Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to DashWall for macOS
Turn your Mac wallpaper into a live dashboard
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Daily curated wallpapers from Unsplash, Pexels & Pixabay 🌄
2018 · lottool.shop · its alternatives →
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Start every day with a new wallpaper
2020 · valor-bet.uk.com · its alternatives →
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Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.
2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →
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Calendarly▲134Turn your calendar into a live Lock Screen wallpaper
Feb 2026 · getcalendarly.com · its alternatives →
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Make and share dynamic wallpapers for macOS
2019 · dynamicwallpaper.club · its alternatives →
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Backdrop▲170Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler. For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos. I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too. The…
2025 · cindori.com · its alternatives →
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Live Desktop▲240Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes
2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac
2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →
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Pitwall F1▲119Live F1 timing & standings in your Mac menu bar
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Artpaper▲133Change wallpapers on your Mac to gorgeous paintings
2016 · gikken.co · its alternatives →
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One Dot▲151Visualize your life in dots with a daily-updating wallpaper
Jan 2026 · onedot.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Wallper▲26Hi everyone! I’ve recently launched Wallper, a small project I built because I couldn’t find a lightweight, native-feeling app to apply real 4K video wallpapers on macOS. You can upload your own videos (private or public), apply them to multiple monitors, and the app pauses playback in full-screen mode to save battery. I’d love to hear your thoughts, ideas, or feedback - still very early, but already live and free to try!
Nov 2025 · wallper.app · its alternatives →
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