A program for automatically changing wallpaper on the desktop according to an arbitrary schedule. If you want variety background pictures, then this program- exactly what is needed.

Change desktop wallpaper Windows desktop manually of course interesting, but quickly boring. And why waste time on this, if you can entrust this business to a free program Magic Wall?

Program features

• Installing a new picture every time you start your computer;
• Any schedule for changing wallpaper;
• Arranging pictures by albums;
• Search for new wallpapers from the program interface;
• Ability to display on multiple monitors at once;
• The ability to "Scatter" individual drawings on the background and much more.

Magic Wall Installation

Let's install the program and see what and how it does.

Downloading the archive MagicWall.zip and unpack it to a convenient place on the disk. In the resulting folder, run the installer with the extension exe and in the windows that appear, press the "Next" buttons (in between, we accept " License agreement by switching the switch).

At the end of the installation, click "Install" and in the next window we refuse Yandex.Bar (remove the first checkmark opposite the inscription "Install Yandex.Bar").

Magic Wall Interface

The main window of the program will appear in front of us:

So what do we see here?

Wallpaper tab

The interface of Magic Wall resembles that of a conventional image viewer. That is, in the upper part of the window - Menu, on the left - Album Manager, on the right - Wallpaper Thumbnails with wallpaper control buttons.

Let's start simple, with the Album Manager. With its buttons, we can create and delete albums or move them around the list. If you click on the album name, you can collapse or expand it.

It is clear that albums do not make sense on their own, they should store wallpaper. Therefore, let's create an example of an album and put one picture in it.

In the Album Manager, click the blue plus sign to create a new album. This window will appear:

Enter the desired album name (for example: "Kote") and click "OK". A new album will appear in the "Wallpaper" section:

Now you need to put some picture in this album. In our case, it will be a picture with a cat. Just grab it with the mouse, drag it to the album name and release it. Now our cat is in the "Kote" album. But, at the same time, he remained in the album "All". That is, the picture itself lies where it lay, only a record about it appeared in the new album.

Good. Now let's add more cats that you already have on your computer to the same album. To do this, go to Wallpaper Thumbnails (right side of the program window). Here we can add a single image ("Add Photo" button) or a whole folder of images ("Add Folder").

The "Install" button installs the selected picture on the desktop (if several pictures are selected, the last one will be installed).

The last button in this list is "Delete" - removes the picture from the thumbnails (but not from the hard drive).

So, we figured out the "Wallpaper" tab, move on to the next one.

Collections tab

This tab is a mini-browser that opens a page on the developer's site from which you can download and install new wallpapers.

On this page, you can select the section of interest, for example, the same "Animals / Running / Kittens", among all the kittens, select the wallpaper you like and click on it to view it in a larger view. If the cat suits you, click on it again and the program itself will offer to upload a picture. We agree to her proposal and the picture is added to our album, at the very end of the "All" album, from where it can be installed on the desktop.

Login tab

The next interesting feature is to set a background on the user selection screen at login.

Settings tab

AT last tab You can customize technical aspects, such as launching at Windows startup, wallpaper change settings, image position and background color.

Program control via tray

To change the wallpaper or change the settings of the program, it is not necessary to look for its shortcut. If the settings are loaded with Windows, then the program icon will be in the tray (in the lower right corner of the screen). By clicking on it with the left button, you can see the following window:

In it, you can change the wallpaper on your desktop without opening the main program window.

If you press right click mouse, another window will appear.

With it, you can do some of the things that are available from the main window, plus update the program and see information about the developer.

That, in principle, is all that can be done in this program.

Advantages and disadvantages of the program

• interesting features like setting a background for the login screen or scatter pictures around the screen;
• simple and intuitive interface;
• the ability to select and download new wallpapers directly in the program;
• convenient sorting by albums.

• not a very rich selection of wallpapers on the site;
• sometimes the program gives out some "artifacts" on top of the window (can be attributed to "magic chips").

conclusions

The program copes with its main task with a bang and even has a few optional features. For lovers of wallpaper change, it is enough for complete happiness.

But it should be noted that even with beautiful wallpapers, authenticity will not be complete if sound design is not added to the selected picture. This amusing service allows you to fix this problem: http://naturesoundsfor.me/

P.S. It is allowed to freely copy and quote this article, provided that an open active link to the source is indicated and the authorship of Ruslan Bogdanov is preserved.

Before we continue, it's important to make sure you understand the implications of having a live wallpaper on your desktop, other than pretty animation. If you have a laptop, then its battery life will become shorter, and if you have weak computer, then its performance will decrease.

This is due to the fact that such wallpapers consume from 6 to 10 percent computing power processor. If you have one of the latest Intel chips, then this will not be a problem for you, but if you have a 2010 laptop, then you will encounter all of the above problems. So let's get started!

Reddit user created free program to set the video as wallpaper on your desktop, instead of a static picture. After downloading and extracting it, double click on the VideoPaper.exe file. The corresponding label will appear on the panel Windows tasks. Now right-click on the shortcut and select Settings from the drop-down list to go to the settings.

