Hey everyone,

Wallpaper Engine 2.4 largely builds on top of the new 3D features we have added with the previous update but also improves on the existing 2D wallpaper feature set.

As an extension to the new lighting features we have added in the last updates, we are introducing real-time shadows for 3D models. You can enable shadows for your lights and models with just a few simple steps. Another addition to the lighting features of Wallpaper Engine is a new volumetric lighting system. This works especially well in combination with Bloom and Display HDR, as it allows you to create very scenic scenarios with lights.

As always, we have prepared a tutorial on our designer documentation website which you can use as a step-by-step guide:

• 3D Advanced Lighting - Wallpaper Engine Designer Documentation[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

We also took some time to experiment with shaders for model textures. We have added three shaders which you can make use of:


Take a look at our designer documentation to learn more about these shaders and how to utilize them:

• 3D Model Shaders - Wallpaper Engine Designer Documentation[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

Another small yet useful addition are the new fog features. The new distance and height fog settings allow you to improve the visuals your environment. Take a look at the following guide to learn more:

• 3D Distance Fog - Wallpaper Engine Designer Documentation[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

One more addition to lights, which is available in 2D and 3D wallpapers, is the new texture projection feature. It allows you to project an image, a video or even an entire layer including all effects using a spot light which enables some interesting new approaches to lighting.

Learn more about this in our designer docs:

• Texture Projection - Wallpaper Engine Designer Documentation[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

Previously, it was not possible to store data in Scenescript across system restarts. We are now adding the ability to store data in a local storage so that it can be accessed again from the same wallpaper even after a system or program restart. This allows you to store some data and re-use it again at a later time. As a showcase, we have updated the existing Dino Run default wallpaper with a new high-score element in the upper right corner.

To learn more about this feature, see our Wallpaper Engine Designer Documentation:

• Local Storage in SceneScript - Wallpaper Engine Designer Documentation[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

Another new feature that we have created is the ability to animate the shape of puppet warp textures. This allows for very precise facial animations along the geometry of a puppet warp texture.

As part of the update, we have also overhauled the geometry setup for puppet warp models and added the ability to precisely reposition each element of the geometry.

To learn more about these changes, take a look at the relevant designer documentation[docs.wallpaperengine.io].

This update adds the ability to test user properties while previewing the wallpaper in the editor. Up until now, this was only possible when actually applying the wallpaper and we hope this change will speed up the testing process for you. You can find the new User Properties tab at the bottom of the editor for scene wallpapers, if it is missing for you, you can get it back by resetting the editor layout or opening it from the view menu.

This update also introduces a new grouping feature for user properties, allowing for a less cluttered wallpaper configuration, as multiple related properties can be hidden away in a group:

Learn more about this feature in our designer documentation[docs.wallpaperengine.io].
This update adds support for Microsoft's latest changes to Windows Insider Editions and future stable releases of Windows.

Be sure to check out the full changelog here:

• Added shadow mapping for spot/point/directional lights.
  
• Added light volumetrics for spot and point lights.
  
• Added projected texture for spot lights.
  
• Upgraded lighting system to use more intuitive radius/intensity controls and added new falloff control for custom falloff settings per light.
  
• Added distance and height fog.
  
• Added puppet warp vertex editing and vertex animation.
  
• Added alpha to coverage blending for shadow mapping of i.e. foliage.
  
• Added post-processing controller layer to adjust volumetrics rendering order.
  
• Added lookAt script function for renderables.
  
• Added getChildren script function to iterate hierachies.
  
• Added localStorage to Scenescript (added highscore to stock Dino Run wallpaper).
  
• Added vector min/max/mix functions to Scenescript.
  
• Added renderable world matrix access to get directional vectors easily.
  
• Added user property edit and preview window.
  
• Added user property "group" type to add foldable groups to the browser.
  
• Added shader program count statistic to judge wallpaper load times.
  
• Added new 3D shaders: foliage, fur, chroma.
  
• Added support for new desktop window hierarchy on Windows Insider.
  
• Added camera up/down keys (q/e) for 3D scenes.
  
• Added texture import support for tif/tiff.
  
• Added frustum culling for 3D layers to main viewport and multi viewport shadow rendering.
  
• Added render bounds additionally to base bounding box which takes animation volumes into account.
  
• Added new auto bezier key frame method to create smooth animations more easily.
  
• Updated assimp model import library.
  
• Upgraded Android app to target Android 14 and updated libraries.

• Fixed missing noise option for pulse effect.
  
• Fixed transparency cropping issues on puppets.
  
• Fixed position picker.
  
• Fixed model clip animations with single frame.
  
• Fixed old submissions using a bug to render text behind 3D models and added a proper option to control this for new submissions.
  
• Fixed parallax property being hidden on transform layer since it's still required when building a hierarchy of layers.
  
• Fixed timeline animation resetting relative animation components (i.e. origin) when linking multiple properties.
  
• Fixed text layer padding being ignored when text layers are rendering without effects, but opaque background.

• Added best of 2024 collection to discover tab.
  
• Made mini mode resizable in height.
  
• Various fixes and improvements regarding the "High Performance" texture setting.
  
• Fixed "Cast shadow" option not being stored properly on 3D models.
  
• Fixed web wallpaper publishing issues.
  
• Improved stability during and after driver updates and other critical moments in which the graphics card drivers might reset.
  
• Adjusted auto bezier values.
  
• Added bloom tint parameter.
  
• Disabled bezier feature buttons based on current bezier mode.
  
• Added light source size option to point lights so they can be placed inside geometry more easily.
  
• Made invisible video textures pause decoding to improve video texture performance in scenes with many optional video textures.
  
• Improved default light values for 2D scenes.

The Android app update will start to roll out across all app stores now. Please note that mobile app stores tend to release updates with a delay, so it might take a few days for the update to reach you.

If you have installed the APK file directly, you can grab the latest APK on our website right now:

Hey everyone,

Wallpaper Engine 2.3 completely overhauls support for 3D wallpapers, improves real-time lighting with additional light types and adds a new hierarchy and attachment system.

We are introducing a brand new model editor that allows you to import FBX model files with skeletal and vertex animations. Models can now also have a much more complex material setup similar to what can already be done in 2D wallpapers for puppets, including physical-based rendering "PBR" through various texture maps. In simple terms, you can now configure model materials to properly represent different substances like a shiny piece of metal or a piece of clothing.

The model editor allows you to organize animations inside the model data and turn them into clips that you can use in your wallpaper. On top of that, you can configure individual model bones as physics (jiggle) bones and add custom logic via SceneScript events.

We have created a series of 3D-related tutorials, be sure to check them out on our designer documentation website[docs.wallpaperengine.io].

Wallpaper Engine also introduces a new camera system that brings it in line with all of the improvements we have made to the editor in the latest updates and allows for much more complex and smoother camera movements through timeline animations.

We are also expanding on the real-time lighting features for puppet warp layers. Real-time lighting works well in both 2D and 3D scenarios, so these changes are useful for all types of wallpapers.

