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Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3.

v2.0.3.2

1 year ago

Update feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MzFqfb2bvo

What's new in Lively v2.0.3.2:

  • Big improvements to audio visualizers! Better visualizer audio data for wallpapers. Audio visualizer detects and automatically switches when audio playback device changes. Updated Fluid wallpaper to be compatible with the new audio visualizer improvements. New sample audio visualizer wallpaper is included with this release. Sample project: https://github.com/rocksdanister/audio-visualizer-wallpaper
  • New application picker for application pause rule settings. Shows active programs with the option to select additional program from file.
  • UI/UX improvements User is now notified in settings when selected wallpaper plugin is missing. Fixed some wallpaper customize controls changing size if input is large. Improved error message presentation. Improved update changelog display.
  • Fixed taskbar theme stopped working when waking system from sleep.
  • Fixed step/fractional value not working with wallpaper customization slider.
  • Fixed wallpaper customize menu stops loading if folder specified in Folder Dropdown control is missing
  • Fixed add wallpaper file dialog crashes when filter menu is expanded.
  • Updated WebView2 plugin with NowPlaying API support (Experimental.) Gets the currently playing audio track from Windows - compatible with any player and even browser. API Documentation: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-V-:-System-Data
  • Updated CefSharp browser. Includes important security patches.
  • Updated Mpv video player.
  • Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.8 Includes important security patches.
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.4
  • Added Finnish language and updated translation texts.
  • Updated dependencies.

Known issues:

Note (for those upgrading from v1.0):

SHA256: 19286d360fd6197cf4eea6130a93eb28de30a266d58b0f94c4a55662f00732a2

v2.0.2.8

1 year ago

This Lively update focuses on polishing the UI and improving the community translation process.

The translation work has been moved to Crowdin and feedback has been very positive, thanks to everyone who participated. You too can help Lively reach a wider audience! learn more: https://crowdin.com/project/lively-wallpaper

What's new in Lively v2.0.2.8:

  • New Eye Drop control for color picker. https://youtu.be/MXuu-UdxHQw
  • Completed translation for Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, Dutch, French, German and Polish.
  • UI/UX improvements. Updated active wallpaper and screensaver dialogs. Adjusted spacing and translation strings. Replaced transparency effect with blur. New share menu.
  • Fixed "All process" pause algorithm which is not implemented being user selectable.
  • Fixed UI rendering issues when large number of wallpapers are installed.
  • Reduced installer size by 8%.
  • Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.7
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.3
  • Updated dependencies.

Known issues:

Note (for those upgrading from v1.0):

SHA256: e563c77218725f614135fc66d73ec8f8fa45daf37942d207baabafa7163eb847

v2.0.2.4

1 year ago

What's new in Lively v2.0.2.4:

  • UI/UX improvements.
  • Wallpaper install size in about dialog.
  • Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.6 Important security patches.
  • Updated CefSharp v103.0.9 Important security patches.
  • Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.2

Known v2.0 issues:

  • Elevation is not fully supported - if Lively is run with administrator privileges may not function properly.
  • Incompatibility with Afterburner Rivatuner performance monitoring - add exception for the UI program.
  • UI sometimes crash when drag'n'drop wallpaper file - use Filepicker instead.
  • WebView2 browser plugin is not implemented.

Note (for those upgrading from v1.0):

  • New updated Commandline control plugin required (included with this release.)
  • New updated Screensaver plugin required (included with this release.)

SHA256: 4cc1cc320a94504486e27a9e2c9fd9a2394fe7b48014f429e177eef43163419c

v2.0.2.2

2 years ago

Lively 2.0 installer is finally out! (cough again cough) After several months of work - complete rewrite of separating Core and UI into separate programs. The main highlights of this milestone release:

  • New Core is powered by .NET Core 6 and has improved performance and reduced resource usage.
  • New UI is using WinUI 3 desktop - latest framework from Microsoft with Windows 11 design.
  • UI will be completely shutdown when not being used (feature can be turned off in settings) to save memory.

Update v2.0.2.2 is a quick patch that addresses:

What's new in v2.0.2.1:

  • New UI rewritten to use WinUI 3 with Modern Windows 11 design language.
  • UI can be completely shutdown when not being used (feature can be turned off in settings) to save memory.
  • Acrylic transparent UI theme (Windows 11 only.)
  • Improved wallpaper tray-menu random wallpaper selection algorithm.
  • Improved and improved Active wallpaper/control panel. Customise wallpaper and screensaver settings in one place. Option to always prompt which screen to set wallpaper during selection.
  • Improved customise wallpaper menu. FolderDropdown open button on right-side now. FolderDropdown selects the file if only one image is selected. FolderDropdown file picker now has filters enabled. Restore default button is now always visible.
  • Fixed Screensaver misaligned in multiple monitor system with display scaling enabled.
  • Updated core and UI to .NET Core 6.0.5 runtime.
  • Updated and includes WindowsAppSDK v1.1
  • Updated CefSharp browser. Includes important security patches.
  • Updated Mpv player.
  • Updated dependencies.

Known issues: Original Lively 2.0 installer release was halted due to user problems reports. Most of the bugs have been resolved, some issues that still remain are:

  • Elevation is not fully supported - if Lively is run with administrator privileges may not function properly.
  • Incompatibility with Afterburner Rivatuner performance monitoring - add exception for the UI program.
  • UI sometimes crash when drag'n'drop wallpaper file - use Filepicker instead.
  • WebView2 browser plugin is not implemented.

Note:

  • New updated Commandline control plugin required (included with this release.)
  • New updated Screensaver plugin required (included with this release.)