After that, click the Create Video Panel button, which will create new profile settings, and then select the video you want to use as wallpaper using the Set Video button.

All is ready! Although the program is small and weighs only 761 KB, it does its job perfectly, without requiring special computer knowledge from the user.

Deskscapes

DeskScapes is great, though paid program to create a vibrant background. Able to work with MPEG, MPG, WMV and AVI formats. This means that you will not be able to use MP4 files, but this problem can be easily solved using some free converter formats.

After downloading and installing DeskScapes for 30 days, you will be able to use free version. If you want to use full version, you will have to pay 600 rubles for it. After installation, open the settings window.

Drag the selected video to this window, select it and click the Apply button. You probably think that it can't be that simple, but it really works like that!

Wallpaper Engine

Wallpaper Engine is one of the most the best programs to set the wallpaper that is currently available. Yes, it is paid, but it costs only 240 rubles. It will give you access to thousands of animated wallpapers directly from the Steam catalog. Of course, you can choose your own files.

Just download and install the application, then click the Engine icon on the taskbar and select Change Wallpaper to start customizing.

Then select the ones you like and click OK to activate them. To access more wallpapers in Wallpaper Engine, click Browse Workshop, select the ones you like and click the Subscribe button (requires registration on the service). The program will automatically download and change the wallpaper.

Are you a fan computer games? Then Wallpaper Engine will provide you big choice wallpapers of the most popular games. Also, the program can add sound and change the usual look of the desktop due to other functions.

The user can independently control the row important parameters: playback speed, volume, image color palette and more.

Video Screensaver

Also, a video, for example, of a burning fireplace, can be used as a screen saver. If you are wondering how to do this, then read on.

It would be hard to find best app for this purpose than the one called . It gives users the ability to use videos of most modern formats, with different sizes and resolutions.

After you download the program and unpack it, find a file called VideoScreensaver.ico in the folder. Right-click on it and select "Install" from the menu that appears. Now open the screensaver settings by pressing the Start button and select the "Change screensaver" option.

Select VideoScreensaver from the drop-down menu, then click on "Settings", select a screensaver from the folder that appears, and click OK. Ready!

Android wallpapers are part of user interface, which can be safely changed "for yourself" at any time and day. Since by default most of the applications (games / programs) of this operating system located not on the main screen with widgets, but in a window specially designated for them, then the user is forced, when interacting with an android device, to first of all turn his attention to the start screen i.e. worker android table where wallpapers, widgets and control/notification panels are located.

Why is wallpaper important to the interface?

It doesn't matter how many application shortcuts or various widgets are located on the main screen of the device - the wallpaper will be visible to the naked eye, one way or another. If the standard wallpaper distracts you from everyday tasks or simply do not satisfy in any way, that is, it makes sense to install other wallpapers on Android other than those that are built into Android in the "box".

Types of wallpaper

Before proceeding directly to the search and installation of new wallpapers, we have to decide what type of wallpaper is needed or is more interesting. On the this moment There are two main types of wallpapers for android devices: static - a picture of any size and "live wallpaper" - ready-made animation with possible options for controlling moving particles and other graphic elements.

Of course, the second option seems more attractive, at least at first glance, but there is one thing - animation requires additional resources for both the processor and the graphics accelerator. Decide what is more profitable, a picture or beautiful animation at the expense of Android performance, only you.

One of the most simple ways finding pre-optimized wallpapers for smartphones and tablets is to install special applications for Android of any version. In such programs, the wallpaper database is located on the server and each image is pre-cropped to the optimal format. We recommend using the Zedge program. It is free, and its base will satisfy even the most fastidious user.

Install wallpapers online with Zedge

Already after installation, on the main screen of the application there are sections of ordinary wallpapers, live wallpapers, as well as ringtones, notification sounds and thousands of android games. We are only interested in the first two sections, and if there are only a little more than a thousand wallpaper units in the live wallpaper section, then tens of thousands of pictures are located in standard static wallpapers, which can be installed in a few clicks:

1. Select the image you are interested in and go to its page
2. Click on the Free button a la download
   • the Free button changes to Set when the image is uploaded successfully
3. Click on the Set button
   • and this photo \ picture is instantly set as the default wallpaper

We put wallpaper from the standard collection

Most often with original firmware there are about ten different thematic static wallpapers and several live wallpapers from the manufacturer himself. Such a collection has already been adapted specifically for your device and this automatically deprives you of any problems with the "crooked" display when using these wallpapers.

Installation method:

1. Long tap on free space on the main screen
   • Wallpaper
     • Live wallpaper
     • Gallery (choose your own image)
2. Choose, click "install", you're done!

Installing wallpaper from our website

You can also download various wallpapers from our catalog. For this you need:

1. Go to the Wallpapers section following the link.
2. Download the .apk file you like.
3. Install it on your device following the instructions.

It is enough to perform just a few clicks or use third-party customization applications and your device will be different from many analogues.

Once upon a time, we all used push-button mobile phones. In those days, there were a lot of WAP-sites with pictures. To download wallpapers on your phone, you only needed to know the display resolution. Now things have gotten a little more complicated. But if you master this theme, you can change the wallpaper at least every day!

