Wewa is a cross-platform command line tool written in Rust that renders web content as desktop wallpaper.
It can display remote web pages, local HTML projects, and ShaderToy-style shaders as fullscreen wallpapers, with support for multiple monitors. On Linux, it targets Wayland environments including Hyprland, Sway, KDE 6+, and GNOME, where it uses a companion GNOME Shell extension for GNOME sessions.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Renders web pages, local HTML files, and local ShaderToy-style `.shader` files as fullscreen desktop wallpaper.
- Supports multiple monitors, letting you apply wallpapers to all displays or target a specific display.
- Includes 37 built-in ShaderToy shaders with pre-tuned parameters for immediate use.
- Supports iChannel textures for shaders, including 2D image textures and 3D volume textures.
- Automatically converts ShaderToy URLs into fullscreen embedded wallpapers.
- Provides command line controls to stop wallpapers on one display or across all displays.
- Offers package manager installation options including Homebrew, Scoop, and AUR.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows with platform-specific wallpaper backends.
Website: github.com/ownself/wewa
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Developer: Jimmy Liu
License: MIT License
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