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Wallpaper Lively X

Play video, web and animated wallpapers on your Windows desktop.

Download from Microsoft Store

💡Settings, General tab

Settings > General holds the app-wide preferences: starting with Windows, language, how large the library looks, how heavy the interface is, where wallpapers are stored, and the theme.

🌍Language

How do I change the interface language?
  1. Select Settings in the sidebar and stay on the General tab.
  2. Find Language and open the dropdown.
  3. Pick the language you want.
  4. Let the app restart - it offers to do that for you.

The tab explains that the app has to restart before the new language appears, which is why the change is not instant.

Does changing the language affect my wallpapers?

No. The choice is stored with the rest of your settings, and the wallpaper that was playing is restored when the app comes back - including its tile order and its favourites.

The Settings General tab with Windows startup, language, tile size, user interface, wallpaper directory and theme options
Settings > General holds language, tile size, interface mode and the wallpaper folder.

🎨Theme, tile size and interface

How do I switch between light and dark?

The app follows your Windows theme - the Theme row says so and links straight to Windows Settings if you want to change the appearance there. There is no separate in-app switch, so the app and the rest of Windows stay consistent.

The library tiles are too small - can I make them bigger?

Yes: Tile Size offers Small, Normal and Large, and the Library grid redraws with the new size. Larger tiles show more of the preview image; smaller ones fit more wallpapers on screen.

What does User Interface do?

It chooses between the full interface and a lighter one intended for low-end systems. The lighter mode renders fewer previews and animations in the Library, so it is worth trying if the app feels sluggish while a wallpaper is playing.

The Wallpaper Directory is on this tab too. Change it only when you want wallpapers on another drive, and tick the box that moves the wallpapers you already have into the new folder.

🚀Starting with Windows

How do I make the wallpaper start with Windows?

Turn on Start with Windows at the top of this tab. It lives on General rather than System because the app has to be running in the background from logon for the wallpaper to appear - the note under the switch says exactly that.

Wallpaper Lively X is published by Software Union and is built on the open-source Lively Wallpaper project; the licence text and the complete source archive are published on the Source code & license page linked below.