Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to LiveWall

Run live wallpaper on your macbook without any extra setup

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
iWall▲95
A simple, beautiful live wallpaper for Mac
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
3
Live Desktop▲240
Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes
2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →
4
Wallper▲26
Hi 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 →
5
Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲524
Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.
2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →
6
DailyWall for Mac▲136
Daily curated wallpapers from Unsplash, Pexels & Pixabay 🌄
2018 · lottool.shop · its alternatives →
7
Wallpaper Wizard 2▲304
Wow-worthy backgrounds for Mac
2017 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →
8
Wallcat▲364
A beautiful wallpaper for your Mac, every day
2015 · its alternatives →
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Real Live Wallpaper▲7
Turn your desktop into a real-time window to the world
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Orbl▲36
Turn your Mac wallpaper into a live dashboard
Jun 2026 · orbl.app · its alternatives →
11
Unsplash Wallpaper▲321
Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac
2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →
12
CleanShot▲566
Discover a superior way to capture your Mac's screen 🚀
2018 · cleanshot.com · its alternatives →
13
Plash▲266
Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
VoxelWall▲81
Music-reactive live wallpapers for Mac
Sep 2026 · voxelwall.app · its alternatives →
15
Dynamic Wallpaper Club▲304
Make and share dynamic wallpapers for macOS
2019 · dynamicwallpaper.club · its alternatives →
16
MacOS Live Screensaver – A screensaver that plays live video streams▲65
Use live streams as screensavers/lock screens on MacOS - hauxir/macos-live-screensaver
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
OpenLiveWalls▲6
video wallpapers for macOS, local, private, hackable
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
DailyWall 2.0 (Mac + iOS)▲104
Start every day with a new wallpaper
2020 · valor-bet.uk.com · its alternatives →
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MakeLiveWallpaper.com▲13
Your videos into iPhone live wallpapers, 100% on-device
Jul 2026 · makelivewallpaper.com · its alternatives →
20AF
Artful for Mac▲229
Artful brings wonderful HD fine art to your Mac background wallpaper.
2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →
21
LiveView▲96
Stream part of your Mac's screen to an iOS device.
2014 · zambetti.com · its alternatives →
22
Desktopr▲144
Make any website your Mac wallpaper
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Wallspace▲1
Live Wallpaper for Mac
May 2026 · wallspace.app · its alternatives →
24
Vidwall▲108
Set video as dynamic wallpaper
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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