Wallpaper Engine was previously limited to 4 real-time lights per wallpaper, we have increased this limit to 12 which enables more complex scenarios. We are also introducing three new types of lighting. Previously, all lights were simple point lights that are comparable to light bulbs emitting their light evenly from one spot. Take a look at all the light types that are now available in the editor:

• Click here[docs.wallpaperengine.io] to learn more about the new light types.

This update also introduces a new hierarchy system in the asset list. This allows you to attach an asset to another parent asset. If the parent asset is moved, rotated or scaled, so will all its children.
This is yet another feature that is useful in both 2D and 3D scenarios, as it greatly simplifies the way that you can link multiple objects with each other, even across complex animations. Take a look at the following example, where we have attached a light to a moving model with just a few button clicks:

To learn more about the new hierarchy and attachment system, take a look at the following tutorials:

• Basic Asset Hierarchy Guide[docs.wallpaperengine.io]
  
• 2D Puppet Warp Attachments Guide[docs.wallpaperengine.io]
  
• 3D Model Attachments Guide[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

Be sure to check out the full changelog here:

• Added skeletal animation and blend shape animation support to models imported from FBX files.
  
• Added bone constraints / physics simulation support for models with a skeleton.
  
• Made 3D models automatically scale on import if their scaling doesn't match Wallpaper Engine.
  
• Added new model shader with physically based rendering ("PBR") settings.
  
• Added pre-rendering system to compose layer, so that image effects can be applied to 3D models and particles on 2D wallpapers.
  
• Added new camera system that allows toggling between multiple cameras and paths. Allows controlling the camera like an object. Click here[docs.wallpaperengine.io] to view a tutorial.
  
• Added hitboxes and click events to models.
  
• Added automatic transparent object sorting to 3D scenes. Useful if you have a lot of transparent objects and a moving camera, that shows them from different angles.
  
• Added new 3D scene editor grid.
  
• Added button to switch between local space and world space rotation and translation.

• Added scene layer hierarchy system. Click here[docs.wallpaperengine.io] to read a tutorial.
  
• Puppet models now feature attachment points that can be used to bind other assets to them. Click here[docs.wallpaperengine.io] to read a tutorial.
  
• Added new lighting system that supports more lights and new light types, including spots, tube and directional lights. Click here[docs.wallpaperengine.io] to see an overview of all new light types.
  
• Added search box to effect and asset list.
  
• Implemented support for Steam's new content rating system during the upload process. Adjust your Steam age rating preferences for your Steam account here.
  
• Added transform layer type.
  
• Added model/puppet attachment to image layer projection so certain image effects can be attached to objects behind them.
  
• Changed puppet animations to use more generic angular interpolation and match 3D skeletal animations.
  
• Added new shader rebuild overlay to clearly show when the editor is busy rebuilding the shader cache.
  
• Added normal map import x and y flip option so normal maps can be matched more easily.
  
• Added ability to select any layer by clicking in the scene. Select underlying layers by holding the left mouse button continuously.
  
• Made physics bones behave more stable when they are chained.
  
• Improved physics bones torque simulation.
  
• Added dual wave option to water waves effect so more interesting effects can be achieved with a single wave layer.

• Various Discover tab improvements, now highlights popular wallpapers.
  
• Optimized performance on 2D scenes by disabling anti-aliasing automatically if a scene doesn't contain 3D elements.
  
• Added warning when a Windows slideshow or Windows spotlight is set as a Windows wallpaper, since it causes the live wallpaper to disappear momentarily.
  
• Anti-aliasing compatibility improvements for latest versions of Windows 11.
  
• Improved virtual desktop compatibility for latest versions of Windows 11.
  
• Fixed various crashes related to Windows Copilot, though it remains somewhat unstable as it significantly alters the desktop. We recommend turning Windows Copilot off for the time being.

• Fixed finished sounds playing after unpause in scenes.
  
• Fixed puppet texture channel animations when textures are auto cropped.
  
• Fixed shader preprocessor not recognizing certain commands correctly when spaces were missing, added support for #elif.
  
• Fixed clean project deleting files with capitalized file extension when it shouldn't.
  
• Fixed inversed culling mode on flipped wallpapers not being reverted during pre-render steps, causing layers to disappear.
  
• Fixed engine forward vector being flipped in shaders.
  
• Fixed "lighting 3" particle having artifacts on its border.
  
• Fixed particle oscillate alpha blending not being applied.

The Android app update will start to roll out across all app stores now. Please note that mobile app stores tend to release updates with a delay, so it might take a few days for the update to reach you.

If you have installed the APK file directly, you can grab the latest APK on our website right now:

Hey everyone,

today we are releasing Wallpaper Engine 2.2 which comes with new editor effects, support for dynamic album covers and song data in wallpapers and a large set of improvements throughout the app and the wallpaper editor.


A long standing feature request was to implement the ability to have song data and album covers to be part of wallpapers. With Wallpaper Engine 2.2, we have now made this possible, as long as your media player provides this data to the Windows media overlay that appears in the upper left corner.

Take a look at the following sample wallpaper we created. The vinyl record will change the album cover to the currently playing album from Spotify:

Interested in using this record player as a wallpaper or screensaver? Click here to download it.

This functionality will work with any music player as long as it sends its album cover data to the Windows media overlay (visible in the upper left of the showcase above). You may need to enable this in the settings of your media player.

If you want to utilize this feature in your own wallpapers, be sure to check out our designer documentation which covers this topic in great detail:

• Album Cover Integration[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

If you are using a wallpaper with this feature but the album covers do not appear for you or if you have another question or issue, be sure to first check out our help website, as it helps you to resolve the most common problems regarding this feature:

• Help with Wallpaper Engine: Album Cover & Media Data Feature[help.wallpaperengine.io]

A new effect in the editor allows you to easily add dynamic fluid simulation to your wallpapers. The fluid simulation makes it possible to create interactive fluid, fire or smoke-like effects. Support for interactivity with the mouse cursor is included and you can create a collision mask, which allows the simulated fluid to bounce off of objects in the wallpaper.

As usual, we have created an extensive documentation for this effect on our designer documentation website, be sure to check it out and give it a try:

• Advanced Fluid Simulation Effect[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

On top of the other changes we have already showcased, we have added a bunch of additional effects to the editor that you can utilize in your wallpapers.


The new cursor ripple effect allows you to make certain parts of your wallpaper react to the mouse cursor by giving off water ripples in its movement path.

Make sure to check out the effect documentation to learn more on how to implement it into your wallpapers:

• Cursor Ripple Effect[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

This effect was mainly added because previously, users often used the VHS effect for its Chromatic Aberration. We wanted to add a simpler and more performant alternative to it. If you just want to add chromatic aberration to your wallpaper, you can use this effect from now on instead of using the VHS effect instead. You can learn more about it in our designer documentation:

• Chromatic Aberration Effect[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

The Gradient Blend effect allows you to create more complex transitions between two images. To learn more about it, check out its documentation page:

• Blend Gradient Effect[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

The Radial Blur effect creates a rotational blur on an image layer. We have used it in the vinyl example in the album cover section above to create a slight blur effect on the rotating vinyl record.


