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24 alternatives to Irvue

Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Irvue launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Irvue 2.0▲205

   Thousands of stunning photos from Unsplash on your Mac

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wallpaper by Behance▲154

   Discover the world's creative work through your Mac

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Irvue Screensaver▲5

   Screensaver for macOS

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Splashify▲194

   Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows

   2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Unsplash Wallpaper▲321

   Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

   2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ZenScreen▲103

   Create beautiful wallpapers for iOS from the best galleries

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲524

   Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   FreshBackMac▲158

   Fresh backgrounds for your Mac from multiple sources

   2016 · arkanath.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Artpaper▲133

   Change wallpapers on your Mac to gorgeous paintings

   2016 · gikken.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scenery▲220

    Showcase your designs with premium product photography.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stockmagic for Mac▲215

    Find beautiful free stock photos on your desktop

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Artful▲107

    The world's best art on your Mac desktop

    2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    iWall▲95

    A simple, beautiful live wallpaper for Mac

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Backdrop▲170

    Hi 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 →

15. 15
    DailyWall for Mac▲136

    Daily curated wallpapers from Unsplash, Pexels & Pixabay 🌄

    2018 · lottool.shop · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pivle▲114

    Daily graphic resources made with love

    2016 · pivle.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Backgroundifier▲96

    Turn oddly-sized images into beautiful desktop backgrounds

    2015 · backgroundifier.archagon.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HPSTR▲194

    Artistic wallpapers from Unsplash & hipster shapes

    2017 · makery.co · its alternatives →

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    Satellite Eyes▲131

    Changes your Mac wallpaper to a satellite map of your local

    2014 · satelliteeyes.tomtaylor.co.uk · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pixel Soup▲71

    Dithered live wallpapers your Mac cooks up itself

    19d ago · pixelsoup.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Imgur for iOS▲136

    Browse and discuss all the awesome content found on Imgur

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Photoflow▲166

    A native Mac app for Instagram

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Background▲18

    Beautiful photos from Unsplash

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Topia▲100

    Create amazing wallpapers for your iPhone

    2015 · topia-app.com · its alternatives →

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