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24 alternatives to Splash CLI

Beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash in your terminal 🖼️🛠️

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Splash CLI launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Splash CLI▲5

   📸 Beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash 🖼️🛠️

   2019 · splash-cli.untitled.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Unsplash 5.0▲1,501

   Free (do whatever you want) high-resolution photos.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Unsplash Wallpaper▲321

   Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

   2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲524

   Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Splashify▲194

   Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows

   2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Splashy▲195

   Auto changing Unsplash photos as desktop wallpapers

   2017 · splashy.art · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Splashify v2▲118

   Stunning desktop wallpapers for Mac & Windows

   2018 · splashify.app · its alternatives →

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   Splashmark▲7

   Download, resize, attribute, watermark Unsplash photos (CLI)

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SplashDrop▲3

   Get Unsplash photos as your wallpapers. Updated everyday.

   2016 · splashdrop.sam.ink · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SplashSnap▲96

    Get an automatic AI generated wallpaper every morning

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Plash▲266

    Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Splash Everyday▲10

    A Discord bot that allows you to find pictures from Unsplash

    2022 · thomasbnt.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Background▲322

    Full screen photos from Unsplash for your iPhone

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Unsplash Source▲279

    A simple API for embedding hi-res Unsplash photos.

    2015 · source.unsplash.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Unsplash Instant▲143

    Beautiful photos from Unsplash in your new tabs

    2015 · instant.unsplash.com · its alternatives →

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    MyerSplash▲8

    View and download photos from Unsplash.

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    re:splashed▲206

    Free HD images for your web and design projects.

    2014 · resplashed.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Irvue 2.0▲205

    Thousands of stunning photos from Unsplash on your Mac

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Seashells – Pipe output from CLI apps to the web in real time▲356

    2017 · seashells.io · its alternatives →

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    Libmui is a macOS Classic widget lib for Linux▲300

    Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Parallax wallpaper engine for Linux and Windows▲225

    Multi-platform parallax wallpaper engine. Contribute to jszczerbinsky/lwp development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Stellar Photos▲65

    Beautiful photos from Unsplash in your browser tabs

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Splashy▲3

    Auto changing Unsplash photos as desktop wallpapers

    2017 · splashy.art · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Unsplash for Slack▲166

    A slash command for getting beautiful photos in your Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

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