Palace
What it is
Palace is a personal media manager and wallpaper engine for organizing, displaying, and rotating wallpapers and other media. Users can arrange items into categories, albums, and favorites, then search by name or tag. Display modes include fill, fit, center, tile, stretch, and spanning multiple monitors, with adjustable background colors and effects. Rotation can run sequentially or in shuffle mode, at intervals from five seconds to several hours, and can target individual displays. Palace supports GIFs, video such as MP4 and WebM, GLSL shaders, and locally stored images; desktop video wallpapers require MPV. Online wallpaper sources can stream from public JSON files, but those sources need direct public media URLs and cannot use private or password-protected files. Local media works offline, and ordinary use does not require an account. The web version lets users browse community sources and collections, submit source URLs, and download wallpapers. The maker says wallpapers, preferences, and settings stay on the device. A lifetime license for all six platforms costs $4, paid once; Google Play costs $7.99, paid once for Android only.
For and against
For
- Organizes wallpapers into categories, albums, and favorites.
- Rotation supports shuffle and per-display targets.
- Supports GIFs, video, shaders, and local images.
- Local media works offline without an account.
Against
- Desktop video wallpapers require MPV.
- Online sources need direct public media URLs.
- Google Play purchase covers Android only.
The verdict
Palace combines wallpaper organization, display controls, and automatic rotation across multiple platforms. Online sources must be publicly accessible, and desktop video wallpaper use requires MPV.
Who it suits
Palace suits people who want to organize wallpaper collections, rotate images or media automatically, or manage displays across multiple monitors. It also supports offline use with local media.
Plans and prices
Palace lifetime license
All 6 platforms · lifetime access and updates
Read 30 Sep 2026 · palace.plus
Google Play
Android only
Read 30 Sep 2026 · palace.plus
On the record
- Automation
- Auto-rotation supports sequential or shuffle modes and intervals from five seconds to several hours, with per-display targets.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company status
- The home page says Palace is currently closed source.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The guide names GitHub, GitHub Gist, and any public URL serving a JSON file as places to host wallpaper sources.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- License coverage
- The download page says direct website, itch.io, or Steam purchases unlock all platforms with one license, while store purchases cover that store's platform only.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Media support
- Palace supports GIFs, video files such as MP4 and WebM, and GLSL shaders; desktop video wallpapers require MPV.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- Palace requires direct public media URLs for online sources and cannot access private or password-protected files.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- Palace works entirely offline for local media, and the guide says no account is needed for ordinary use.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Organization
- Users can group wallpapers into categories, albums, and favorites, and search by name or tag.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The home page says wallpapers, preferences, and settings stay on the device and that personal images are not uploaded or accessed.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Palace describes itself as a personal media manager and wallpaper engine for organizing, displaying, and automatically rotating wallpapers and media.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Refunds
- The refund policy offers full refunds on lifetime licenses within 14 days for eligible direct website or Paddle purchases.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Sources
- Palace can stream wallpapers from public JSON source files and also supports images stored locally on the device.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Styling
- Wallpaper display modes include fill, fit, center, tile, stretch, and span across multiple monitors, with adjustable background colors and effects.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The download page lists [email protected] and [email protected] for help.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
- Web hub
- The web version lets users browse community sources, discover collections, submit source URLs for the community registry, and download wallpapers.palace.plus · read 30 Sep 2026