Wallpaper for Android is a regular image that is permanently displayed on your desktop. The exception is live wallpapers, but we will talk about them below. What then is the difficulty? It would seem that you can download any picture from the Internet and set it as wallpaper! But not everything is so simple. You may well run into cases where the image is stretched in width or height, resulting in it not looking its best. This is due to the fact that you found a photo of the wrong resolution.

Before looking for a suitable picture, check the display resolution of your smartphone or tablet. The image must have the same resolution. Or at least exactly the same aspect ratio.

There are many sites with which you can download wallpapers adapted to a particular resolution. You can learn a little more about them, again, closer to the conclusion of the article. In the meantime, let's try to understand how to find out the right resolution and what to do after? The display resolution must be specified in the device specifications. Just enter the name of your smartphone in the search and go to the page of this device, say, in Yandex.Market. In the list of specifications, you will definitely see the screen resolution. A more complicated and lengthy way is to download some kind of benchmark. For example, many device parameters are displayed AnTuTu Benchmark. This method is useful if you do not know or have forgotten the name of the smartphone.

By the way, it is not necessary to select a picture with the resolution you need. If necessary, it can be cut by one or another application. It could be any photo editor for android. And you can use the computer, where there is GIMP, Adobe Photoshop and other similar programs. When framing, you should focus either on the resolution of your display, or on its aspect ratio.

Installing wallpaper in the standard way

There are two most popular methods for setting wallpaper on a smartphone:

• The standard way is when you find a picture on the Internet, and then put it on your desktop yourself;
• Usage special application- it contains a lot of wallpapers that are cut to fit your screen automatically.

If you have already found a suitable image on the global web, then it remains to set it as wallpaper. This is not difficult:

Step 1. Go to " Gallery” or any other application that displays the pictures contained on the smartphone.

Step 2 Select the image that you want to always see on your desktop. Click here on the vertical three dots, which will open a small menu of options.

Step 3 Click on " Set as wallpaper».

Step 4 Choose exactly where you want to put the wallpaper. Usually, in addition to the main screen, a lock screen is available here. You can also set one picture on both screens at the same time. In our case, we are interested in the desktop - that is, " Main screen».

On tablets and some smartphones, you may need to crop the image. So you can fit it to the screen so that the picture looks perfect.

Using Third Party Applications

Much easier to set wallpaper use third party applications. For operating room Android systems a lot of them have been developed. The database of each application stores a lot of images, divided into categories. You just have to choose a picture and set it as wallpaper. The program will do the rest for you. Let's take a look at your actions using an example of using the application Wallpaper HD :

Step 1. Install and run the program.

Step 2 Click on the button " Review". You can also log in to the application - then it will learn to remember your settings when moving from one device to another.

Step 3 Now you can choose the picture you want to put on main screen. To do this, you can go through the categories, see the latest added images and see the selection of users.

Step 4 When you find a suitable option - click on the red button. The program also allows you to like the picture, comment on it, download it to your smartphone and set it as a contact.

Step 5 Crop the picture the way you want. After that click on " tick».

That's all! There are other similar applications. Their functionality is similar - only the images themselves, stored on the server, differ.

Setting live wallpaper

With the light hand of developers HTC live wallpapers have become very popular. They differ from static ones in that the picture is in motion. Clouds float across the sky, sometimes the sun's rays peep through the foliage of the forest, its inhabitants run along the anthill, the curtains on the window sway from time to time ... In a word, live wallpaper is no longer an ordinary image saved in JPEG format. But this is not a GIF animation - it is something more complex. Therefore, live wallpapers are usually distributed as separate applications.

You can find and install live wallpapers using Play market . In most cases, they are distributed free of charge. Most often, such wallpapers only need to be installed, no other actions are required from the user (although sometimes some settings are still entered).

Note: live wallpapers load the processor quite heavily and consume energy. If your smartphone has a weak battery and not the best best performance, then live wallpaper should be discarded.

Where to download wallpapers for Android?

Now you know how to set wallpaper on Android. It remains only to understand where you can download interesting images, which I would like to see on the desktop all the time. And there are similar storage sites great amount. Here are just the most popular ones:

• WallpapersHome- thousands of various images, each of which can be downloaded in one resolution or another (popular options are available for PC, Android, iOS and Mac OS). Photos here are most often uploaded by users themselves.
• iPhone wallpaper- contains photos that fit the screen of Apple smartphones and tablets.
• mob.org- the wallpaper section here is divided into a couple of dozen categories, so the choice becomes not so difficult.
• Social networks- of course, a lot of various pictures for the desktop can be found in Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte, Spaces and other similar sites. There are even separate groups containing a huge number of wallpapers. However, not all images are sorted by resolution, so in some cases you will have to crop the picture yourself.
• top android- this site allows you to choose not only ordinary pictures, but also live wallpapers. However, the selection and download of content is not implemented in the most convenient way.

Conclusion

This concludes our guide. As you understand, installing wallpapers on a smartphone is not difficult at all. Now you can solve this problem in a couple of minutes! It will take much more time to search for a picture - the one that you like.