RT-Wallpaper-Windows

Real-Time Wallpaper for Windows

A Python application that lets you run live, interactive wallpapers on your Windows desktop.
Draws directly onto the desktop using system APIs, providing a dynamic and customizable desktop experience.

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Demo

Watch demo:

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Features

• Real-time wallpapers on Windows
• Draws dynamic content directly onto the desktop
• Lightweight web interface via Flask + PyWebview
• Image manipulation and processing using Py Win32 API and Pillow module
• Fully customizable animations and images

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Tech Stack

• Python 3.12.8
• PyWebview – GUI layer for lightweight web UI
• PyWin32 – Win32 API - Desktop integration for drawing
• Flask – Web server to handle UI and controls
• Pillow – Image processing library

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Installation (Prebuilt Software)

1. Download the latest or select version from Releases page
2. Extract app.zip into an empty folder.
3. Open the folder and run 'start-live.exe' to setup live wallpaper
4. Choose a video and hit Set as wallpaper
5. Click on run.

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Installation (From Source)

git clone https://github.com/its-ernest/rt-wallpaper-windows.git
cd rt-wallpaper-windows
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py