NEW Version 12.1.0 — now plays scene wallpapers
DesktopHut — Free Live Wallpaper App for Windows
One free app for every kind of live wallpaper: 4K video loops, interactive HTML wallpapers and Wallpaper Engine scenes from the Steam Workshop. Light on your PC, with a built-in store of thousands of free wallpapers.
Plays every wallpaper type
- 🎞️Video wallpapersMP4 loops up to 4K
- 🎬Scene wallpapersWallpaper Engine scenes (scene.pkg) from the Steam Workshop
- 🌐HTML wallpapersInteractive web wallpapers
- 🖼️ImagesStill 4K backgrounds
What's inside
Browse and apply thousands of DesktopHut wallpapers right in the app.
Stops automatically when a game or full-screen app is running, so you keep every frame.
Live wallpapers on every screen you have connected.
Change your wallpaper automatically by the time of day.
Turn live wallpapers into your screensaver.
Installed from the Microsoft Store: no bloatware, no extra installers.
Other apps that work with DesktopHut
Video wallpapers are standard MP4 files and work in all of these apps. Scene wallpapers need Wallpaper Engine or DesktopHut 12.1.0 or newer.
Questions
Is DesktopHut free?
Yes. The DesktopHut app is free on the Microsoft Store, and every wallpaper on desktophut.com is free to download.
Can DesktopHut play Wallpaper Engine scenes?
Yes. From version 12.1.0, DesktopHut plays Wallpaper Engine scene wallpapers (scene.pkg), including scenes from the Steam Workshop, as well as video, HTML and image wallpapers.
Will a live wallpaper slow down my PC or games?
DesktopHut is built to stay light, and it pauses the wallpaper automatically while a game or another full-screen app is running.
Is there a version for Mac?
DesktopHut for Mac isn't available yet. On macOS you can use Wallspace with any DesktopHut video wallpaper.