Walyro
Your own videos as live wallpapers for Mac, fully local
Walyro launched on August 10, 2026 with 4 votes, #2,153 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Most Mac wallpaper apps hand you a gallery to browse. Walyro is built around your own footage instead. Drop in an MP4 or MOV clip and it plays as your desktop background, up to 4K, with a different one on each display. Preview a clip on a screen before you apply it, group clips into playlists that rotate on their own, and control everything from the menu bar or the Now Playing sidebar. It's native Swift and SwiftUI, so it stays light.
Walyro is a video wallpaper app for Mac. Set your own clips as live wallpapers, with per-display control, offline playlists, and menu bar controls.
Start with built-in videos or your own clips, and keep your desktop personal without the clutter. Check how a clip feels behind windows, choose Fit, Fill, or Crop, and target all displays, the main display, or a specific screen. Set a different video wallpaper on each monitor, or mirror the same scene across all displays. Keep your main display minimal and set a calm loop on your second screen. Your choice. Pause motion when you need focus. Navigate, shuffle, and control all from your menu bar and Now Playing panel. One click to pause, play, or switch videos. Group your videos into Playlists that shuffle, repeat, and loop automatically instead of behaving like plain folders. Everything…from walyro.com
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