Open Source Linux Wallpaper Apps

Komorebi is an awesome animated wallpaper manager for all Linux platforms. It provides fully customizable image, video, and web page wallpapers that can be tweaked at any time.

TaskbarX offers precise control over taskbar icon placement, providing a Windows dock-like ambiance. Enjoy customizable animations, speeds, and positioning options. Easily tailor your taskbar to your preferences, with support for vertical taskbars and multiple instances. Developed since May 6, 2018, under the aliases FalconX and Falcon10, TaskbarX ensures a seamless user experience.

Wallch is a general purpose Wallpaper Changer for the GNOME desktop which can change the desktop background image after an adjustable time. The aim of Wallch is to make it easier for you to keep your desktop "fresh" and new!

Wally is a Qt4 wallpaper / background changer, using multiple sources like files, folders, FTP remote folders, Flickr, Panoramio, Ipernity, Photobucket, Buzznet, Picasa, Smugmug, Google, Vladstudio and deviantART images.

Lüv is the spiritual successor to Flattr, a flat but complex icon theme for freedesktop environments. Icons are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike International 4.0 License. Icons and wallpapers are available to download directly from this repository. Add screenshots of the missing icon and the instances where it's displayed like: menus, taskbars, panels, notifications, etc. Copy the images to your Pictures folder; rename them if necessary, right-click the image and select "Use as wallpaper".

Desktop wallpaper management application for Gnome. Cortina changes wallpapers by time. It works as an tray application with an configuration interface. It works great under Ubuntu Lucid and all other gnome using distributions.Cortina is a lightweigh Repository: ppa:cs-sniffer/cortina http://ppa.launchpad.net/cs-sniffer/cortina/ubuntu

PortalView delivers real-time wallpaper from thousands of webcams and weather sites worldwide. Launch this simple Python program on the boot or with a click to watch the sun set over the Mediterranean or Old Faithful erupt in Yellowstone Park. Automatic updating allows you to monitor your local webcam or road conditions without keeping a resource-hungry browser open. Doppler and Satellite maps keep you informed of approaching weather. World Sunlight maps (Earthlights) include rectangular, hemispheric and moon phase views. Includes scores of international webcams and weather maps to start with, then customize with your favorites. Supports .jpg, .gif and .png image formats.

From Stardock: DeskScapes enables users to customize their PC wallpapers and screensavers with pictures and video to create visually stunning results. Featuring an all new user interface and support for Windows 8, DeskScapes makes it easy to apply special effects to any wallpaper with just a few clicks. DeskScapes includes DreamMaker, which enables users to design their own animated wallpapers called Dreams. Users may also choose from the many Dreams available from Stardock's WinCustomize community. DeskScapes 8 also supports displaying different wallpapers on multiple monitors. What's new in this version: Fixed black screen if user locks the computer before restarting Windows after installing.

A simple yet useful wallpaper changer. This app does what it says on the title, it changes your wallpaper based on album set by You as the User. It has nightmode, random wallpaper feature, and multi-monitor support. It is made in electron using vanilla js, some npm modules, Bulma CSS, and electron forge. Support windows and linux. Project repository: https://github.com/Dadangdut33/simple-wallpaper-changer

A small wallpaper changer with installer, integrates with Gnome and Mate-Desktop, changing wallpaper between 1 and 5 minutes in a random way. It is easy to configure by removing the conf file, you get asked to point the program to a wallpaper folder. Wallpaper folder can be any, if filled with jpg files. If you support family members pc you can surprise them with this program to rotate nice photographs on their desktop. Companies can rotate information on the desktop this way. It's small, some kind of hidden and doesn't take much effort to install. Enjoy!!