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A curated collection of static & animated wallpapers

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✦ About

A handpicked personal wallpaper collection — spanning static images and animated/live wallpapers — curated for those who care deeply about what's behind their windows.

Whether you're ricing your Linux setup, refreshing your Windows desktop, or just tired of the default macOS backgrounds, there's something here for every aesthetic (maybe).


🖥️ Preview

🖼️ Static Wallpaper

preview

🎞️ Animated Wallpaper

preview

🎬 How to Apply Animated Wallpaper on Linux (My Tutorial): Watch here


📁 Repository Structure

wallpapers/
├── animated/
│   ├── abstract/
│   ├── cars/
│   ├── characters/
│   └── scene/
├── preview/
│   ├── my-animated-wallpaper-setup-linux.mp4
│   ├── preview-animated.gif
│   └── preview-static.png
├── static/
│   ├── favorites/
│   └── minecraft/
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

⚡ Quick Download

Clone the full collection

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/usman-369/wallpapers.git

Using --depth 1 skips the full git history and speeds up the download significantly.

Clone only static wallpapers (sparse checkout)

git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse https://github.com/usman-369/wallpapers.git
cd wallpapers
git sparse-checkout set static

Clone only animated wallpapers

git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse https://github.com/usman-369/wallpapers.git
cd wallpapers
git sparse-checkout set animated

🛠️ Setting Wallpapers

🐧 Linux

GNOME

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri "file:///path/to/wallpaper.jpg"

KDE Plasma / Hyprland / Sway — Use tools like Waypaper, swww, or nitrogen for static, and mpvpaper for animated wallpapers.

Animated (using mpvpaper)

mpvpaper -o "no-audio loop" '*' /path/to/wallpaper.mp4
🪟 Windows

Static — Right-click the image → Set as desktop background

Animated — Use Lively Wallpaper or Wallpaper Engine (paid) with .mp4 / .webm files.

🍎 macOS

Static — Right-click image → Use Image As Desktop Picture

Animated — Use HiDock or Plash for video wallpapers.


📋 Formats & Compatibility

Format Type Best For
.jpg / .jpeg Static All platforms, smaller size
.png Static Lossless quality, transparency
.mp4 Animated High-quality video wallpapers
.mkv Animated High-quality video with flexible codec support

⭐ Show Some Love

If you enjoy this collection, consider leaving a star — it helps others discover it and motivates adding more!

Star this repo


📜 License

MIT License. All wallpapers are for personal use. If you are the original creator of any image and would like credit or removal, please open an issue and I'll take care of it promptly.


Crafted with 🖤 by usman-369