ranwall

Surely you want to use a high-quality picture as a wallpaper for your huge monitor. However, searching for just the right one is a tedious task, and there’s a high chance you easily get bored. In order to overcome these inconveniences, ranwall provides fresh, high-quality wallpapers from popular sources you can download or use as wallpapers.

Once the application is installed you can run it to see what it can do for you. Note that your Internet connection needs to be active, because it doesn’t come with a sample database and only looks up and downloads images from particular trusted sources. There are only a few so far, and you can’t add your own source.

As far as the interface is concerned, the application stores all of its features in a clean, intuitive window. Most of its space is the wallpaper preview area, while the upper area holds a few controls, and the lower part the functions to download or use as your current desktop background. Changing the current wallpaper can also be done through the Win + Shift + W hotkey.

In case the first image you see doesn’t really suit your style, you can always hit the Refresh button, or simply drag the picture down for the same effect. This retrieves a new random wallpaper, and you can refresh until you find the right one for you. The application can be minimized to the tray area when not directly used.

When you find a picture you like, the application lets you download it as a JPEG, or apply it as the wallpaper. You might also want to pay a visit to the settings panel if you want to make the application start with Windows, select only a particular provider, change the default download resolution, which can even be DF, HD, and 4K, as well as to reset everything to default.

In conclusion, ranwall manages to deliver a decent set of features, even if it’s at the beginning of a long road of desktop enhancement practicality. It can fetch pictures in a custom resolution and high-quality, letting you download and use them instantly and with no effort at all.