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24 alternatives to Cool Backgrounds

A beautiful selection of cool backgrounds

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cool Backgrounds launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Cool Backgrounds▲505
Create fast, one-of-a-kind hero images for blogs & websites
2018 · coolbackgrounds.io · its alternatives →
2
Animated Backgrounds▲198
Collection of 30+ animated backgrounds for websites
2021 · animatedbackgrounds.me · its alternatives →
3
GradientPage▲79
A collection of beautiful, high-quality gradients wallpapers
2023 · gradient.page · its alternatives →
4
Pattern Cooler▲90
Browse, edit and download seamless background patterns
2015 · patterncooler.com · its alternatives →
5
Desktopr▲144
Make any website your Mac wallpaper
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Gradient Backgrounds▲348
The best gradient sites in one place
2018 · cssgradient.io · its alternatives →
7
Backdrop Icons▲66
Create beautiful backdrops, with icons
2022 · its alternatives →
8
Zheano Blog▲96
Hand-made wallpapers for your smartphone and computer!
2017 · zheanoblog.eu · its alternatives →
9
Funny Zoom Backgrounds▲66
Curated Zoom backgrounds
2021 · getlumina.com · its alternatives →
10
Wicked Backgrounds▲381
Create, copy & export beautiful SVG background waves
2021 · wickedbackgrounds.com · its alternatives →
11
Dual-Screen Wallpapers▲143
A collection of all-original dual-screen desktop backgrounds
2015 · twelvesouth.com · its alternatives →
12
Splashify▲194
Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows
2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →
13
MyWeather▲66
Homepage widgets with beautiful curated backgrounds
2021 · its alternatives →
14
ZenScreen▲103
Create beautiful wallpapers for iOS from the best galleries
2017 · its alternatives →
15
Desktopcolors.com – A museum for solid background colors of classic OS▲166
Hi HN, in my last vacation, I built desktopcolors.com as a place to collect iconic solid background colors. Let me know what you think.
Aug 2026 · desktopcolors.com · its alternatives →
16
Backdrops▲126
Awesomeness for your chrome tabs!
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Wallpaper by Behance▲154
Discover the world's creative work through your Mac
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Panels▲168
Transform your screen into an art gallery
2024 · panels.art · its alternatives →
19
Hologram▲95
Amazing widgets and wallpapers for your Mac desktop!
2020 · gethologram.com · its alternatives →
20
highlight.cool – add Medium-like highlights to your own blog▲11
Hey y'all! I want to share my weekend project https://highlight.cool with you. highlight.cool lets your blog readers highlight what they find interesting, where the more interesting parts are bolder and the less interesting parts are lighter. As a reader, I've always enjoyed seeing the highlighted parts of Medium, but wasn't a fan of all the paywalls and that it only showed the top highlight. I'd love to see this feature on more blogs both as a way to be part of the community of readers, as well as give kudos to the writer for parts that I enjoyed reading. I've tried to make it so…
2024 · highlight.cool · its alternatives →
21
Gradients FM▲117
300+ unique background gradients & wallpapers
2025 · gradients.fm · its alternatives →
22
Desktoppr▲83
Discover new wallpapers and sync them to your dropbox
2015 · desktoppr.co · its alternatives →
23
WMap 2▲91
Create beautiful, custom map wallpapers and backgrounds
2022 · wmap.albemala.me · its alternatives →
24
Awesome Gradients Maker▲109
Create awesome gradient wallpapers for your smartphone
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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