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Wallpaper Engine

$19.99
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Wallpaper Engine enables you to use live wallpapers on your Windows desktop. Various types of animated wallpapers are supported, including 3D and 2D animations, websites, videos and even certain applications. Choose an existing wallpaper or create your own and share it on the Steam Workshop! In addition to that, you can use the free Wallpaper Engine companion app for Android to transfer your favorite wallpapers to your Android mobile device and take your live wallpapers on the go.

NEW: Use the free Android companion app to transfer your favorite wallpapers to your Android mobile device.



  • Bring your desktop wallpapers alive with realtime graphics, videos, applications or websites.
  • Use animated screensavers while you are away from your computer.
  • Personalize animated wallpapers with your favorite colors.
  • Use interactive wallpapers that can be controlled with your mouse.
  • Many aspect ratios and native resolutions supported including 16:9, 21:9, 16:10, 4:3.
  • Multi monitor environments are supported.
  • Wallpapers will pause while playing games to save performance.
  • Create your own animated wallpapers in the Wallpaper Engine Editor.
  • Animate new live wallpapers from basic images or import HTML or video files for the wallpaper.
  • Use the Steam Workshop to share and download wallpapers for free.
  • Wallpaper Engine can be used at the same time as any other Steam game or application.
  • Supported video formats: mp4, WebM, avi, m4v, mov, wmv (for local files, Workshop only allows mp4).
  • Use the free Android companion app to take your favorite scene and video wallpapers on the go.
  • Support for Razer Chroma and Corsair iCUE.



Wallpaper Engine aims to deliver an entertaining experience while using as few system resources as possible. You can choose to automatically pause or completely stop the wallpaper while using another application or playing fullscreen (including borderless windowed mode) to not distract or hinder you while playing a game or working. Many options to tweak quality and performance allow you to make Wallpaper Engine fit your computer perfectly. As a general rule of thumb, 3D, 2D and video based wallpapers will perform best, while websites and applications will require more resources from your system. Having a dedicated GPU is highly recommended, but not required.

Choose from over a million free wallpapers from the Steam Workshop with new wallpapers being uploaded every day! Can't find a wallpaper that fits your mood? Let your imagination go wild by using the Wallpaper Engine Editor to create your own animated wallpapers from images, videos, websites or applications. A large selection of presets and effects allow you to animate your own images and share them on the Steam Workshop or to just use them for yourself.

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User Reviews

Very Positive
100 user reviews
93%
Positive
118 hrs at review
Recommended

25 helpful 2 funny
56 min at review
Recommended

Pretty cool software, lots of cool wallpapers and choices.

14 helpful
14 hrs at review
Recommended

Wallpaper Engine is best girl every year. 10/10 would recommend. Hint: check the achievements for a secret, Wallpaper Engine Easter Egg!

12 helpful 1 funny
9 min at review
Recommended

Very cool software, animated wallpapers are goated but half (if not more) of the workshop is just degen gooner slop and i only bought this yesterday at the time of me posting this Would still recommend buying tho

7 helpful
3 hrs at review
Recommended

good thing for backgrounds if you want cool backgrounds that can be animted you should get it

5 helpful
1 hrs at review
Recommended

🌟A must-have customization tool for any PC user | 10/10 I've been using Wallpaper Engine for a while now, and I can confidently say it's one of the best purchases you can make on Steam, especially if you care about personalizing your PC. Whether you're into minimalistic aesthetics, gaming montages, anime loops or dynamic weather environments — there's something here for everyone. 🖼️Massive Libary & Community content The Steam Workshop integration is incredible. You get access to hundreds of thousands of wallpapers, many of which are insanely high quality — and free! The Community is super active, constantly uploading creative new content across all genres. It's like having a new PC every day without lifting a finger. ⚙️Lightweight & highly optimized Despite running animated wallpapers, Wallpaper Engine is extremely optimized. It automatically pauses when you're in game or using fullscreen apps, so it doesn't hurt performance at all. You can even control the resource ...

3 helpful
12 hrs at review
Recommended

just a really good wallpaper app with good settings and a ton of options and sound

2 helpful
16 hrs at review
Not Recommended

A LOT OF PORN and NSFW, there are filters to stop this, however a lot can get around it/ come through. Not enough management to block and stop from seeing such disgusting things. I uninstalled.

2 helpful
167 hrs at review
Recommended

Needs more outer space wallpapers that aren't bright af, but love it nonetheless. Can be difficult to find one that can mesh perfectly w/ right monitor (one big picture instead of two separate), managed to find a few. Has almost any wallpaper one can possibly imagine. First thing that was ever in my steam library. Absolutely worth the four bucks. Buy it once, it's yours for life. No more saving images from google searches ever again.

2 helpful
3 hrs at review
Recommended

very good but the searching could be better as whenever i search for a type of wallpaper it just comes up with some random pointless wall papaer. still i recomend (sorry about spelling my keybaord bad)

2 helpful 1 funny

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10, Windows 11
  • Processor: 1.66 GHz Intel i5 or equivalent
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • Graphics: HD Graphics 4000 or above
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 512 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Windows N versions require the 'Media Feature Pack' from Microsoft.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10, Windows 11
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel i7 or equivalent
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD HD7870, 2 GB VRAM or above
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1024 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Mobile App requires Android 8.1 or newer

FAQ

How much does Wallpaper Engine cost?

Wallpaper Engine costs $19.99.

What are the system requirements for Wallpaper Engine?

Minimum: Minimum: OS: Windows 10, Windows 11 Processor: 1.66 GHz Intel i5 or equivalent Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: HD Graphics 4000 or above DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 512 MB available space Additional Notes: Windows N versions require the 'Media Feature Pack' from Microsoft. Recommended: Recommended: OS: Windows 10, Windows 11 Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel i7 or equivalent Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD HD7870, 2 GB VRAM or above DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1024 MB available space Additional Notes: Mobile App requires Android 8.1 or newer

What platforms is Wallpaper Engine available on?

Wallpaper Engine is available on Windows PC.

Is Wallpaper Engine worth buying?

Wallpaper Engine has 93% positive reviews from 100 players.

When was Wallpaper Engine released?

Wallpaper Engine was released on Nov 16, 2018.

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