For the more advanced puppet warping system, we have added a new texture channel option. This allows you to add multiple textures into one puppet warp model and to transition between them as part of your animation. In its simplest form, it can be used for simple animations like eye blinking, but you can also change the look of entire characters or objects this way.

To learn more about this feature, check out the documentation page:

• Puppet Warp: Texture Channel Animations[docs.wallpaperengine.io]

We have made a ton of additional small improvements throughout the app, here are some more noteworthy features that you might want to check out:


Want to quickly get an idea of what a wallpaper might look like on your Android smartphone? Right-click on an installed wallpaper, then navigate over "Play in Window" and then select "Phone Preview" to get a vertical preview of the wallpaper.


Many wallpapers already make use of animated GIFs for preview images. However, these preview images have to be created with third-party tools which can be a little bit complex for some users. For this reason, we have added a simple GIF recording functionality into the "Capture Preview" option at the end of the publishing process. Press the "G" key during the preview creation to switch to GIF recording mode, then follow the instructions in the upper left corner. We hope this will make animated preview GIFs more accessible to more users.


The Android app update will start to roll out across all app stores now. Please note that mobile app stores tend to release updates with a delay, so it might take a few days for the update to reach you.

If you have installed the APK file directly, you can grab the latest APK on our website right now:



To get an overview of all changes and bug fixes, be sure to read the entire changelog:

• Added fluid simulation effect.
  
• Added Media Integration for album covers and music data in Scene and Web wallpapers using Windows Global Media Sessions.
  
• Added cursor ripple effect.
  
• Added gradient blend effect.
  
• Added radial blur effect.
  
• Added chromatic aberration effect.
  
• Added opacity mask to precise blur effect.
  
• Added alpha blur option to blur effects.
  
• Added time offset texture to water waves effect.
  
• Added puppet warp alpha bone animations.
  
• Added puppet warp texture channel animations.
  
• Improved puppet bone visualization with new gizmos.
  
• Added polygon selection tool to separation/character sheet editor.
  
• Added options to control maximum width and number of rows for text layers.
  
• Added ability to record GIFs for Workshop snapshot in editor.
  
• Added asynchronous texture streaming loader to improve wallpaper loading speed.
  
• Added "flicker value" stock script snippet.
  
• Added puppet depth map painting and replaced basic extrusion.
  
• Added mp4 as supported image layer import format to file dialog in editor.
  
• Added stutter detection experiment to video playback through media foundation.
  
• Changed gallery context menu to use more groups and be more compact.
  
• Added ability to open wallpaper preview in portrait size or maximized.
  
• Improved property changing consistency in animation editor.
  
• Changed animation wrap loop option to be enabled by default.
  
• Added ability to copy and paste entire animation channels easily from property context menu.
  
• Added dark theme support to tray menu using undocumented APIs.
  
• Added resolution options to high-performance export for tablets.
  
• Added new monitor identification system (Managed) which will be used in new configs by default and will be more resilient against Windows inconsistencies.
  
• Changed display HDR to manage albedo brightness so extreme brightning is avoided when albedo brightness is too high.
  
• Improved automatic web audio muting.
  
• Improved lockscreen image cropping when monitors are offset vertically.
  
• Changed scenescript module to only unload on program shutdown so stability bugs in V8 are avoided when DLL gets reloaded too often.
  
• Added performance warnings to expensive (multi pass) effects.
  
• Added shader property grouping for complex effects.
  
• Added layer sorting menu to context menu in editor.
  
• Reduced memory required for sprite sheet base textures.
  
• Added 45 snapping to editor knob control when holding SHIFT down.
  
• Changed editor texture memory to include missing, currently invisible textures.
  
• Improved Workshop assets not updating after subscribing externally.
  
• Changed audio detection to use selected audio input device.
  
• Added support for HDR effects high performance encoding for mobile.
  
• Added ability to add application rules for files with invalid program extensions.
  
• Added ability to copy playlists and wallpaper properties between monitors from display selection.
  
• Improved key frame selection behavior in curve editor.
  
• Added placeholder solid layer that allows using a basic layer with dynamic user/system textures.
  
• Added floating rounding to nested property sliders in editor.
  
• Added Workshop URL copy button to editor menu and publish dialog.
  
• Added roboto mono as new stock mono spaced font.
  
• Added "getWallpaper" command to CLI to print out current wallpaper path.
  
• Added video texture count to editor stats.
  
• Added effect performance counts to editor stats.
  
• Updated Wuffs PNG decoder.
  
• Updated Windows SDK.
  
• Updated ASIO.
  
• Changed main projects to C++20.

• Fixed blend mode layers to not be pre-rendered when invisible.
  
• Fixed timeline editors being unlinked when toggling preview.
  
• Fixed customizable tag being added when invalid user property links are present.
  
• Fixed image reflection not working when lighting is disabled.
  
• Fixed font characters being unmapped too early and text rendering incorrectly.
  
• Fixed particle editor viewport settings.
  
• Fixed clean project dialog suggesting deletion of newly used files due to scene file not being updated beforehand.
  
• Fixed playlist app shutdown/restart delta time not being used to advance playlist on load.
  
• Fixed cloning shell hook not being reloaded after Explorer crashing.
  
• Removed unlisted option from publish dialog since it's unavailable on Steam now.
  
• Fixed portrait/phone wallpapers being difficult to record a snapshot for in the editor.
  
• Fixed brush detection on perspective/rotated layers.
  
• Fixed being able to upload badly encoded videos.
  
• Fixed video colorization sometimes not taking effect.
  
• Fixed wrap loop frames option causing second to last frame to not save correctly.
  
• Fixed UV position picker for post-processing layers.
  
• Changed app wallpaper to close parent window before attempting to shutdown child process to potentially improve app closing behavior.
  
• Fixed playlist not looping properly when the following is true: two wallpaper, intro enabled, sorted timer, change on video end enabled.

• Added option to disable wallpapers colors API or override it for phones that choose badly readable UI colors on their own.
  
• Added button to clear shader cache.
  
• Updated Android target SDK and NDK to Android 13.

• Fixed shader cache not being used.

• Added new borderless option to "play in window" CLI command.

• Fixed issues with certain iCUE / Chroma wallpapers not working correctly by forcing LED layers to always render even when they are set to invisible in the editor.
  
• Fixed various audio playback issues.
  
• Fixed wallpapers with solid placeholder layer failing to upload.

Hello everyone,

today we're introducing Wallpaper Engine 2.1 for Windows and Android with a wide range of new features, overall improvements and bug fixes. We will walk you through some of the most impactful new features in this update.

Another highly requested feature was the ability to allow for users to import their own images and even videos into existing wallpapers created with the Wallpaper Engine editor. These altered versions of a wallpaper can then also be shared on the Steam Workshop as so-called wallpaper presets. We are sure this will lead to a whole new series of popular and highly customizable wallpapers, so be on the look out for new and updated wallpapers with this feature!

Credits for the sample video files go to Aduare and illuskate.

