Heartfelt </a> by BigWIngs
* Run GLSL shaders in browser.
* Custom shader renderer (coming soon.)
* Shadertoy.com urls are supported as wallpaper.
#### Games & Applications
<img src="/resources/wallpaper_emulator.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

* Can set Unity, Godot games and any application as wallpaper.
* Dynamic audio visualisers, 3D scenes..
#### Screen Savers
<img src="/resources/screen_saver.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

* Lively supports Windows screensaver.
* Any wallpaper can be used as screensaver.
* Multiple monitor supported.
* [Learn more..](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Screen-Saver)
#### Automation
<img src="/resources/cmd_rm.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

* Lively can be controlled with command line arguments from terminal.
* Can be paired with third party scripting software like AutoHotkey.
* [Learn more..](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls)
#### Lively API
<img src="/resources/hw_api.gif" width="600" height="338"/>

* Powerful set of API for developers to create interactive wallpapers.
* Get system information, audio graph, music information..
* [Learn more..](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/API)
#### & more
- Easy to use; Just drag'n'drop media files & webpages into lively window to set it as wallpaper.
- Hardware accelerated video playback, powered by mpv player.
- Interactive webgl wallpapers, powered by lightweight chromium engine Cef.
- Windows 10 fluent design, native windows theme.
- Efficient, Lively is a native .net core application.
- Fully opensource & free; no blackmagic, no features behind paywall.
- Supports converting any wallpaper to video via screen recording.
#### Performance
 * Wallpaper playback pauses when fullscreen application/games run on the machine (~0% cpu, gpu usage). 
 * Set wallpaper playback rules based on running foreground application.
 * Can be set to pause wallpaper when running on battery power (laptops.)
 * Wallpaper automatically pauses when running remote desktop session.
#### Multiple displays
- Supports any number of monitors.
- Wallpaper adjusts automatically to monitor settings change.
- Span single wallpaper across all screens.
- Duplicate same wallpaper across all screens.
- HiDPI and Ultrawide resolutions supported.

**_I'm not officially affiliated with Unity technologies, godot, shadertoy;_**
## Download
##### Latest version: v1.2.0.4 (Windows 10 1903 or above)[What's new?](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases/tag/v1.2.0.4)
- [`Installer`][direct-full-win32] 
     
[direct-full-win32]: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases/download/v1.2.0.4/lively_setup_x86_full_v1204.exe

Installer will give Smartscreen warning, [discussion.](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/issues/9)

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[Which version do I download?](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Differences-Between-Distributions)
## Problems
See github [issues.](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/issues)

## Contributing

#### Coding
Pull requests are welcome, check [guidelines](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Contributing-Guidelines) for further instructions.

#### Translation
Help translate lively to other <a href="https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively-translations">languages.</a>

## Support
You can always help development by buying me a cup of coffee(paypal):
[![ko-fi](https://www.ko-fi.com/img/githubbutton_sm.svg)](https://ko-fi.com/P5P1U8NQ)

## License
Lively v1.0 onwards is licensed under GPL-3.