Wallper plays 4K live wallpapers on Mac desktop and Lock Screen. One-time license from $14.99, no subscription, 7-day free trial. Read the full review.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Wallper is a live-wallpaper application for macOS. It turns video into an animated desktop background and also supports the Lock Screen. The company positions it as native to the Mac, saying playback is handed to Apple's own pipeline instead of relying on daemons, overlays or workarounds.
It ships with a curated library of more than 3,000 4K wallpapers, and users can add their own clips. The site cites over 140,000 installs. It is published by Sandimax LLC and sold as a one-time license with lifetime updates, not a subscription.
Users browse the in-app library, which has Home, Explore and My Media sections, and apply a wallpaper to a display. Each listing shows details such as resolution, file size and duration. Explore can be sorted by community likes. After videos are downloaded, Wallper works offline, and the internet is only needed for browsing, new downloads and update checks.
Resource use is managed automatically. Settings let the app reduce quality on battery, pause when another app is fullscreen, pause on high CPU usage, and turn Retina rendering on or off. Menu bar controls and keyboard shortcuts handle pausing, switching wallpapers and managing displays without opening the main window.
The main capability is native Lock Screen and desktop playback. Multi-display support allows a different scene on each monitor, with heavy workloads muted on hidden displays. The app runs on Intel and Apple silicon from M1 to M4, on macOS 14.6 through 26.
Beyond playback, Wallper includes Studio for creating wallpapers from your own videos, plus custom uploads through My Media and Add Video. Pro adds music sync and full Studio export. Pro+ adds cloud sync, a creator analytics dashboard and Studio cloud backup. Community uploads accept MP4 files up to 500 MB and go through manual moderation.
Wallper is a macOS app that plays live video wallpapers on the desktop and Lock Screen. It includes a library of more than 3,000 4K wallpapers and supports custom videos.
Pro costs $14.99 one-time for up to 3 Macs and Pro+ costs $24.99 one-time for up to 5 Macs. Enterprise starts at €52.67 per seat. Payment is processed in USD and sales tax may be added.
Yes. The 7-day trial includes every Pro feature and needs no credit card or login. After 7 days the app locks until a license is purchased, and there is no auto-charge.
No. Pro and Pro+ are one-time purchases with lifetime updates and no recurring fees.
Wallper runs on Intel Macs and Apple silicon from M1 to M4. It is stable on macOS 14.6 (Sonoma) through 26.
Yes. Once videos are downloaded it works fully offline. Internet is needed only to browse the community, download new videos or check for updates.
Yes. You can add videos privately through My Media, Add Video. You can also share 1 to 20 MP4 files per upload, up to 500 MB each, with the community. The team moderates uploads before they are listed.
Yes. Wallper offers a 14-day money-back guarantee. You send your order email through the refund page, and refunds are processed within 3 to 5 business days.