The DesktopHut Wallpaper Editor is a free live wallpaper maker that runs in your browser. Start from any looping video, then layer on clocks, weather, music visualizers, particles and custom text to build an animated wallpaper that looks like your own desktop skin. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
If you have been looking for a Wallpaper Engine alternative that lets you make your own live wallpaper, this animated wallpaper creator gives you a visual canvas, ready-made themes and one-click export. Your wallpaper is a small web package, so it also works as a lively wallpaper maker online: build it here, then drop it into the player you already use.
Most people finish their first wallpaper in about ten minutes. Here is the full flow from empty canvas to desktop background.
Choose a looping video from the DesktopHut library or drop in your own clip. It becomes the background of your live wallpaper.
Place clocks, dates, weather, system monitors, music visualizers, particles and custom text on top of the video, then drag, resize and restyle each layer.
Add your own audio files or a YouTube Music track and let the visualizers and now playing card react to it.
Press Preview to see the wallpaper full screen exactly as it will run on your desktop and fix anything before you export.
Export a package for Lively Wallpaper, Wallpaper Engine, the DesktopHut app or a plain web page, or publish it to DesktopHut for others to download.
Drag the exported file into Lively, open it in Wallpaper Engine or load it in DesktopHut Studio and apply it as your desktop background.
Every layer can be moved, resized and styled, with fonts, colors, gradients, outlines and shadows you control. Pick a theme to restyle a widget in one click, then fine tune it.
Clocks, dates, countdowns and progress bars in analog, digital and minimal styles.
Add titles and quotes with full control over font, size, spacing, case and color.
Show the local forecast, and add rain, snow or fog over your video.
Bars, rings and waves that pulse with your music or the sound playing on your PC.
A music card with cover art, title and progress for your own tracks or YouTube Music.
A macOS-style dock with app icons and brand logos for quick access on your desktop.
Floating particles, glows and mouse-reactive effects that add depth to any scene.
Glass, neon, retro, neumorphic and minimal looks you can apply to a widget in a click.
Share your finished wallpaper on DesktopHut so others can find and download it.
Wallpapers made here are exported in the format your player expects. Lively Wallpaper accepts a zip you can drag straight in, Wallpaper Engine gets its own package, and DesktopHut Studio opens the DesktopHut package directly. You can also export a plain web page that runs in any modern browser.
Options you expose, such as colors and sliders, appear in the property panels of Lively and Wallpaper Engine so you can tweak the wallpaper later without reopening the editor.
Yes. You can build, preview and export wallpapers in your browser at no cost and without creating an account.
No. The editor runs entirely in your browser. You only need a wallpaper player, such as Lively Wallpaper, Wallpaper Engine or DesktopHut Studio, to run the finished result on your desktop.
You can create wallpapers here and export them for Wallpaper Engine, or run them in free players like Lively Wallpaper and DesktopHut Studio. It is a free way to make your own animated wallpaper without a separate editor.
You can export a Lively Wallpaper package, a Wallpaper Engine package, a DesktopHut package and a plain web page that runs in any modern browser.
Yes. Upload your own video as the background and add your own audio files. You can also use a YouTube Music track, which needs an internet connection.
The editor is built for desktop browsers and needs a connection to load. Exported wallpapers run offline in your player, apart from weather and YouTube widgets that need internet.
Projects are saved in your own browser, not on DesktopHut servers. Export your wallpaper to keep a copy, and avoid clearing site data before you do.
In Lively and Wallpaper Engine they use real system stats and system sound. In other players they show what a web page can measure, which is approximate, and visualizers follow a simulated beat when no audio can be read.
Yes. You can publish your creation to DesktopHut so other people can browse and download it, or share the exported file yourself.