To learn more about how to add customizable textures to your own wallpapers, be sure to check out our designer documentation:
Previously, when you wanted to utilize certain perspective effects in the editor, the process was rather tedious and required manual number input. We have now released a new set of editor "gizmos" that you can use to change the perspective of certain effects more intuitively.

Resizing the Perspective effect using the new perspective editor gizmo. Shout-out to VISUALDON.

You will find the new gizmo when using the following effects with the Perspective option enabled (if applicable):

• Perspective Effect
  
• Cloud Effect
  
• Water Ripple Effect
  
• Water Waves Effect
  
• Reflection Effect

In addition to the improvements to the perspective effects, we have also added two new effects to the editor with their own highly-customizable gizmo. These two effects can be utilized in a wide area of use-cases and make certain animations much easier to implement:

With Wallpaper Engine 2.1, we are further improving on the puppet warp animation system in the wallpaper editor. One of the main new features are inverse kinematics animations. Inverse kinematics are an advanced functionality which allow you to create complex animations for limbs and joints of a character.

Inverse kinematics animation in the Wallpaper Engine editor

Alongside inverse kinematics, we have also added blend rules for bones. This allows you to attach a bone from one limb to another for example. Take the knight animation above, where the sword becomes attached to the hand once the knight pulls it out of the stone - this is one possible application of blend rules.

You can learn more about inverse kinematics and blend rules in the following two tutorials:
To make it even easier to find new wallpapers and content creators, we have overhauled some aspects of the Discover tab in the app. You will can now find new collection elements in the discover tab that allow you to find popular authors and wallpaper collections more easily.

We also added new "Best of 20XX" collections which allow you to easily find the most popular wallpapers of a given year - all the way back to 2016 when Wallpaper Engine first launched.

Please see the Wallpaper Engine 2.1 changelog below for a full list of improvements and bug fixes.

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• Added inverse kinematics for puppet warp animations.
  
• Added support for user imported textures/videos in scenes.
  
• Added puppet warp reference pose system to make using character sheets easier.
  
• Added Wuffs PNG decoder to improve scene loading speed.
  
• Added new creator/collection highlight system to Discover tab.
  
• Added "best of" queries for each year to Discover tab.
  
• Added animation loop wrap option to make looping puppet warp and property animations easier.
  
• Locked label width in browser to fix long labels moving other elements around.
  
• Removed active wallpaper from playlist poolto prevent repetition of first wallpaper.
  
• Changed "aero peek unpause" option to also affect unpausing of start menu.
  
• Added different application wallpaper window detection that has a higher compatibility than the previous hook based one.
  
• Improved text shaping performance for long texts on text layers that change every frame.
  
• Added experimental support for different wallpapers per virtual desktop (needs to be enabled in general settings).
  
• Added named hitboxes to click events on puppet warp layers.
  
• Added SceneScript function playSingleAnimation() to play a puppet warp animation once.
  
• Added "animation ended" callbacks to puppet warp animations.
  
• Added project cleaning dialog to delete unused assets from projects to clear up disk space.
  
• Updated spin and perspective effects and added custom gizmos for them.
  
• Added swing and twirl effects with custom gizmos.
  
• Added better perspective distortion to clouds, water ripple, water waves and reflection effects with custom gizmos.
  
• Added more icons and colors for folders.
  
• Updated V8 and CEF.
  
• Updated STB image.
  
• Updated font awesome.
  
• Changed 'add' layer blendmode to use native blending and made native/emulated blending more obvious in dropdown.
  
• Disabled loading wallpaper cache after Steam user has been switched.

• Fixed Display HDR white level alignment.
  
• Fixed some rendering issues with specific sprite sheet/lighting/puppet warp combinations.
  
• Fixed system menu not being available on user interface.
  
• Fixed web wallpapers not working properly when used as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.
  
• Fixed Display HDR not being recognized if it was only supported by some of the connected monitors.
  
• Made slider updates in editor more reliable.
  
• Fixed cloned wallpapers in screensavers not being muted.
  
• Fixed some undo/redo behaviors in editor.
  
• Fixed slowdown when importing 1000s of images at once.
  
• Changed thumbnail image generator to only generate currently visible previews.

• Enabled Wallpaper Colors API on Samsung devices again. Previous versions of Android caused the app to crash on Samsung devices. If you experience crashes on Samsung devices after this update, make sure that your device is up-to-date.
  
• Added long-press dialog to apply button that also allows reverting the wallpaper back to the system default again.

• Fixed video wallpaper rotation not resetting properly when switching between landscape/portrait modes.
  
• Added workaround to a reference leak in Android surface view.
  
• Fixed time of day/day of week playlist crashing when too many wallpapers were active.

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The Android app update will start to roll out across all app stores now. Please note that mobile app stores tend to release updates with a delay, so it might take a few days for the update to reach you.

If you have installed the APK file directly, you can grab the latest APK on our website now:

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• Added support for playlists in new experimental virtual desktop support feature.
  
• Custom textures in presets are now added to Android package during export.
  
• Current user properties settings are now exported to any Android device.

• Fixed crash when creating new presets on systems without any existing presets.
  
• Fixed issues with puppet warp click events.
  
• Fixed GIF placement in user textures not being centered.
  
• Multiple fixes regarding texture imports on Android
  
• Added workaround for issues related to broken instances of Windows Explorer.

Hey everyone, today we are releasing a new update for the Windows & Android version of Wallpaper Engine. The updates mainly add some new features that we did not finish for the initial release of the Android app, and fixes issues that were reported to us over the last few weeks.

Allowing for the free alignment of wallpapers was one of the most common requests we received. We have now added the ability to do this. To free align your wallpaper, change the alignment option from "Cover" to "Free", you can then rotate and zoom the wallpaper with your fingers to freely position it on your mobile device just the way you want it.

This feature is mainly useful for wallpapers that have a widescreen resolution for computer screens. Make sure to use the "High Quality" or "Balanced" quality export option if you want to make proper use of this feature.

In the Windows app, we have improved the high-performance export for Android. It will now take your wallpaper settings into account so that you can first adjust the wallpaper to your liking and then export it with these settings.

The high-performance export allows you to cut the wallpaper size to exactly fit the screen of your device. We have added a new "automatic" option for the export resolution which will use your actual device resolution to fit your display exactly.

The high-performance export will now also show a preview image where you can align the part of the wallpaper that you want to transfer to your Android device more easily:

Keep in mind that for the "High-Quality" and "Balanced" export options, the wallpaper is always transferred in its full resolution.


The Android app update will start to roll out across all app stores now. Please note that mobile app stores tend to release updates with a delay, so it might take a few days for the update to reach you.

If you have installed the APK file directly, you can grab the latest APK on our website now:



This update also introduces new support for true display HDR support. For now this option will stay disabled by default but you can manually enable it by changing the post-processing quality option to "Ultra (Display HDR)". Please note this option will only appear when a screen with HDR enabled is connected to your system.

HDR support can significantly improve image quality in in certain lighting conditions on wallpapers. If you have a screen with HDR support, feel free to enable the option and share your feedback with us.


Read the full changelog below to get a complete overview on all additions, changes and fixes this update brings to both the Windows and Android version.

