# lively
**Repository Path**: zqeditcode/lively
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: lively
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MS-PL
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No
## Statistics
- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2024-01-04
- **Last Updated**: 2024-01-04
## Categories & Tags
**Categories**: Uncategorized
**Tags**: None
## README
# Lively - Animated Wallpaper System
[](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases)
[](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases)
## Contents
- [About](#about)
- [Features](#features)
- [Download](#download)
- [Issues](#issues)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Support](#support)
- [License](#license)
## About
Turn Video & GIF Files, Emulators, HTML, Web address & Shaders, Games into Windows desktop wallpaper; **Wallpapers will completely pause playback( 0% cpu & gpu usage) when fullscreen application/games are running.**
Just drag & drop files, webpages to set as wallpaper..
#### Join Discussions:
* Discord group
* Reddit
Lively is still in development, if you encounter bugs create a github Issue along with log file
Help translate lively to other languages: Translation Files
Full Documentation
## Features
*Wait a sec, preview gif clips take some time to load.*
#### Video
Foggy Landscape by Tom Fisk
* Use external codec packs or internal windows codec.
* Play .mp4, mkv, webm, avi, mov etc
* Hardware Acceleration support.
* Audio will mute when not on desktop.
#### Youtube & streams
* Just drag & drop youtube link to set as desktop wallpaper.
* Video quality is adjustable in settings.
* Additional software required.
#### Web Pages & html
25th Hour by Loius Coyle
* Load HTML file or web address as wallpaper.
* Runs webgl, javascript .. basically anything that works on chrome.
* Audio Reactive Wallpaper support, create wallpapers that react to system audio
* Customisation support, documentation.
#### Shaders
The Universe Within, The Drive Home by BigWIngs
* Run GLSL shaders in browser.
* Shadertoy.com urls are supported as wallpaper.
#### Retro Game Emulators
* Coming soon
#### Games
* Can launch Unity & Godot games as wallpaper.
* Dynamic audio visualisers, 3D scenes..
#### GIFs
Nyan cat
* Make Memes/Cinemagraphs as wallpaper ...
#### Other Applications
* Experimentail, works for some.
#### & more:
- Easy to use, Just drag & drop media files & webpages into lively window to set it as wallpaper.
- Real-time customisable web wallpaper support.
- Easy to share Lively-zip format, just drag & drop the zip file to import it into Library, use the built-in creator to make them (ensures compatibility).
- Hardware accelerated video playback, with option to use external Directshow codec of your choice. ( LAV(recommended), K-Lite, Kawaii Codec..)
- Library to browse and preview wallpapers.
- You can use it alongside rainmeter.
- Efficient, its a native c# wpf application with c++ calls.
- Fully opensource & free; no blackmagic, no features behind paywall.
#### multiple monitor support:
- Full Multiple monitor support.
- Span single wallpaper across all screens.
- Duplicate same wallpaper all screens.
- Different wallpaper per screens.
#### Regarding Performance:
* Wallpaper playback pauses when fullscreen application/games run on the machine (~0% cpu, gpu usage).
* Optionally you can set wallpaper to only play when on desktop.
* Application rules: Set wallpaper playback rules based on running foreground application.(like always pause when photoshop is open etc)
* Based on display(multiple monitor): Pause wallpaper playback per-display(depending on which monitor fullscreen apps/games run) or all display(s).
* Kill wallpaper when fullscreen apps/games run(coming soon).
* Mute audio when not on desktop (or optionally always mute).
**_I'm not officially affiliated with Unity technologies, godot, shadertoy;_**
## Download
##### Latest version: v0.9.6.0 (Windows 10, 8.1)[What's new?](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases/tag/v0.9.6.0)
- [`Download Lively Installer`][direct-full-win32]
_102MB, Web wallpaper support & some sample wallpapers included._
- [`Download Lively Portable`][direct-full-portable-win32]
_111MB, (No Installation & updater) Web wallpaper support & some sample wallpapers included._
**Portable build: Latest Visual C++ Redistributable is required: [vc_redist.x86.exe](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x86.exe)**
[direct-full-win32]: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases/download/v0.9.6.0/lively_setup_x86_full_v0960.exe
[direct-full-portable-win32]: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases/download/v0.9.6.0/lively_portable_x86_full_v0960.zip
**Installer will give Smartscreen warning, [discussion.](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/issues/9)**
Certain antivirus software heuristics algorithm will detect lively as a virus, this is a false positive
**lively is fully [opensource](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software), you are free to inspect the code.**
[Having trouble? ](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Common-Problems)
## Issues
~~[TODO List](https://trello.com/b/rdFFxuMF/lively-wallpaper-system)~~
See github [issues.](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/issues)
## Contributing
Code contributions are welcome, check [guidelines](https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki) for making pull request.
Some Lively languages are machine translated,
Help translate lively to other languages: Translation Files
##### Related Projects
https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively-cef
https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively-gallery
## Support
You can always help development by buying me a cup of coffee(paypal):
[](https://ko-fi.com/P5P1U8NQ)
## License
Lively is licensed under Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL).
Individual license of libraries used is found in license file in the source.