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Linux Wallpaper Engine
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Open-source Linux wallpaper application · requires official Wallpaper Engine assets via Steam
Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Affiliation
- The project website says it is not affiliated with Wallpaper Engine or Steam.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Audio reactive
- Audio reactive wallpapers are supported.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop support
- It supports X11 without a compositor drawing to the root screen and Wayland with a wlroots Layer Shell compositor.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The main repository says implementing a GUI is out of scope, and lists separately developed GUI projects.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Multiple monitors
- The application supports different wallpapers across multiple monitors.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Open-source license
- The project is distributed under the GPL-3.0 license.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- An open-source implementation that runs animated Wallpaper Engine backgrounds on Linux desktops.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Required assets
- Users need the official Wallpaper Engine installed through Steam, using Proton, to access its base assets and subscribed backgrounds.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Scene wallpapers
- Scene wallpapers are partially supported, including image effects and user properties, while particles are partially supported.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Steam Workshop
- It detects available backgrounds downloaded to the user's Steam folder.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Video wallpapers
- Video wallpapers are supported through MPV.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Web wallpapers
- Web wallpapers have basic support through CEF, but settings are not implemented.wpengine.alma.mu · read 8 Oct 2026