• Added Display HDR support.
  
• New puppet warp limb sorting controls.
  
• Added new block user dialog where all blocks can be checked.
  
• Improved wallpaper blocking by grouping blocked wallpapers into a single tile.
  
• Redesigned the top section of the Discover tab, now shows your profile avatar and offers a menu with more options related to your account.
  
• Replaced "relevance" search with "top rated" to show better quality results when using the search functionality.
  
• Renamed "fullscreen layer" to "post-processing layer", "composition layer" to "adjustable composition layer" and added new "full composition layer" that scales automatically to project resolution.
  
• Improved puppet warp weight coloring.
  
• Added auto generated scheme color for videos in editor.
  
• Added script emitParticles()[docs.wallpaperengine.io] function which allows you to programmatically emit a certain number of particles from a particle system.
  
• Improved puppet warp weight editor performance.
  
• Replaced phone collection with new query that uses the approved tag in combination with a portrait resolution in the Discover tab.
  
• Portrait resolution tags will now be applied to a wider range of resolutions instead of categorizing wallpapers as "Other resolution".
  
• Added high-precision timer option, enabled by default for new users, which allows for more accurate and consistent FPS limiting.
  
• Updated Steamworks SDK to 1.53a.
  
• Updated OpenAL soft to 1.21.1

• Improved parallax behavior on mobile.
  
• Fixed combo box bindings in script properties.
  
• Fixed script compiler exceptions not showing in log.
  
• Fixed menu bar button area not matching icons.
  
• Fixed Windows message discrepancy leading to crashes in specific cases.
  
• Fixed some WEColor script functions.
  
• Fixed wallpaper load rule not resuming certain types of playlists after being disabled again.
  
• Fixed screensaver not loading special audio mute rules.
  
• Fixed approved tag getting lost too easily when wallpaper is being updated while being approved.
  
• Fixed audio recorder never starting if application was started while no audio devices existed at all.
  
• Fixed fullscreen layer not rendering with any blend mode enabled.
  
• Fixed perspective and skew effects when texture reduction is active.
  
• Improved recent wallpaper config not clearing duplicate entries when expected to.
  
• Fixed media keys not being forwarded by UI.
  
• Fixed a crash when project.json properties are not according to the expected syntax.

• Added free alignment option that supports scale and rotation.
  
• Wallpaper settings are now taken into account for high-performance Android exporter instead of always exporting the default settings for a wallpaper.
  
• Added new display resolution option for high-performance export that uses actual phone resolution.
  
• Added ability to import multiple files on Android.
  
• Added import error dialog when trying to open invalid files.
  
• Added support for WiFi/USB-Tethering transmission.
  
• Added new context menu on Android.
  
• Added wallpaper details page.
  
• Added error dialog when trying to use app on phone without OpenGL ES3.0.
  
• Changed scrolling parallax to be able to scroll over entire wallpaper (by default it's half of the wallpaper).
  
• Added manual IP address connection. Click on the three-dotted button in the upper right corner to enter the IP address of your computer if the discovery of your devices does not work.

• Improved parallax behavior on mobile.
  
• Improved GIF looping.
  
• Fixed crash after locally imported files got deleted from phone.
  
• Improved transfer stability while screen is locked.
  
• Fixed flag shader.
  
• Fixed crash when trying to load invalid files.
  
• Fixed high-performance mobile exporter on wide aspect ratios.
  
• Fixed FPS limit lowering back down to 100 when the app restarts.

Today's update addresses the most common problems related to the Android release and we are updating both the Windows and the Android version of the app.

The most common issues we received were related to connecting the Android app with the Windows app to download more wallpapers. We have looked into this and in many cases was caused by the Windows firewall. If Windows has previously asked you to give Wallpaper Engine ("ui32.exe") permission to access your network and you simply closed the window or did not grant the permissions for Wallpaper Engine, then Windows will automatically block Wallpaper Engine's process from properly communicating with your local network:

If you clicked "Cancel" here or just closed the window, then Wallpaper Engine is blocked in your Windows firewall.

We have now added a new check that will try and detect issues like that and will offer you a way to automatically fix the Windows firewall. However, if you do not get any notification about the Windows firewall or if you use any other firewall application, then Wallpaper Engine cannot fix your local network automatically.

If you have any additional firewall or antivirus applications installed, you need to ensure that ui32.exe is not being blocked.

Wallpaper Engine on Windows will now also use additional methods to broadcast itself on your network which will also make it more accessible to Android devices under certain network configurations.

If your connection issues persist, please read the following help page:

• Android App Connection Troubleshooting[help.wallpaperengine.io]

Keep in mind that you can always use the export functionality as a backup and simply transfer your wallpapers to your mobile device via USB or another method. When placing wallpaper files on your mobile device, always make sure to use the Downloads directory on your phone or tablet. Android is very restrictive for security reasons and Wallpaper Engine cannot access every Android folder, but the Downloads directory is usually the most reliable.

Since it is a very common request that we received via email and on our forums, we just wanted to re-iterate this here: Wallpaper Engine fully supports live wallpapers on the Android lock-screen. However, a lot of phones and tablets do not support live wallpapers on the lock-screen.

If you are not given the option to set a live wallpaper on your lock-screen, then this is a limitation set by your phone manufacturer. Wallpaper Engine has no control over this and this cannot be fixed by us or any other live wallpaper app. The best thing you can do in such a case is to send feedback to your phone manufacturer and let them know that this is a feature you care about, it's something that could be added in an Android update.

The latest Android app may take a few days until it reaches everyone, as mobile stores tend to roll out updates more slowly. If you have installed the Android APK directly, make sure to download the latest version from our website:

• Wallpaper Engine for Android [www.wallpaperengine.io]

If you have installed the app through an official app store, there is nothing you need to do and the update will be installed on your device automatically within the next few days.

[h4]Windows App[/h4]

• Added firewall rule check to pairing screen and a button to automatically delete any rules that block Wallpaper Engine.
  
• New: High-performance exports of wallpapers can now also be uploaded in their original aspect ratio, which is useful for usage on tablets.
  
• Fixed high-performance mobile conversion getting stuck.
  
• Fixed video wallpaper upload not working without Windows Explorer thumbnails being available.
  
• Fixed editor aspect ratio not resetting when clicking on wallpaper while a preview mode is active.

• Added clear information about how the possibility of setting a live wallpaper as a lock-screen wallpaper is entirely decided by the mobile device.
  
• Fixed crashes on Samsung S21 devices due to broken Samsung Android 12 update.
  
• Fixed very large wallpapers, app now supports wallpapers with up to 4 GB in size.
  
• Wallpaper transfer is now more reliable when screen gets locked during transfer.
  
• Fixed "add to playlist" button not working on preview screen beyond 7 wallpapers.
  
• Added more file import rules for Android 9 and lower to reduce vendor specific issues during import.
  
• Fixed some time of day wallpapers not working properly on Android.
  
• Made the "wallpaper paused due to power saving mode" warnings absolutely impossible to miss.
  
• Made broken wallpaper files show up in the browser so they can be deleted easily and don't waste any storage.
  
