Video wallpaper for Mac
Paste a link.
Watch it play.
Drop your own YouTube link below and see it play on the desktop to the right, right now, no purchase needed. WallpaperMac plays it for real: full playlists, a different video per screen.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon Mac
Try it with your own video
This preview is a YouTube embed, so you can see the effect right now. The real app downloads and converts your video once, then plays it natively, offline, with no browser and no streaming.
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Paste a playlist. Get a sequence.
You're not picking one video anymore. You're picking a mood, and WallpaperMac plays it end to end.
Paste a whole YouTube playlist link, not just one video.
WallpaperMac downloads each video once, then queues them in order.
Your desktop moves through the list on a loop. No input needed.
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One screen, one video. Or three screens, three videos.
WallpaperMac opens a window for every screen connected to your Mac. Give each monitor its own video, or run the same one everywhere.
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Three steps. No settings to learn.
Paste a link, or drop a file
Paste a YouTube video or playlist link, or drag an .mp4, .mov, or .m4v from your Mac.
WallpaperMac downloads and converts
Each video is fetched once and converted to a format your Mac decodes natively.
Your desktop comes alive
Videos loop silently, right under your icons. Quit the app, they keep playing.
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Built to leave your battery alone
These are real behaviours, not marketing claims.
Pauses when the desktop is hidden
A full-screen app, Mission Control, a covered desktop: WallpaperMac stops playback the moment the desktop isn't visible.
Slows down or stops on battery
Battery behaviour is adjustable. WallpaperMac can throttle or stop entirely to protect your battery life.
One conversion, decoded in hardware
Each video is converted once, into a format your Mac's chip decodes natively. After that, WallpaperMac never touches the network again.
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Free. Open source.
No price, no subscription, no account needed to use the app. The source is public too.
- Full YouTube playlists and local files, unlimited imports
- Multi-screen included, one video per monitor
- No subscription, no account needed to use the app, ever
- Open source. The paid alternatives keep their code closed.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon Mac
Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens with no warning. Source public on GitHub.
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Questions people ask
Is the live preview the actual app?+
No. The preview above is a YouTube embed, so you can see the effect immediately, in the browser, before buying. The real app downloads your video once and converts it, then plays it natively and offline: no browser, no streaming, no network after that first conversion.
Is it legal to use a YouTube video as a wallpaper?+
Downloading a video for personal, private use sits in a gray area that depends on your jurisdiction and YouTube's terms. WallpaperMac is a tool: what you play is your choice. To stay safe, use footage you own or that's licensed for this.
Does it work with a whole playlist?+
Yes, that's the main use case. Paste a YouTube playlist link and WallpaperMac imports every video, then plays them in sequence on your desktop.
Does it drain the battery?+
WallpaperMac pauses the moment the desktop isn't visible and can throttle on battery. Each video is converted once into a hardware-decoded format, which keeps CPU load low.
Does it work with multiple screens?+
Yes. Every connected screen gets its own window and can play a different video, or the same one everywhere.
What happens offline?+
Once videos are imported and converted, WallpaperMac never touches the network again. They play from disk, connected or not.
Which macOS versions are supported?+
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple Silicon.
Is the app in English?+
Yes. WallpaperMac is bilingual, French and English, and picks its display language automatically from your Mac's system language.