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Lively Wallpaper Changelog

What's new in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.7.4

Oct 26, 2023
  • Fixes:
  • Windows 11 22H2 update patches.
  • Fixed wallpaper disappearing when Copilot(Preview) opened.
  • Fixed wallpaper disappearing when Bluetooth device connected.
  • Fixed wallpaper disappearing when USB device connected.
  • Fixed wallpaper disappearing when Display settings changed.
  • Fixed wallpaper disappearing on some systems resuming from sleep.
  • This is a Chromium/driver issue, as a workaround wallpaper is restarted if crashed.
  • Fixed wallpaper taking focus when starting.
  • Performance:
  • Refactoring and updates results in improved UI and Core performance.
  • Updates:
  • Updated Mpv player build 20231008
  • Updated CefSharp browser v111.2.70
  • Updated Updated .NET Core Runtime v7.0.12
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.4.231008000
  • Updated community translations.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.7.0 (Jun 29, 2023)

  • AI Depth Wallpapers:
  • Using Machine Learning to predict distance of objects from the camera and then use GPU shaders to create 3D image!
  • When it comes to privacy, everything is run 100% local. No network required to run the model, no data sent to the cloud.
  • In my testing works best with scenery, dont be afraid to try different things out and share with the community what you find. You can get some stock images to try here: https://www.pexels.com/
  • New Wallpapers:
  • "Living Room" a stylish isometric room showing currently playing music, dynamic lighting that reacts to music bass and more!
  • UI/UX:
  • A brand new feature packed ColorPicker control, best part? works with all existing wallpapers!
  • Tray customize menu now takes display scaling into account.
  • Refactoring and improvements should yield better performance and consistency.
  • Enhancements:
  • Added .JFIF image support.
  • LivelyProperties now support tooltips, display helpful information about the setting on hover.
  • Learn more: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-IV-:-Interaction
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed wallpaper FileDialog not opening when the program is Run as administrator.
  • Fixed media not changing in music wallpapers when the new track is from the same artist.
  • Translation:
  • Updated translations.
  • The new features may not be translated to all the languages on first release due to the nature of community translations, hope you understand.
  • You can help translating, learn more: https://crowdin.com/project/lively-wallpaper
  • Updates:
  • Updated Mpv player.
  • Updated dependencies.
  • Updated .NET Desktop Runtime v7.0.7
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.3.2

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.6.6 (May 11, 2023)

  • Fixed application crashing/blank for some users
  • microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#3616
  • Fixed Active Wallpaper button not showing wallpaper count on restart.
  • Fixed tray customize menu theme.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.6.5 (May 1, 2023)

  • New Wallpapers:
  • "Rain" wallpaper updated with video background support.
  • "Protein Clouds" wallpaper with customization.
  • UI/UX:
  • Search function implemented in title area, find installed wallpapers based on name.
  • Labels are hidden after first run for a more clean look.
  • Updated Mica Backdrop implementation based on latest guidelines.
  • New hover animation for expander menu and other enhancements
  • Made about page icons less jagged.
  • Enhancements:
  • New commandline command for wallpaper placement.
  • https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls#placement-method
  • Performance:
  • Smoother UI scrolling and responsiveness.
  • Latest WindowsAppSDK improvements.
  • https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/milestone/18?closed=1
  • https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/milestone/14?closed=1
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed application UI being blank for some users.
  • Fixed debugger title not visible in dark theme.
  • Latest WindowsAppSDK improvements.
  • Installer:
  • Fixed Korean language not displaying correctly in Installer.
  • Removed duplicate languages from the list.
  • Translation:
  • Added Danish and Afrikaans languages.
  • Updated community translations.
  • Learn more: https://crowdin.com/project/lively-wallpaper
  • Updates:
  • Updated dependency libraries.
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.3
  • Updated .NET Desktop Runtime v7.0.5

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.6.1 (Feb 22, 2023)

  • Music wallpaper (NowPlaying API):
  • Get currently playing song in webpage wallpapers from the system using NowPlaying API.
  • New wallpaper "Music TV" included with this release showcasing the feature.
  • Learn more:
  • Https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-V-:-System-Data#--system-nowplaying
  • UI/UX:
  • New Report bug tray-menu that helps with reporting issue (will work even in the event some issue is preventing the main app to fail.)
  • New library hover animation and selection design.
  • Enhancements:
  • New optional AppData Mpv configuration path.
  • Fixes:
  • Improved startup time of wallpapers using System Information API.
  • Fixed check update system-tray menu crashing when there is no internet.
  • Fixed webpage wallpapers not working when the application is installed as admin.
  • Development:
  • JSON Schema for LivelyProperties API implemented thanks to @dejohansson
  • Learn more: #1542
  • Installer:
  • Added 27 new language.
  • Updated Inno Setup v6.2.2
  • Removed unused NODEPENDENCIES flag.
  • Translation:
  • Added Lithuanian language, thanks Sharanchius.
  • Added Norwegian language, thanks Magnus Røkke.
  • Updated language translations.
  • Updates:
  • Updated dependency libraries.
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.2.3
  • Updated .NET Desktop Runtime v7.0.3
  • Updated CefSharp browser v110.0.280
  • Known issues:
  • Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner RivaTuner Statistics Server, HW64 or other overlay; add exception for Lively UI.
  • Elevation (Run as admin) is not fully supported in some versions of Windows and file dialog fails to open.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.5.0 (Feb 21, 2023)

