Free · Built into DesktopHut Studio

Turn Any Photo Into a Living Wallpaper

The Motion Photo Editor lets you paint motion onto part of a photo — rain on a window, shimmer across water, wind moving through hair — with one of 65 built-in effects. No shader knowledge, no timeline, no subscription.

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65Motion Presets
~30Particle Assets
3Export Formats
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Obtenir DesktopHut Studio

Pick whichever fits how you like to install software — the Motion Photo Editor is included free in all three.

Microsoft Store

The same app listed on the Microsoft Store — downloaded directly.

Télécharger Installer

Portable

A .zip you unpack and run — no install, no admin rights.

Télécharger .zip

Windows Installer

A standard setup wizard, or an .msi for IT deployment. Currently v12.0.2.

Windows 10/11 (64 bits) requis. Vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur l'ensemble de l'application, et pas seulement sur l'éditeur ? Découvrez DesktopHut Studio.

What it's capable of

Everything below is part of the free Motion Photo Editor inside DesktopHut Studio — nothing here requires a paid tier.

65 motion presets, 8 categories

Motion & displacement, water, light & color, weather & particles-as-mask, stylized, glass & lens, blur & focus, and post-process — each one a real GLSL effect, not a canned video overlay.

~30 particle assets

Snow, rain, fire, fireflies, sakura, dust, embers, falling leaves, bubbles, drifting stars, and more — drop them onto a scene as their own layer.

Paint exactly where it moves

A soft-edged brush controls the mask — an effect only applies where you've actually painted it, so the rest of the photo stays perfectly still.

Bone rig for characters

Draw a simple skeleton onto a portrait — head, arms, legs — and animate it with natural, jointed movement, instead of moving the whole photo as one flat piece.

Real cloth physics

Cloth Sway isn't a shader trick — it's genuine Verlet-integration physics, the same technique used for real cloth/rope simulation, applied to hair, capes, and curtains.

Cutout & Path tools

The Cutout tool isolates part of a photo cleanly; the Path tool lets a particle asset follow a shape you draw — a firefly trail curving exactly where you want it.

Audio Reactivity

Effects can respond to real system audio in real time — a fire effect that flares with the beat, a shimmer that pulses with a soundtrack — both live and in the exported wallpaper.

AI background removal

A built-in AI model cuts your subject out of its background automatically — no manual tracing needed to isolate a person or object before animating around it.

Keyframe any parameter

Speed, intensity, and every other slider can change over time instead of sitting fixed — an effect can build, ease, or fade rather than loop identically forever.

Multiple layers

Stack a base photo with a bone rig, GIF, text, solid-color, and particle-asset layers — build a whole scene, not just one animated image.

Custom on-screen controls

Un export .dh peut inclure ses propres curseurs, cases à cocher et sélecteurs de couleur : la personne qui utilise votre fond d'écran peut le régler en direct, sans nouvel export.

Export three ways

MP4/GIF/WebP pour partager partout, un fond d'écran HTML léger, ou le format natif .dh pour profiter de tous les effets et des commandes personnalisées.

A few of the ~30 particle assets:

SnowPluieFireFirefliesSakuraDustEmbersLeavesBubblesStarsWindFogConfettiFireworks

And a few of the 65 motion presets:

SwayRippleTwirlWater FlowWater WavesShimmerIris MovementChromatic AberrationGlitterParallaxShakeLens Flare

Comment ça marche

From a still photo to a looping live wallpaper in a few steps — no editing experience needed.

1

Import a photo

Open the Motion Photo Editor inside DesktopHut Studio and bring in a photo — or several, as separate layers.

2

Pick a motion preset

Choose one of 65 effects across 8 categories — water, light, weather, glass, and more — or drop in a particle asset like snow or fireflies.

3

Paint the mask

Use the soft-edged brush to paint exactly where the effect should apply — a window pane, a strand of hair, the surface of water.

4

Fine-tune it

Adjust speed and intensity, and optionally keyframe them so the effect changes over time instead of looping identically.

5

Export

Enregistrez en MP4/GIF/WebP pour partager, en fond d'écran HTML léger, ou en scène .dh native avec tous les effets et les commandes personnalisées éventuelles.

6

Définissez-le comme fond d'écran

Your new scene lands straight in DesktopHut Studio's Wallpaper Library, ready to play — or browse 67,000+ ready-made wallpapers on DesktopHut instead.

Export formats

Pick the format that matches what you're actually doing with the result.

FormatBest for
MP4 / GIF / WebPSharing a clip, or using it outside DesktopHut Studio entirely
HTML live wallpaperA lightweight, portable interactive package
Package .dhThe native format — full effects, every layer, and any custom scene controls

What people make with it

A few starting points — any of these can be built from a single photo.

Rain on a window

A photo shot through glass, a masked Rain preset, and a light blur pass for a calm, ambient scene.

Wind-blown hair

A portrait with a bone rig on the head and real Cloth Sway physics painted onto the hair layer.

Shimmer across water

A lake or ocean photo with the Shimmer preset painted along the waterline for a glinting-light effect.

Embers over a fireplace

A cozy interior shot with a Fire particle asset layered over the hearth for a softly flickering glow.

Good to know

Is the Motion Photo Editor free?

Yes — it's built into DesktopHut Studio, which is completely free, forever. No subscription, no trial period, no premium tier for any preset or export format.

Do I need any editing or shader experience?

No. Every effect is a ready-made preset — pick one, paint where it should apply with a brush, and adjust a couple of sliders. There's no timeline or code involved.

Can I use my own photos?

Yes — any photo on your computer. You're not limited to DesktopHut's wallpaper library; the Motion Photo Editor works on whatever image you bring in. A built-in AI background removal tool can also cut your subject out automatically if you need it isolated.

Can I animate a person, not just the scenery around them?

Yes — the bone rig tool lets you draw a simple skeleton onto a portrait (head, arms, legs) for natural, jointed movement, and Cloth Sway adds real physics-based motion to hair, clothing, or capes on top of that.

What's the difference between exporting as MP4 and as .dh?

Les fichiers MP4/GIF/WebP sont des fichiers vidéo ou image standard que vous pouvez partager ou utiliser partout. Le format natif .dh conserve chaque calque et chaque effet en direct, ainsi que les commandes à l'écran que vous avez ajoutées. Il ne se lit en pleine fidélité que dans DesktopHut Studio.

What are the system requirements?

Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), plus a GPU with up-to-date drivers. The Motion Photo Editor specifically wants more RAM/CPU headroom than just playing wallpapers needs, since it's decoding and previewing effects live.

Where do I get it?

Le Motion Photo Editor fait partie de DesktopHut Studio, gratuit sur le Microsoft Store ou en téléchargement direct. Le guide complet pas à pas se trouve dans le DesktopHut Handbook.

Bring a photo to life

Free to download, free to use, free forever. DesktopHut Studio's Motion Photo Editor is a few clicks from your first living wallpaper.

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