Lively Wallpaper for Windows

May 11, 2023

UI/UX enhancements and Fixes.

• New commandline command for wallpaper placement.
• Fixed application UI being blank for some users.
• Fixed debugger title not visible in dark theme.
• Latest WindowsAppSDK improvements.

May 2, 2023

UI/UX enhancements and Fixes.

• Search function implemented in title area, find installed wallpapers based on name.
• Labels are hidden after first run for a more clean look.
• Updated Mica Backdrop implementation based on latest guidelines.
• New hover animation for expander menu and other enhancements
• Made about page icons less jagged.
   

February 22, 2023

Enhancements and fixes.

• New optional AppData Mpv configuration path.
• Improved startup time of wallpapers using System Information API.
• Fixed check update system-tray menu crashing when there is no internet.

November 15, 2022

UI/UX enhancements and Fixes.

• File drag'n'drop is back, add media files as wallpaper by simply dropping it to the UI.
• Updated wallpaper library with gradients and added mouse hover effect.
• Added Splashscreen when running the application for the first time.
• Updated Add wallpaper dialog.
• Reduced vertical smoothing and delay of audio wallpapers.
• Reduced update downloader resource usage.

October 8, 2022

Improvements and Fixes.

• Fixed IPC connection not closing immediately when exiting client.
• Fixed excessive console.log() crashing html wallpapers.
• Fixed some UI/UX inconsistencies.
• Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.1.5
• Updated .NET Core Desktop Runtime v6.0.9
• Updated CefSharp browser v105.3.390.0
• Updated dependency libraries.
• Updated translations and added Czech language.

September 5, 2022

Improvements and Fixes.

• New application picker for application pause rule settings.
  Shows active programs with the option to select additional program from file.
• UI/UX improvements
• Updated Mpv video player.
• 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.

August 11, 2022

New Eye Dropper tool and improvements.

• New Eye Drop control for color picker.
• Completed translation for Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, Dutch, French, German, and Polish.
• UI/UX improvements.
• Fixed "All process" pause algorithm which is not implemented being user selectable.
• Fixed UI rendering issues when a 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.

June 15, 2022

Improvements.

• Temporarily turned off drag'n'drop and enabled multiple file support in filepicker.

June 10, 2022

Improvements & bug fixes.

• 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.

April 25, 2022

Improvements & bug fixes.

• 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.

November 30, 2021

Improvements & bug fixes.

• 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.
• Updated WebView2 library