• Localization fixes, notably "Yes" and "No" are not longer switched in the German version which led to a lot of confusion 🤡🇩🇪.

Salve a tutti, oggi vi presentiamo Wallpaper Engine 2.0! L'aggiornamento arricchisce Wallpaper Engine con il supporto per Android, un logo innovativo, un nuovo effetto 3D e una serie di integrazioni e miglioramenti.


Siamo lieti di potervi finalmente presentare l'app per Android complementare di Wallpaper Engine gratuita. Alcune delle funzionalità principali dell'app includono:

• niente costi nascosti, pubblicità, tracciamento utente o raccolte di dati;
  
• trasferimento di sfondi scena e video da Wallpaper Engine sul tuo computer verso Android in modalità wireless;
  
• importazione di qualsiasi file compatibile dal tuo dispositivo come sfondo: video, GIF, immagini e sfondi di Wallpaper Engine;
  
• creazione di una playlist per i tuoi sfondi e l'uso di diverse modalità di playlist;
  
• pause automatiche con la modalità di risparmio energia abilitata, impostazioni FPS e qualità;
  
• supporto completo per visualizzatori audio dinamici, orologi e altri elementi degli sfondi dinamici;
  
• movimento sincronico degli sfondi con il tuo dispositivo (dispositivi con giroscopio);
  
• supporto per i colori dei temi automatici in base allo sfondo in uso, incluso Material You per Android 12

.Raccomandiamo di installare l'app attraverso un negozio di app ufficiale. In alternativa, offriamo anche un download diretto dell'APK per gli utenti più avanzati. Visita il nostro sito per tutte le opzioni d'installazione:

• Scarica l'app per Android complementare di Wallpaper Engine[wallpaperengine.io]

La connessione diretta al Workshop da un dispositivo mobile non è possibile da un punto di vista tecnico e legale. Tuttavia, abbiamo sviluppato un pratico sistema che permette ai proprietari di Wallpaper Engine su Windows di trasferire con facilità i loro sfondi sui dispositivi Android:

Passaggio 1: clicca sul nuovo pulsante Mobile in Wallpaper Engine su Windows, quindi seleziona Connetti nuovo dispositivo. Wallpaper Engine ti mostrerà un PIN di 4 cifre che potrai usare per connetterti subito al tuo dispositivo mobile.

Passaggio 2: apri Wallpaper Engine sul tuo dispositivo Android e clicca sul pulsante Aggiungi in basso a destra. Seleziona Associa al computer; a questo punto il tuo computer dovrebbe essere visibile nell'elenco dei dispositivi. Selezionalo e inserisci il PIN di 4 cifre del passaggio 1.

Passaggio 3: ora i tuoi dispositivi dovrebbero essere connessi. Clicca con il pulsante destro del mouse su uno sfondo compatibile qualsiasi, quindi su Invia a dispositivo mobile, e infine seleziona il tuo dispositivo mobile dall'elenco. Il tuo sfondo sarà trasferito.

Se non riesci a connetterti ad Android: clicca con il pulsante destro del mouse su uno sfondo qualsiasi, quindi su Invia a dispositivo mobile, e infine seleziona Esporta .mpkg. Potrai ora trasferire il file del pacchetto mobile esportato sul tuo dispositivo mobile tramite cavo o in altro modo.

• Clicca qui per leggere la tua guida alle connessioni di Android.[help.wallpaperengine.io]

Suggerimento: puoi anche trasferire cartelle o più sfondi contemporaneamente eseguendo una seleziona multipla, tenendo premuto il tasto CTRL. Cliccare su CTRL + A nella scheda Installati seleziona tutti gli sfondi installati e ti consente di trasferirli tutti insieme.

Insieme all'introduzione della versione di Wallpaper Engine per Android, abbiamo pensato che fosse arrivato il momento di aggiornare il logo. Il vecchio logo rappresentava principalmente lo schermo di un computer, il che non ha molto senso per un dispositivo mobile. L'aggiornamento 2.0 ci è parso l'occasione migliore per provare qualcosa di nuovo, e siamo felici del risultato.

Abbiamo sperimentato un sacco di design diversi e optato per un nuovo logo che mantiene lo spirito del design precedente, ma con un tocco più moderno. Con Wallpaper Engine 2.0, troverai il nuovo logo in tutta l'applicazione, in Windows e sui nostri siti:

Il nostro nuovo effetto di profondità parallasse rappresenta un'importante aggiunta all'editor di Wallpaper Engine. Questo effetto ti consentirà di creare una profondità 3D percepibile nelle tue immagini. Sui computer l'effetto è influenzato dal mouse, mentre con Android il movimento del telefono simulerà il movimento del mouse.

Per sfruttare al massimo l'effetto nell'editor degli sfondi, raccomandiamo di installare il nostro nuovo DLC di estensioni per l'editor gratuito . Abbiamo deciso di separare questo particolare editor, rendendolo un DLC opzionale, perché le sue funzionalità richiedono un download di diversi gigabyte. Al primo utilizzo dell'effetto nell'editor, Wallpaper Engine ti chiederà di installare il DLC per te. Per maggiori informazioni, consulta la nostra guida completa su come installare e utilizzare l'effetto di profondità parallasse nell'editor:

• Profondità parallasse[docs.wallpaperengine.io] (al momento disponibile solo in inglese - è possibile avvalersi della traduzione automatica)

Importante: non devi installare il DLC gratuito a meno che tu stesso non voglia usare l'effetto nell'editor; l'effetto funzionerà comunque sui computer e sui dispositivi mobili anche se il DLC non sarà installato.

Una richiesta ricorrente che abbiamo ricevuto riguardava la configurazione di uno sfondo per i giorni della settimana. Con questo aggiornamento, introdurremo una nuova playlist per i giorni della settimana. Basterà aggiungere fino a sette sfondi alla playlist nella scheda Installati di Wallpaper Engine, quindi cliccare su Configura nella sezione della playlist e selezionare l'opzione Giorno della settimana. Troverai anche le opzioni della playlist esistenti, quali l'Ora del giorno.

Wallpaper Engine supporta completamente Windows 11. Con questo aggiornamento, stiamo aggiungendo il supporto anche per il design dell'interfaccia utente con gli angoli arrotondati. Se stai eseguendo l'upgrade a Windows 11 e riscontri dei problemi con Wallpaper Engine, assicurati di installare gli ultimi driver della scheda grafica. La maggior parte degli utenti di Windows 11 che ci hanno contattati per dei problemi stava usando driver della scheda grafica obsoleti.

Se usi un tema di Windows 11 con trasparenza, noterai che Wallpaper Engine verrà ignorato da Windows 11. Per risolvere il problema, basterà abilitare la nuova opzione Sovrascrivi lo sfondo nelle impostazioni di Wallpaper Engine. Questa operazione manterrà il tuo sfondo di Windows sincronizzato con il tuo sfondo di Wallpaper Engine e risolverà eventuali problemi con la trasparenza in Windows 11.


[h4]App principale[/h4]

• Aggiunto il supporto per Android e rilasciata la nuova app per Android complementare di Wallpaper Engine.
  
