weebp is a free and open-source live wallpaper utility for Windows created by developer Francesco149. It works by allowing users to force almost any application window to sit behind standard desktop icons and act as a live, animated wallpaper. How it Works
Unlike traditional wallpaper engines that render animations inside their own interface, weebp uses native Windows mechanics. It spawns or targets a hidden background system window (specifically WorkerW) and reparents your target application directly into it. Because it redirects existing windows, it is incredibly lightweight and flexible. Key Features & Integrations
Bring Your Own Player: The tool is commonly paired with the mpv media player and youtube-dl. This allows users to seamlessly loop offline video files, GIFs, or live streams directly onto their desktop.
Websites as Wallpapers: You can use a browser window (like Chrome or an Electron instance) to display interactive web pages, HTML5 canvas art, or web-based animations behind your icons.
Minimalist & Portable: It has no heavy graphical user interface (GUI) by default. It operates primarily as a command-line interface tool via PowerShell or Command Prompt.
Low Resource Overhead: It relies entirely on the rendering efficiency of the player you use. If paired with a lightweight player like mpv, it consumes very little RAM and CPU power. Installation & Basic Setup
Download the latest binaries from the weebp Releases Page and extract the zip archive.
Double-click 0bootstrap to trigger the install.ps1 script, which safely adds the folder to your system’s path environment variable.
The script generates desktop shortcuts to quickly attach windows to your wallpaper or control video streams.
To test commands or script your own automated configurations, open a shell and type wp. Legacy and Downstream Projects
Because weebp proved the effectiveness of its underlying Windows window-management technique, it inspired several open-source spin-offs and wrappers. The most popular is AutoWall, which adds a visual, easy-to-use user interface on top of the weebp logic so you do not have to use a command line. Other developers have used its architecture to write similar engines in different coding languages like Rust.
If you would like, I can show you how to write a basic command script to start your videos automatically on system startup, or provide command line examples for streaming web links. Which would you prefer? Francesco149/weebp: free and open-source … – GitHub
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