SHA256: ece974279c873074fcb02e3ee5494c99d99e6e24544967a00c5d551749a04e86

v2.0.2.1

2 years ago

Lively 2.0 installer is finally out! (cough again cough) After several months of work - complete rewrite of separating Core and UI into separate programs. The main highlights of this milestone release:

  • New Core is powered by .NET Core 6 and has improved performance and reduced resource usage.
  • New UI is using WinUI 3 desktop - latest framework from Microsoft with Windows 11 design.
  • UI will be completely shutdown when not being used (feature can be turned off in settings) to save memory.

What's new in v2.0.2.1:

  • New UI rewritten to use WinUI 3 with Modern Windows 11 design language.
  • UI can be completely shutdown when not being used (feature can be turned off in settings) to save memory.
  • Acrylic transparent UI theme (Windows 11 only.)
  • Improved wallpaper tray-menu random wallpaper selection algorithm.
  • Improved and improved Active wallpaper/control panel. Customise wallpaper and screensaver settings in one place. Option to always prompt which screen to set wallpaper during selection.
  • Improved customise wallpaper menu. FolderDropdown open button on right-side now. FolderDropdown selects the file if only one image is selected. FolderDropdown file picker now has filters enabled. Restore default button is now always visible.
  • Fixed Screensaver misaligned in multiple monitor system with display scaling enabled.
  • Updated core and UI to .NET Core 6.0.5 runtime.
  • Updated and includes WindowsAppSDK v1.1
  • Updated CefSharp browser. Includes important security patches.
  • Updated Mpv player.
  • Updated dependencies.

Known issues: Original Lively 2.0 installer release was halted due to user problems reports. Most of the bugs have been resolved, some issues that still remain are:

  • Elevation is not fully supported - if Lively is run with administrator privileges may not function properly.
  • Incompatibility with Afterburner Rivatuner performance monitoring - add exception for the UI program.
  • UI sometimes crash when drag'n'drop wallpaper file - use Filepicker instead.
  • WebView2 browser plugin is not implemented.

Note:

  • New updated Commandline control plugin required (included with this release.)
  • New updated Screensaver plugin required (included with this release.)

SHA256: 66fea3857d50f9f4dbe2c6df2630d567df283067cb4b90f36c27c3c9cc1d90d4

v1.7.5.2

2 years ago

Q. Where is the new Lively 2.0 with the awesome UI redesign ?? Lively 2.0 is currently available on Windows store; the installer/github version release is halted due to pending issues. Lively Installer 2.0 will be soon available once Microsoft WindowsAppSDK v1.1 releases: https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/blob/main/docs/roadmap.md

What's new in v1.7.5.2:

  • Fixed web wallpapers not working with some display scaling configurations.
  • Fixed screensavers not working with some display scaling configurations.
  • Fixed screensaver being turned on by accident if downgraded from Lively v2.0 beta.
  • Updated CefSharp browser. Includes Important security patches.
  • Updated Mpv player.
  • Updated libraries.

Note:

  • Lively v1.0 installer REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.
  • Lively v2.0 Windows store REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1809 or above.

SHA256: 9313ceff2d9aadbcdf55813d0572f09c8e3c01b57739e2361888ea3ea320b347

v1.7.4.2

2 years ago

This is a patch release that addresses important issues and also adds quality of life changes.

What's new in v1.7.4.2:

  • Fixed an issue where wallpapers getting stuck after Explorer crash/restart.
  • Fixed wallpapers temporarily unpausing during screen settings change.
  • Web wallpaper audio can be muted real-time. Settings -> Audio -> Master volume -> 0.
  • "Play audio only when desktop is focused" now works with web wallpapers.
  • Better Customize menu error handling when option not available.
  • Updated WebView2 library.
  • Updated Spanish translation. Credit: Omar Pro Gamer

What's new in v1.7.4.0:

  • Complete code rewrite with better architecture which makes future development easier.
  • Webpage wallpapers no longer turns black when paused!
  • Updated .net core runtime 3.1.21 (May prompt a restart.)
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated libraries.
  • Added Azerbaijani language. Credit: Sha'an Aliyev

SHA256: 0683fe78bede802eece570da143e8c26c75753374f57c964907c672b66d12b6e

v1.7.4.0

2 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

What's new in v1.7.4.0:

  • Complete code rewrite with better architecture which makes future development easier.
  • Webpage wallpapers no longer turns black when paused!
  • Updated .net core runtime 3.1.21 (May prompt a restart.)
  • Updated CefSharp browser.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated libraries.
  • Added Azerbaijani language. Credit: Sha'an Aliyev

v1.7.2.6

2 years ago

This is a patch update for v1.7.2.4 that fixes some bugs.

What's new in v1.7.2.6:

  • Fixed duplicate wallpaper mode not working for stream wallpapers.
  • Fixed stream wallpapers not working with MS Edge.

----------------------------IMPORTANT READ----------------------------

What's new in v1.7.2.4:

  • Removed default stream plugin due to bug reports. For live stream wallpapers it is recommended to use WebView2 (Edge) instead.
  • Updated .NET Desktop Runtime 3.1.20. May prompt a system restart after update.
  • Updated CefSharp browser. Includes a number of high priority Chromium security updates.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated dependencies.
  • Updated language translations.

SHA256: 8bf189dc5a0cdab5db905cbff4907d796d416f50df82eaedbc7e2c20e1a38cc2

v1.7.2.4

2 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

What's new in v1.7.2.4:

  • Removed default stream plugin due to bug reports. For live stream wallpapers it is recommended to use WebView2 (Edge) instead: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-I-:-Cef#webview2-microsoft-edge
  • Updated .NET Desktop Runtime 3.1.20. May prompt a system restart after update.
  • Updated CefSharp browser. Includes a number of high priority Chromium security updates.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated dependencies.
  • Updated language translations.

Note:

  • Lively v1.7.0.2 onwards requires updated Lively command-utility for continued functioning.