• Aggiunta una raccolta per dispositivi mobili nella scheda Scopri.
  
• Aggiornati logo, tavolozza e icone di Wallpaper Engine.
  
• Aggiunto supporto angoli arrotondati per Windows 11.
  
• Aggiunta modalità playlist "Giorno della settimana", per un massimo di 7 sfondi.
  
• Riorganizzati i filtri di ricerca e aggiunta una nuova opzione di filtro "Compatibili con Android".
  
• Aggiunto pulsante "Preferiti" quando si clicca con il pulsante destro del mouse su uno sfondo.
  
• Ora la "Modalità di interruzione" si disattiva automaticamente quando uno sfondo viene cambiato manualmente.
  
• Interfaccia utente migliorata per la configurazione di ossa fisiche.
  
• Esteso ritardo automatico di riattivazione audio da 3 a 5 secondi.
  
• Aggiunta tavolozza per la finestra di dialogo "Applica a tutti gli sfondi".
  
• Rimossa opzione orologio 12h/24h dalla playlist, l'ora viene rilevata automaticamente in base alle impostazioni di sistema.
  
• Aggiunto supporto applyProperties CLI agli sfondi con modalità finestra.
  
• Migliorate prestazioni app con il nuovo parser JSON.
  
• Aggiornati binari dell'applicazione core al compilatore di Visual Studio 2022 e all'SDK Windows più recenti.
  
• Ridotta occorrenza di sfarfallio del cursore nel CEF.

[h4]Editor di sfondi[/h4]

• Aggiunto nuovo effetto di profondità parallasse.
  
• Aggiunto DLC GRATUITO con estensioni dell'editor per l'effetto di profondità parallasse. Ti servirà soltanto se vorrai utilizzarlo nell'editor, gli utenti dei tuoi sfondi non avranno bisogno di questo DLC.
  
• Aggiunto strumento di selezione colori.
  
• Migliorato il supporto per i caratteri cinesi, giapponesi e coreani, aggiunti più caratteri per i livelli di testo negli sfondi scena.
  
• Migliorato il "Renderer delle corde" per i sistemi di particelle.
  
• SceneScript: d'ora in poi, le funzioni init() e update() convertiranno automaticamente i numeri in vettori (Vec2, Vec3, Vec4) quando verranno restituiti. Questo aiuta a semplificare alcuni script.
  
• SceneScript: tutti gli esempi di frammento di codice sono stati riesaminati e migliorati leggermente.
  
• SceneScript: aggiornamento URL di riferimento in nuova documentazione SceneScript[docs.wallpaperengine.io].
  
• Ritaglio trasparenza ora compatibile con la compressione DXT nell'editor.

• Risolto bug dell'opzione di "Prestazioni elevate" per le impostazioni di risoluzione della texture che interrompeva alcuni sfondi.
  
• Risolto bug che causava l'arresto anomalo dell'editor durante l'importazione di texture con risoluzione inferiore alle dimensioni minime richieste.
  
• Risolto bug di alcune impostazioni del filtro che causava doppioni nell'elenco degli sfondi della scheda "Installati".
  
• Risolto bug che causava un arresto anomalo relativo alle texture dei video.
  
• Risolto bug relativo alla mancata applicazione dei metadati JPEG EXIF ai livelli delle immagini. Ruotando le immagini con Windows, ora dovrebbero apparire anch'esse ruotate correttamente nell'app.
  
• Risolto problema di funzionamento dei colori nei sistemi di particelle.

L'app per Android è gratuita, non ci sono costi nascosti, acquisti In-App né pubblicità. Puoi usarla anche come app standalone senza possedere Wallpaper Engine sul tuo computer, e importare file di sfondi compatibili dal tuo dispositivo mobile.

No, non è possibile accedere al Workshop dai dispositivi mobili per via di alcune restrizioni tecniche e legali. Abbiamo sviluppato un modo pratico per trasferire le tue raccolte di sfondi esistenti dal tuo computer ad Android. Abbiamo cercato di rendere questo processo il più semplice possibile, nella maggior parte dei casi dovrai solo assicurarti che il tuo dispositivo mobile e il tuo computer sia connessi alla stessa rete. Clicca qui per maggiori informazioni.[help.wallpaperengine.io]

Inoltre, potrai anche importare direttamente qualsiasi file di sfondi compatibile presente sul tuo dispositivo mobile. Wallpaper Engine per Android è perfetto anche se stai semplicemente cercando un modo per trasformare i file video sul tuo telefono o tablet Android nel tuo sfondo per dispositivo mobile, o se vuoi utilizzare diversi sfondi statici in una playlist.

No, abbiamo ottimizzato estensivamente l'app e i dispositivi più moderni non noteranno alcun effetto negativo sulla vita della batteria nell'utilizzo quotidiano.

Abbiamo utilizzato l'app per diversi mesi sui nostri dispositivi personali, e non abbiamo rilevato consumi significativi della batteria con Wallpaper Engine. Quando un'altra app è visualizzata a schermo intero sul tuo dispositivo o quando quest'ultimo è spento, l'app si metterà in pausa automaticamente. La modalità di risparmio della batteria metterà in pausa il tuo sfondo attivo automaticamente per ridurne ulteriormente l'impatto sulla vita della tua batteria. Inoltre, puoi anche ottimizzare l'impatto delle prestazioni nelle impostazioni dell'app modificando il limite di FPS.

No, su Android tutti gli sfondi sono silenziosi. Tuttavia, i visualizzatori audio saranno attivi a condizione che tu abbia concesso loro l'autorizzazione a registrare l'audio del tuo dispositivo.

Dipende dal tuo dispositivo. Alcuni produttori di dispositivi Android non consentono l'esecuzione di sfondi animati sulla schermata di blocco, altri sì. Se non disponi dell'opzione per impostare uno sfondo sulla schermata di blocco, allora il produttore del tuo dispositivo non la consente.

Purtroppo l'iOS di Apple non supporta gli sfondi animati come Android. Non è possibile creare qualcosa di simile a Wallpaper Engine su iOS. Se Apple cambierà idea in merito, allora probabilmente svilupperemo una versione anche per iOS. Clicca qui per leggere la nostra lunga spiegazione su Linux, Mac OS e iOS.[help.wallpaperengine.io]


In caso di domande, suggerimenti o feedback generale sulla nuova app per Android, o nell'eventualità di problemi tecnici, puoi postare un messaggio nella sezione di Android sulla nostra bacheca di Steam:

• Wallpaper Engine - Discussioni app per Android

Hello everyone, today we are happy to announce that we will soon be releasing a free Android version of Wallpaper Engine. On top of that, we are also releasing Wallpaper Engine 1.7 today which brings a new set of features including video-based textures and support for web wallpapers with video livestreams.


In the past few months, we have developed an Android app of Wallpaper Engine that offers support for dynamic scene and video wallpapers. The Wallpaper Engine companion app will be available for free to everyone, users of Wallpaper Engine on Windows will be able to share their wallpaper collection wirelessly with their Android phones and tablets. We developed an easy way to securely transfer your Workshop wallpapers to your mobile devices. Since accessing the Workshop is not possible on Android, the Windows version of Wallpaper Engine will serve as a hub to take your wallpapers on the go.

