Question 1

How do I set a live video wallpaper as my desktop background?

Accepted Answer

There are several softwares available for applying live wallpapers to your PC/Mac. Wallpaper Engine (paid) & Lively Wallpaper (free) are the two most popular options. These softwares allow you to use any MP4 file as your wallpaper whilst offering some visual customisation options.

Question 2

How do I download live wallpapers for free?

Accepted Answer

See the 'Browse' page to explore our collection of free live wallpapers. Click the 'download' button the individual wallpaper page to save the MP4 wallpaper to your system files.

Question 3

How do I set a GIF as my PC wallpaper?

Accepted Answer

First, you'll need to convert the GIF into MP4 using any free file conversion service. Then, you can use lively wallpaper to use the MP4 version as your wallpaper.

Question 4

Will using a live wallpaper make my computer more laggy?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Unfortunately running live wallpapers may cause lag, especially when playing games or running multiple softwares at once. You can reduce the CPU usage from your live wallpaper by using a lower quality wallpaper that has a lower file size.

Question 5

Will using a live wallpaper drain my PC battery faster?

Accepted Answer

As answered in the previous question, running live wallpapers on a laptop or tablet will result in higher CPU usage and therefore, causes the battery to drain faster. Battery usage can be reduced by using a lower quality live wallpaper, which can be made using Adobe Media Encoder by rendering the wallpaper file at low bitrate.

Question 6

Do 4K 60FPS wallpapers use more battery?

Accepted Answer

As answered in the previous question, yes, using a higher resoution and/or frame rate live wallpaper will drain your battery faster. Although this can be avoided easily.

Question 7

How do you get moving wallpapers on PC?

Accepted Answer

Go to the browse page to access 100s of free live wallpapers, then use any live wallpaper software such as lively wallpaper to apply it to your desktop screen.

Question 8

Where to find good anime wallpapers?

Accepted Answer

The anime section has the best 1080p - 4K anime live wallpapers for your PC/Mac.

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