  • Music wallpaper (NowPlaying API):
  • Get currently playing song in webpage wallpapers from the system using NowPlaying API.
  • New wallpaper "Music TV" included with this release showcasing the feature.
  • UI/UX:
  • New Report bug tray-menu that helps with reporting issue (will work even in the event some issue is preventing the main app to fail.)
  • New library hover animation and selection design.
  • Enhancements:
  • New optional AppData Mpv configuration path.
  • Learn more: #1482
  • Fixes:
  • Improved startup time of wallpapers using System Information API.
  • Fixed check update system-tray menu crashing when there is no internet.
  • Development:
  • JSON Schema for LivelyProperties API implemented thanks to @dejohansson
  • Learn more: #1542
  • Installer:
  • Added 27 new language.
  • Updated Inno Setup v6.2.2
  • Removed unused NODEPENDENCIES flag.
  • Translation:
  • Added Lithuanian language, thanks Sharanchius.
  • Added Norwegian language, thanks Magnus Røkke.
  • Updated language translations.
  • Updates:
  • Updated dependency libraries.
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.2.3
  • Updated .NET Desktop Runtime v7.0.3
  • Updated CefSharp browser v108.4.130
  • Known issues:
  • Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner RivaTuner Statistics Server, HW64 or other overlay; add exception for Lively UI.
  • Elevation (Run as admin) is not fully supported in some versions of Windows and file dialog fails to open.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.5.0 (Nov 15, 2022)

  • Customise tray-menu:
  • Now customise running wallpaper straight from system-tray menu without opening the application UI.
  • UI/UX:
  • File drag'n'drop is back, add media files as wallpaper by simply dropping it to the UI.
  • Updated wallpaper library with gradients and added mouse hover effect.
  • Added Splashscreen when running the application for the first time.
  • Updated Add wallpaper dialog.
  • UI/UX enhancements.
  • Performance:
  • Upgraded project to .NET 7
  • Upgraded project to WindowsAppSDK 1.2
  • Overall UI startup time and performance should show improvement.
  • Switched to ImageMagick Q8 from Q16, should improve wallpaper preview creation speed.
  • Fixes:
  • Reduced vertical smoothing and delay of audio wallpapers.
  • Depreciated:
  • Fast UI mode is removed for the time being due to difficulty maintaining it.
  • Audio button removed from frontpage, goto settings to adjust audio.
  • Updates:
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Updated dependency libraries.
  • Updated language translations.
  • Known issues:
  • Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner RivaTuner Statistics Server, HW64 or other overlay - add exception for Lively UI.
  • Elevation (Run as admin) is not fully supported in some versions of Windows.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.4.0 (Oct 7, 2022)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed IPC connection not closing when exiting client, this should fix the application crashing in some instances.
  • Fixed excessive console.log() crashing html wallpapers.
  • Fixed some UI/UX inconsistencies.
  • Updates:
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.5
  • Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.9
  • Updated CefSharp browser v105.3.390.0
  • Updated libraries.
  • Updated translation.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.3.2 (Sep 5, 2022)

  • Big improvements to audio visualizers!
  • Better visualizer audio data for wallpapers.
  • Audio visualizer detects and automatically switches when audio playback device changes.
  • Updated Fluid wallpaper to be compatible with the new audio visualizer improvements.
  • New sample audio visualizer wallpaper is included with this release.
  • Sample project:
  • https://github.com/rocksdanister/audio-visualizer-wallpaper
  • New application picker for application pause rule settings.
  • Shows active programs with the option to select additional program from file.
  • UI/UX improvements
  • User is now notified in settings when selected wallpaper plugin is missing.
  • Fixed some wallpaper customize controls changing size if input is large.
  • Improved error message presentation.
  • Improved update changelog display.
  • Fixed taskbar theme stopped working when waking system from sleep.
  • Fixed step/fractional value not working with wallpaper customization slider.
  • Fixed wallpaper customize menu stops loading if folder specified in Folder Dropdown control is missing
  • Fixed add wallpaper file dialog crashes when filter menu is expanded.
  • Updated WebView2 plugin with NowPlaying API support (Experimental.)
  • Gets the currently playing audio track from Windows - compatible with any player and even browser.
  • API Documentation:
  • https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-V-:-System-Data
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Includes important security patches.
  • Updated Mpv video player.
  • Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.8
  • Includes important security patches.
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.4
  • Added Finnish language and updated translation texts.
  • Updated dependencies.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.2.8 (Aug 11, 2022)

  • New Eye Drop control for color picker.
  • Completed translation for Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, Dutch, French, German and Polish.
  • You can help Lively reach a wider audience! The translation works has been moved to Crowdin.
  • UI/UX improvements.
  • Updated active wallpaper and screensaver dialogs.
  • Adjusted spacing and translation strings.
  • Replaced transparency effect with blur.
  • New share menu.
  • Fixed "All process" pause algorithm which is not implemented being user selectable.
  • Fixed UI rendering issues when large number of wallpapers are installed.
  • Reduced installer size by 8%.
  • Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.7
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.3
  • Updated dependencies.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.2.4 (Jul 8, 2022)

  • UI/UX improvements.
  • Wallpaper install size in about dialog.
  • Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.6
  • Important security patches.
  • Updated CefSharp v103.0.9
  • Important security patches.
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.2

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.2.2 (Jun 15, 2022)

  • Temporarily turned off drag'n'drop and enabled multiple file support in filepicker.

New in Lively Wallpaper 2.0.2.1 (Jun 10, 2022)

  • New UI rewritten to use WinUI 3 with Modern Windows 11 design language.
  • UI can be completely shutdown when not being used (feature can be turned off in settings) to save memory.
  • Acrylic transparent UI theme (Windows 11 only.)
  • Improved wallpaper tray-menu random wallpaper selection algorithm.
  • Improved and improved Active wallpaper/control panel.
  • Customise wallpaper and screensaver settings in one place.
  • Option to always prompt which screen to set wallpaper during selection.
  • Improved customise wallpaper menu.
  • FolderDropdown open button on right-side now.
  • FolderDropdown selects the file if only one image is selected.
  • FolderDropdown file picker now has filters enabled.
  • Restore default button is now always visible.
  • Fixed Screensaver misaligned in multiple monitor system with display scaling enabled.
  • Updated core and UI to .NET Core 6.0.5 runtime.
  • Updated and includes WindowsAppSDK v1.1
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Includes important security patches.
  • Updated Mpv player.
  • Updated dependencies.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.5.2 (Apr 25, 2022)

  • Fixed web wallpapers not working with some display scaling configurations.
  • Fixed screensavers not working with some display scaling configurations.
  • Fixed screensaver being turned on for values not listed in the UI.
  • Updated CefSharp Browser
  • Includes Important security patches.
  • Updated Mpv player.
  • Updated libraries.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.4.2 (Nov 30, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue where wallpapers getting paused after Explorer crash/restart.
  • Fixed wallpapers temporarily unpausing during screen settings change.
  • Web wallpaper audio can be muted real-time.
  • Settings -> Audio -> Master volume -> 0.
  • "Play audio only when desktop is focused" now works with web wallpapers.
  • Better Customize menu error handling when option not available.
  • Updated WebView2 library.
  • Updated Spanish translation. Credit: Omar Pro Gamer

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.4.0 (Nov 22, 2021)

  • Complete code rewrite with better architecture which makes future development easier.
  • Webpage wallpapers no longer turns black when paused!
  • Updated .net core runtime 3.1.21
  • (May prompt a restart.)
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated libraries.
  • Added Azerbaijani language.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.2.6 (Oct 22, 2021)

  • Fixed duplicate wallpaper mode not working for stream wallpapers.
  • Fixed stream wallpapers not working with MS Edge.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.2.4 (Oct 16, 2021)

  • Removed default stream plugin due to bug reports.
  • For live stream wallpapers it is recommended to use WebView2 (Edge) instead:
  • https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-I-:-Cef#webview2-microsoft-edge
  • Updated .NET Desktop Runtime 3.1.20.
  • May prompt a system restart after update.
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Includes a number of high priority Chromium security updates.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated dependencies.
  • Updated language translations.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.2.2 (Oct 2, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue where Explorer crash was being incorrectly detected.
  • Updated CefSharp browser and libraries.
  • Updated translations.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.2.0 (Sep 23, 2021)

  • What's new:
  • New wallpaper playback options under performance menu.
  • Power saving mode/Battery saver wallpaper pause.
  • Remote desktop wallpaper pause.
  • Fixed unable to select desktop icons when using webpage wallpapers.
  • mpv player will now skip global config file if present.
  • Additional safety checks added to detect failure.
  • Lively will self terminate if explorer crashes more than once in 30s.
  • Fixed an issue where wallpapers appears infront covering desktop.
  • Disabled lockscreen wallpaper option due to reported bugs.
  • Performance improvements and fixes.
  • Updated .net core runtime v3.1.19.
  • May require a system restart after update.
  • Updated dependent libraries.
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated language translations.
  • Note:
  • Lively v1.7.0.2 onwards requires updated Lively command-utility for continued functioning.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.0.4 (Aug 12, 2021)

  • New screensaver lock on resume option in Lively settings.
  • New Direct3D detection pause algorithm under Performance settings.
  • New change wallpaper system-tray menu button to quickly change wallpaper.
  • New redesigned about and help page.
  • Improvements to software updater.
  • Periodically checks for updates automatically.
  • Users can manually check and install update from about page.
  • Added option to switch between beta and stable branch of Lively in Misc settings.
  • Special thanks to beta testers.
  • Add wallpaper page now supports multiple file selection.
  • Fixed ESC key not closing some dialogs.
  • Fixed local display incorrectly detected as remote.
  • Fixed an issue where url wallpaper preview was not closing immediately.
  • Fixed Livelyproperty api message being passing to wrong wallpaper in span/duplicate mode.
  • Fixed a bug where export .zip during wallpaper import gets executed regardless if import is cancelled.
  • Updated libraries and dependencies.
  • Updated Cef browser and mpv player.
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.18
  • From now onwards runtime is updated even if the system has older version installed.
  • May prompt a system restart after update.
  • Added Spanish (Mexico) language.
  • Credit: Haruka-San03

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.0.2 (Jul 5, 2021)

  • Windows 11 support (tested on developer preview.)
  • Improvements to wallpaper core.
  • Windows "animate control and element" setting no longer required to be enabled.
  • Windows High contrast mode support.
  • Fixed Lively not working on multiple system user accounts at the same time.
  • Fixed Webview2 (Edge) plugin not working for admin installs.
  • Fixed focusing issues with wallpaper import dialog.
  • Added colorspace name to colorpicker tooltip.
  • Updated Cefsharp browser to 91.1.211.
  • Updated command-utility and screensaver file.
  • Added Hebrew translation. Thanks Amit Pinto
  • Updated Indonesian translation. Thanks Jeremia49

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.7.0.0 (Jun 27, 2021)

  • New modern color picker for wallpaper customization.
  • Supports detecting the color of elements on screen.
  • Get system accent color with one-click.
  • Dark mode support.
  • Many improvements to Screensaver mode.
  • Shows black image on screens without any screensaver.
  • Hides mouse cursor when possible.
  • Can now be stopped using either keyboard or mouse.
  • Updated Edge(Webview2) browser plugin.
  • Added mouse & keyboard input support.
  • Fixed several dragging issues and other bugs.
  • Requires installation WebView2 runtime on system:
  • https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-I-:-Cef#webview2-microsoft-edge
  • CefSharp is still recommended for regular use; Edge has other benefits like x264 support.
  • Easy to use File picker for folderdropdown control.
  • Added support for Taskbar theme and desktop picture settings for webpage wallpapers.
  • Reworked ipc code of wallpaper plugins; more stable and system locale independent.
  • Fixed an issue of wallpaper customizations where being applied to wrong wallpaper.
  • Fixed an issue of control center wallpaper count not updating in lite mode.
  • Fixed an issue where picture wallpaper of video wallpaper did not reflect user customization.
  • Updated Cef browser to v91.1.210 [includes critical security update.]
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to v3.1.16
  • Updated mpv video player.
  • Updated Ukrainian translation.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.6.0.4 (Jun 4, 2021)

  • Fixed customization not working with video wallpapers.
  • Fixed an issue regarding uninstaller deleting incorrect startup items.
  • Updated CefSharp to v90.6.70.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.6.0.2 (Jun 3, 2021)

  • Updated CefSharp to v90.6.70.
  • Fixed an issue regarding uninstaller deleting incorrect startup items.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.6.0.0 (Jun 1, 2021)

  • What's new in v1.6.0.0:
  • Online stream wallpaper metadata is fetched and auto filled during creation if supported.
  • Now screensaver menu is built into lively (Settings -> System.)
  • No need to install .scr file; if already installed then you can disable it.
  • Screensaver now checks if 3d fullscreen game is running before starting.
  • Many rewrites and tweaks.
  • Reduced idle memory consumption.
  • Main window no longer briefly shows during first run.
  • Primary button is now autofocused on wallpaper delete/about dialog.
  • System-tray icon turns grey when wallpaper(s) are paused by user.
  • Next update onwards save directly for update setup file will not be asked.
  • If Description of wallpaper is missing, its type is displayed instead.
  • First time run setup wizard improvements.
  • Better webpage wallpaper title extraction.
  • Fixed an issue in which wallpaper about dialog listed wrong website url when colon/symbols are present.
  • Fixed app crashing when wallpaper title is null.
  • Fixed decimal numbers not working correctly with livelyproperties sliders due to differences in system culture.
  • Fixed an issue where wallpaper was not restored in some multimonitor system configurations.
  • Updated bundled setup .net core runtime to v3.1.15
  • Updated youtube-dl to 2021.05.16
  • Updated mpv player to 0.33.0-177-gfd8c673cfc
  • Updated translations of several languages.
  • (Credits listed in attribution page in app.)

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.5.0.0 (May 13, 2021)

  • New taskbar theming support with several options.
  • Clear: Transparent taskbar.
  • Blur: Blurred taskbar.
  • Fluent: Acrylic blur taskbar.
  • Wallpaper: Transparent taskbar based on live wallpaper average color (video/gif only.)
  • Wallpaper Fluent: Same as Wallpaper but fluent style (video/gif only.)
  • Further read:
  • https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Taskbar
  • Set picture of live wallpaper on lockscreen (video/gif only.)
  • Set picture of live wallpaper on desktop (video/gif only.)
  • Preview wallpaper now uses Stretch scaling by default.
  • Fixed an issue with wallpaper pause in span mode when application focused pause is enabled.
  • Fixed a bug where capture thumbnail is producing artifact during multiple wallpaper import.
  • Updated messagebox styling.
  • Updated bundled .Net Core Runtime to v3.1.14.
  • Updated cefsharp browser to v90.6.50.
  • Updated youtube-dl to v2021.04.26.
  • Updated mpv player to v0.33.1.
  • Updated some translation strings.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.4.0.0 (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Multiple wallpaper files can be imported into library by drag'n'drop. Media is seeked to 35% position to avoid capturing black/intro clip thumbnail if possible.
  • Library tile details can be edited by accessing the rightclick contextmenu. Full control with new preview gif and thumbnail generation support.
  • setwp commandline argument supports automatically importing the wallpaper if not in library.
  • Preview gif creation during wallpaper import no longer hangs the application.
  • Fixed an issue where seekwp commandline control did not works across all wallpapers in duplicate arrangement.
  • Fixed an issue where processing library tile did not disappear if the wallpaper import process fails.
  • New commandline input dialogue for application wallpaper when drag'n'dropped.
  • Fixed an issue where trying to close wallpaper import window during gif creation step results in application hang.
  • Preview window moving is disabled during gif creation when importing new wallpaper.
  • Fixed an issue where per-screen wallpaper arrangement customise function did not work correctly.
  • Fixed a rare crash when both store version and installer version of Lively with the same AppData path are used.
  • Disabled audio track on every screen except one in duplicate wallpaper arrangement (mpv video player only.)
  • This should stop the echo sound effect from multiple sources.
  • Better synchronization of video wallpaper in duplicate mode.
  • Refactored some core code sections for performance improvements.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Fixed Korean version of Lively having empty spaces in some areas.
  • Updated translation texts of French, Greek and Malay translations.
  • Persian language added.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.3.0.0 (Apr 8, 2021)

  • New seekwp commandline control. Set video wallpaper playback position from terminal.
  • Duplicate and span mode have independent wallpaper settings.
  • Changes made in duplicate mode applies to all running wallpapers now.
  • New increment/decrement option for setprop commandline control.
  • Update LivelyProperty value from its currently set value position.
  • Lively now recovers from windows shell/explorer crash.
  • New stream wallpaper address bar when debug mode is enabled.
  • New experimental vlc video player (to be downloaded separately.)
  • New update downloader that supports fast speeds and resuming.
  • Preview gif capture works in-memory now; no temporary files written to disk.
  • Preview gif capture parameters adjusted; wallpaper import processing should take around ~5s now instead of ~8s.
  • Wallpaper recording filename will now also contain the capture resolution.
  • Fixed an issue where video wallpaper preview can be dragged using cursor.
  • Fixed an issue where the Lively icon was not visible for Uninstaller.
  • Fixed an issue where some streaming wallpaper links not working.
  • Fixed an issue where some url were not loaded properly.
  • Updated delete wallpaper dialogue appearance to show wallpaper title.
  • Updated commandline utility (to be downloaded separately.)
  • Updated web browser.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated dependencies.
  • Updated translation texts.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.2.0.4 (Mar 15, 2021)

  • Video player now uses hardware acceleration based on a safe whitelist.
  • This should improve stability for some lower end systems.
  • New GPU decode toggle option in video wallpaper settings.
  • Now easily create log files from Lively Misc settings.
  • New Report bug system-tray menu.
  • Installer improvements.
  • Dependencies now gets installed automatically without user interaction.
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.13.
  • Updated some UI texts.
  • Updated web browser.
  • Updated youtube-dl.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.2.0.2 (Mar 4, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue screensaver not working properly when wallpaper is paused.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.2.0.0 (Mar 4, 2021)

  • Lively supports screen savers now!
  • Wallpaper startup time now get synchronized in duplicate layout mode.
  • Fixed an issue with folder-dropdown not working properly with commandline control.
  • Updated .netcore runtime to 3.1.12
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated localization texts for Korean and German.
  • Added Hindi language.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.9.4 (Feb 12, 2021)

  • Web wallpaper wrong size on startup if Javascript resize event is not handled.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.9.2 (Feb 9, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue where the mpv player taskbar icon is visible.
  • Fixed a bug where the watchdog program not closing wallpapers properly.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.8.0 (Jan 11, 2021)

  • New Wallpaper screen recorder added to wallpaper preview window.
  • Convert any wallpaper type to video file.
  • New Play audio only on desktop option added (Settings -> Audio)
  • Automatically mute wallpaper audio when not focused on desktop.
  • Gif player settings now control the wallpaper player for both gifs and pictures.
  • Fixed webpage wallpaper fetch query not working.
  • Fixed a bug where exported Lively .zip files can have incorrect filename/extension.
  • Updated youtube-dl, mpv player and some core libraries.
  • Updated Turkish, Malay, Spanish and Greek translations.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.7.0 (Dec 27, 2020)

  • Lively Hardware monitor API is available! Create interactive webpage wallpapers that show live system information like cpu, gpu, ram and network usage. Check out this new wallpaper to see the API in action: https://github.com/rocksdanister/system-stats-wallpaper
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Fixed a bug where Lively fails to start with windows due to missing spaces in registry value.
  • Fixed a bug where wallpaper is paused when system-tray notifyicon list is expanded with pause on foreground app settings.
  • Fixed a bug where the URL textbox in add wallpaper page grows in size for long inputs.
  • Made some improvements to wallpaper automatic play/pause algorithm.
  • Enabled maximize and minimize buttons for wallpaper preview window.
  • Added additional codec setup page for Windows N/KN users.
  • UI updates and changes.
  • Updated localization files for Hungarian, Malay, Russian and Polish languages.
  • Added Greek language.
  • Credit: Dimitris Psirrakis

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.6.0 (Dec 7, 2020)

  • Video stream wallpapers now support customization filters similar to video wallpaper.
  • New gamma filter for video wallpapers (Existing wallpapers require pressing Restore Default to activate this feature.)
  • Detects lockscreen locked/unlocked state and play/pause wallpaper automatically.
  • Why didn't anyone report this issue?!
  • Detects remote desktop session on/off state and play/pause wallpaper automatically.
  • Audio visualizer is disabled if initialization of audio library fails instead of just refusing to run
  • Example: Fluid v2 wallpaper crash.
  • Changed UI - new wallpaper delete dialogue and increased customize dialogue height.
  • Updated youtube-dl and mpv player.
  • Updated Turkish translation.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.5.0 (Nov 30, 2020)

  • Updated web browser. Includes updated Chromium version which includes security fixes for CVE-2020-16013 and CVE-2020-16017
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated SharpZipLib.
  • Updated Magick.NET.
  • Tried fixing crash for audio reactive wallpaper when virtual surround/enhanced sound is enabled.
  • Removed Visual C++ 2010 dependency for youtube-dl, stream wallpaper should work in all systems now.
  • Changed some UI elements and restricted minimum window size.
  • Changed some default settings and wallpaper (existing users unaffected.)
  • Fixed a bug where the Author field is only updated after app is restarted for newly imported wallpaper.
  • Updated Italian, Malay, Polish and Russian translations.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.4.0 (Nov 17, 2020)

  • All video wallpapers have customizable options now.
  • LivelyProperties support for mpv player; customize the video player real-time!
  • Documentation coming soon.
  • New mpv player gif playback option in settings - uses Integer/Nearest neighbor scaling for sharp image.
  • Web Browser can be muted using the global volume slider (require wallpaper restart.)
  • Improved some error messages related to LivelyProperties.
  • Updated youtube-dl binary.
  • Updated Magick.net and Xaml island libraries.
  • Updated Polish, German and Traditional Chinese translations.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.3.0 (Nov 6, 2020)

  • Updated CEF browser.
  • Security fix for CVE-2020-15999 Heap overflow.
  • Resizable Wallpaper preview window.
  • Fixed mouse cursor position issues in multiple screen setups.
  • Fixed wallpaper preview not working for stream type wallpapers.
  • Browser fallback for stream type wallpaper.
  • (Preview) Microsoft Edge (WebView2) support; still in early development - some wallpapers and features will not work.
  • Updated included .net core runtime to 3.9 (if 3.7 or higher version is already installed, will be skipped.)
  • LibMPV player custom configuration file support:
  • Https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Video-Guide
  • Taskbar-icon progress indicator during wallpaper creation and app update.
  • App updater window can be minimized now.
  • UI tweaks/adjustments, updated untranslated regions.
  • Updated libmpv video player.
  • Updated Inno installer.
  • Turkish, Serbian, Bahasa Indonesia languages added.
  • Updated localization texts for Polish, Korean, French, Russian and Malay.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.2.0 (Sep 29, 2020)

  • Set simple picture (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png, *.bmp, *.tif, *.tiff) wallpaper; now you can organize all your wallpapers within lively!
  • Preview wallpaper now fills the whole window.
  • Website is reloaded after adding to library; this fixes issue the webpages that don't resize own their automatically.
  • Some UI tweaks.
  • Updated localization for French.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.1.0.0 (Sep 25, 2020)

  • Set Unity, Godot game or any program as wallpaper.
  • (Automatic play/pause is disabled for program type wallpaper at the moment.)
  • Temporarily disabled wallpaper resizing on screen property change due to alt-tabbing bug when running fullscreen games.
  • Some UI tweaks.
  • Added Catalan language thanks to Arthur.
  • Updated localization texts for Malay and Russian language.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.0.8.0 (Sep 21, 2020)

  • Fixed a critical bug in which problem arises when alt-tabbing from a game's fullscreen mode to desktop.
  • Lively web browser disk-cache option is now available, website settings and cookies are restored on relaunch if enabled.
  • (For example you can use keyboard input in Preview wallpaper option to save state and then set it as wallpaper.)
  • Lively web browser now auto-plays videos without having to mute it (default chromium behaviour is overriden.)
  • Selected screen is now highlighted in Wallpaper layout /control panel menu.
  • All files type added to file dialogue in Add Wallpaper page.
  • White border added to color rectangle of lively properties to easily identify darker colors.
  • Debug menu option is added, see logs within the application itself.
  • Copy of up to 6 logfiles are also kept now.
  • Updated libmpv.
  • Added Vietnamese and Japanese language thanks to ShaneVu:
  • https://github.com/ShaneVu
  • Updated some localization texts for german, korean.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.0.7.0 (Sep 9, 2020)

  • Wallpaper preview - opens a live preview of the wallpaper in a new window with full input support.
  • Fixed a bug where it was not possible to customise wallpaper properties of multiple wallpapers in duplicate mode.
  • Fixed a bug where system-traymenu appears on different screen than the one where cursor is present.
  • Temporarily removed libvlc videoplayer and disabled Convert to video feature.
  • Installer now checks whether .net core is installed.
  • Updated some localization texts.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.0.5.0 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • Duplicate screen layout mode added! Easily set same wallpaper in multiple screens.
  • Wallpaper resizer/scalers added for gif, video and stream wallpapers.
  • Fixed a bug where mouse interaction not working properly in Span wallpaper mode.
  • Fixed application crash when multiple lively .zip files are dropped into the window.
  • Fixed a bug where if https is not specified in url field adding wallpaper fails.
  • Fixed a bug where if wallpaper folder is not found/accessible, app startup fails.
  • Fixed a flicker that appears when web wallpapers are launched.
  • Uninstaller will now prompt weather to close lively if running.
  • Added Dutch language thanks to Frank Z

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.0.1.0 (Sep 3, 2020)

  • Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE windows 10 version 1903 or above.
  • Wallpaper volume control (video wallpapers only.)
  • Fixed a critical bug where app crashes when customizing wallpaper properties.
  • Fixed a bug where webpages without default white color turns grey.
  • Fixed improper behaviour of wallpaper properties with per screen layout.
  • Added lively .zip to add wallpaper page.
  • Fixed stream wallpaper not being detected in add wallpaper page.
  • Turned off video stretching in libmpv videoplayer.
  • Fixed some localisation texts.
  • Note: You will get .net core install dialogue again, I'm not doing any check right now - so if already installed just skip.

New in Lively Wallpaper 1.0.0.0 (Sep 1, 2020)

  • Windows 10 UI - Fluent Design:
  • Lively v1.0 has a complete UI makeover; there are no dials and buttons - everything is much more simpler and minimal!
  • Supports both dark and light theme - switches dynamically with windows settings.
  • Better wallpaper playback:
  • New libvlc and libmpv videoplayer options added (directshow is depreciated.)
  • Streaming wallpapers are supported by default.
  • New uwp control for gif playback.
  • Cefsharp has been updated to 84.4.10
  • .Net Core 3.1 & Better code:
  • Lively v1.0 is now .net 3.1 from .net framework 4.7
  • The code also underwent several refactorization with mvvm design in mind.
  • & more:
  • Dynamic theme - lively adapts to Windows 10 theme settings (Color and Accent) and as you switch the theme lively also changes.
  • The wallpaper play/pause monitor system has also been improved, now it takes into account window class names to detect Windows elements like startmenu, app switcher, taskview and even checks for rainmeter widgets.
  • Lively settings are written to Local Appdata and the wallpaper install location can be changed through a neat and simple UI.
  • Windows screensaver and display turn off now works when video wallpapers are running.
  • Video stuttering issue fixed.
  • If lively is already running and you try clicking the icon the already existing instance of lively is opened from tray.
  • New sharpziplib is used for lively file creation/extraction, it is now possible to move to a higher compression algorithm (currently still zip to keep backward compatability.)
  • The livelyproperties window is now rendered by the main application, so the UI is more consistent with the rest of the application.
  • Fixed an issue where screen parameter change causes the wallpapers to resize incorrectly in multiple screen systems; now the wallpapers are detached and added again.
  • Memory improvements, the new app takes about the same memory as the old while rendering high quality preview clips in the new library page.
  • Different UI modes, "light" if you want to disable some of the fancy stuff like only exiting exiting currently running wallpaper during new wallpaper import process (gif capture.) and animated tiles in library.
  • Cef browser debugging port is enabled, so that you can debug web type wallpapers.
  • Stream wallpapers is integrated with libmpv and libvlc so that you don't have to configure anything.
  • Added an option to hide the system-tray icon if it annoys anyone. (to exit the application you will have to re-enable to get access to traymenu... not intuitive I know.)
  • New wallpaper control panel to see and manage running wallpapers on different display devices and also there is a indicator near the topright menu showing number of running wallpapers.
  • The new add wallpaper page is made more minimal and simpler to navigate; there is a single browse file dialogue.

New in Lively Wallpaper 0.9.6.0 (May 27, 2020)

  • Lively Web Properties Button text changes to “True” after some use.
  • Added a process ignore rule to Rainmeter widgets, so that users can opt for Pause on Focus changed and still have the wallpaper running when interacting with widgets #58

New in Lively Wallpaper 0.9.5.5 (Apr 27, 2020)

  • What’s new:
  • Chinese language added thanks to: Hui Shao
  • Https://github.com/hui-shao
  • French language added thanks to: Tugdual Meeus
  • Arabic language added thanks to: Mosab Ashraf
  • German language added thanks to: Ben Albrecht
  • If you are interested in helping translate lively contact me.
  • Fixes:
  • Lively save file corruption mitigations.
  • Better windows startup checking (verify the value of registry key in addition to presense)
  • Mouse input disabled for stream type wallpapers (mpv player movable bug fix.)

New in Lively Wallpaper 0.9.5.1 (Apr 15, 2020)

  • What’s new:
  • Russian language added thanks to: David Surenyan
  • Https://github.com/David374
  • If you are interested in helping translate lively contact me.
  • Fixes:
  • Incorrect mouse location in Span wallpaper mode.
  • White flashing when launching web type wallpaper.
  • Taskbar icon of wallpapers not hiding in some systems.
  • Important Notice:
  • Auto update might fail due to smartscreen filter, the setup is downloaded to “Documents/Lively Wallpaper/tmpdata/update.exe”
  • Known Issues:
  • Wallpaper size being incorrect with multiple display with varying scaling dpi.
  • Screensaver might get disabled when using default video players, as a temporary fix:
  • “Open Windows media player rightclick empty area top - > Tools - > Options and then select Allow screen saver during playback.” or use DirectShow videoplayer.
  • Automatic Library Import is currently disabled for “Duplicate” wallpaper mode.
  • Video stutter with default video players in some systems, as a temporary fix use mpv.
  • Scrollbar might appear in web wallpaper after adding to library, as a temporary fix restart wallpaper.
  • (old) Image resize in wallpaper creator is not multithreaded yet, UI will not respond temporarily for large images (“Export Lively .zip” is the recommend method.)

New in Lively Wallpaper 0.9.5.0 (Mar 26, 2020)

  • What’s new:
  • Mouse input is enabled for webpage & application type (.exe) wallpapers.
  • (Only left click & movement, can be turned Off in settings.)
  • Updated some libraries used.
  • Fixes:
  • (Web) Links are opened in the same window.
  • (Web) Right click context-menu disabled.
  • Important Notice:
  • Auto update might fail due to smartscreen filter, the setup is downloaded to “Documents/Lively Wallpaper/tmpdata/update.exe”

New in Lively Wallpaper 0.9.0.0 (Mar 15, 2020)

  • What’s new:
  • Don’t forget to checkout Lively’s reddit page for more animated Wallpapers: https://www.reddit.com/r/LivelyWallpaper/
  • New Performance setting: Pause wallpaper when on battery power (Laptops/UPS.)
  • Web wallpapers will look blank when paused, this is a known limitation that will be addressed in future update.)
  • Span wallpaper playback behavior change:
  • Only Pause Wallpaper if foreground application is stretched across all displays when “Per Display” display rule is selected under Performance settings.
  • Pause wallpaper if foreground application is maximized in any monitor when “All Display(s)” is selected.
  • Web) New dropdown control for web interaction, “Folder Dropdown”
  • Automatically populates the dropdown menu based on the folder contents.
  • Learn more: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-IV-:-Interaction
  • Web) “Restore to Default” option for customisable wallpapers, restores wallpaper properties to original value (Existing wallpapers from pre v0.9 will restore to last saved value)
  • Web) ColorDialog default color will be previously selected color.
  • Turned off Deferred Scrolling for Library list (wallpaper tile preview as you scroll.)
  • Some UI changes/tweaks.
  • Fixes:
  • Web) Fixed several issues with customisable web wallpapers on multiple monitor systems: #23
  • Wallpaper file checking is skipped during library loading in-order to stop disk power-on/activity each time lively is launched from tray (when wallpapers is on separate drive.)
  • Windows 7 wallpaper disappearing fix (still not officially supported by me, just update your system people _)
  • Important Notice:
  • Auto update might fail due to smartscreen filter, the setup is downloaded to “Documents/Lively Wallpaper/tmpdata/update.exe”
  • Known Issues:
  • Screensaver might get disabled when using default video players, as a temporary fix:
  • Open Windows media player rightclick empty area top - > Tools - > Options and then select Allow screen saver during playback.” or use DirectShow videoplayer.
  • Automatic Library Import is currently disabled for “Duplicate” wallpaper mode.
  • Video stutter with default video players in some systems, as a temporary fix use mpv.
  • Scrollbar might appear in web wallpaper after adding to library, as a temporary fix restart wallpaper.
  • old) Image resize in wallpaper creator is not multithreaded yet, UI will not respond temporarily for large images (“Export Lively .zip” is the recommend method.)

New in Lively Wallpaper 0.8.5.0 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • What’s new:
  • Don’t forget to checkout Lively’s reddit page, I posted some additional customizable wallpapers: https://www.reddit.com/r/LivelyWallpaper/
  • Video & GIF player scaler selector in settings, some UI changes.
  • New optional portable build of Lively, require no installation. (App auto updater is not supported.)
  • Download: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/releases
  • (Cef) slider control shows value.
  • (Installer) Installs latest VC++ redistributable if missing.
  • Fixes:
  • (Important) Lively subprocess fix.
  • Library list will auto scroll towards the newly added wallpaper.
  • Important Notice:
  • Auto update might fail due to smartscreen filter, the setup is downloaded to “Documents/Lively Wallpaper/tmpdata/update.exe”