Just like the Windows app, the Android app will also not contain any sort of hidden costs or advertisements and it will also not collect any personal data - we consider the app a free add-on for existing Wallpaper Engine users.

Developing the new Android app was quite an intensive undertaking. However, when it came to porting Wallpaper Engine to any new additional platforms, it was the most rational platform to add next due the huge user base of Android around the globe. The work we have done to support Android will also benefit any future potential ports to other platforms, though Android was still comparatively simple compared to other operating systems. If you are hoping to see Wallpaper Engine on other platforms in the future, please be patient, it is simply not possible for us to port Wallpaper Engine to every single platform at once since it is a tremendous amount of work to do so.


We have prepared a small preview of what Wallpaper Engine looks like on Android. The feature set is very extensive and just like Wallpaper Engine for Windows, the wallpapers are fully dynamic and allow for a great level of user customization. You can also configure a wallpaper playlist, set an FPS limit and configure other battery-saving features and import local videos and GIFs straight into the app.

Wallpapers created in the Wallpaper Engine editor will first be converted into a mobile-compatible format before being sent to your phone. The process is pretty straight-forward for end-users but a more extensive description of this will follow at the time of the release.

Check out the following previews of the Android app:


Accessing the Steam Workshop from mobile devices is not possible since this is not supported by Steam. However, we developed a convenient way to allow you to transfer compatible wallpapers from your desktop computer to your mobile device with ease, as long as both devices are using the same local network connection.

Since this has never been done before on Steam, we require all content creators to agree to our addendum to the Steam Workshop agreement before their content can be transferred to mobile devices, otherwise Wallpaper Engine will not allow users to transfer their wallpapers.

If you have uploaded any wallpapers to Wallpaper Engine, please review and accept the addendum to the Steam Workshop Agreement for Wallpaper Engine here so that your users can use your wallpapers on Android once the app has been released:

• View in web browser: Workshop Agreement
  
• [url]View in Steam: Workshop Agreement

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The Android version of Wallpaper Engine will likely be available on various app stores in late November, though an accurate estimate is difficult to make - make sure to keep an eye on our Steam update news for more information in the future. The Android app is already in a stable state, but we still have to do some final testing and prepare the release on various app stores. The app will support devices running Android 8.1 or newer.

It is also important to us that a large number of content creators review and accept our addendum to the Steam Workshop Agreement before the app is available so that users can choose from a large selection of Android-compatible wallpapers. If you are a content creator, be sure to review the Workshop Agreement, see the section above for more information. If you are a user and want to make sure your favorite content creator is aware of the upcoming Android release, share the link to this news with them or send them a link to our help website which also explains this in more detail:

• https://help.wallpaperengine.io/mobile/workshop

Aside from Android, we have also been working on another update for Wallpaper Engine on Windows. With Wallpaper Engine 1.7, we are adding video texture support for Scene wallpapers and a new Livestream Mode, among other new features and bug fixes.


Up until now, the Wallpaper Engine editor only supported static image as a basis for all imported materials. We have now created a way that users can import .mp4 video files as image layers in the editor and they can used just like any other image layer, meaning effects can be applied to them and other assets may be placed over them, allowing for video-based wallpapers to become just as interactive and dynamic as static wallpapers previously. We recommend using H.264 compression for the best compatibility across systems.

You can also use video files as base textures of your wallpaper, to do this, click on "Use a Template" in the editor welcome window, select "2D Scene" and configure the resolution of your video file. Then simply drag and drop your video file into the new project and it will be added as a new image layer in your project.


A relatively specific feature request in the past was to support setting web livestreams as wallpapers. Due to license issues, this is not easily possible and required us to implement a whole new web framework solely to enable livestream video formats for websites. To access the new Livestream Mode, click on "Open Wallpaper" in the lower left corner of Wallpaper Engine, then select "Open from URL".

You can now enable the new "Use Livestream Mode" option for URLs with livestreams in them. The first time you access this feature, Wallpaper Engine will install the new Microsoft's Edge WebView browser which is automatically maintained by Microsoft and includes support for the required video formats. It's also somewhat limited in its Wallpaper Engine functions, so we only recommend using it if you specifically want to set a livestream as a wallpaper. Specifically, there is no keyboard input and using the mouse for input requires hiding the icons first with the built-in hotkey.

The full changelog for Wallpaper Engine 1.7 can be found here:

• Added Workshop EULA to prepare the Wallpaper Engine Android release.
  
• Added video texture support for scenes.
  
• Added LiveStream Mode to "Open URL" dialog which uses Edge WebView to support video streams.
  
• Added option to sync static lock-screen image & static Windows wallpaper with live wallpaper.
  
• Added audio recording icon to application rule program list.
  
• Added new option to only show editor performance stats when needed.
  
• Added support for custom titles to local wallpapers.
  
• Added JPEG rotation EXIF support so JPEG files get rotated pre-import.
  
• Editor update project.json of web wallpapers every time apply is used to ensure audio responsiveness works more reliably while developing.
  
• Added safety measure to avoid crashes with video files when the playback rate cannot be properly read from video files.

• Fixed wallpapers not muting when screensaver is active.
  
• Fixed screensaver playlists not being editable properly.
  
• Fixed screensavers also changing Windows theme colors.
  
• Fixed local preview images not being cropped.
  
• Fixed lighting settings not being editable after previewing.
  
• Fixed unsubscribed items not disappearing.
  
• Fixed user interface crash if Steam was extremely out-of-date.
  
• Fixed undo functionality in editor in combination with the light height slider.
  
• Fixed undo/redo getting stuck when going too fast.
  
• Fixed UI without hardware acceleration not disabling effects.
  
• Fixed asset updating.
  
• Fixed preset update system to account for new Steam behavior.
  
• Fixed effect copy/paste using selected item instead of right clicked item.
  
• Fixed scene audio playback not playing again if wallpaper is paused at the same time a song finishes.
  
• Fixed wrong user properties being applied to cloned wallpapers in screensaver mode without DWM live image copy.

• Fixed black screen after screensaver if Wallpaper Engine is only used for screensavers and not wallpapers.
  
• Screensavers now do not override the lock-screen image and Windows wallpaper even if the options for this are enabled.
  
• Fixed some log entries being generated regarding "missing files".

Hello everyone, this is mainly a maintenance update which introduces a few minor improvements and mainly fixes a few issues that were reported to us after the previous Wallpaper Engine 1.6 release.

You can find the full changelog here:

• Added Dota / Counter-Strike Collection highlight
  
• Improved normal map generator.

• Added workaround for flickering wallpaper when native mouse input is disabled.
  
• Fixed playlist not skipping missing wallpapers.
  
• Fixed intro wallpaper playback not being reliable when the timer is too short.
  
• Improved playlist state persistence.
  
• Improved puppet warp sheet generation speed.

If you have any questions or issues with the update, please have a look at our help site as it covers the most common issues with Wallpaper Engine: