Figured I’d share this project as I don’t see many that know about it! (Only available for Windows)
I don’t understand why there is no such projects as mature on Linux. With access to plugins for the most used desktop environments you think it would actually be easier to implement. Running VLC borderless in the background is still the way many people suggest
Maybe because we Linux users never look at our desktop? 😅Dunno but would be nice to have
Have you never heard of compiz? The Linux 3D window manager with burning windows.
That’s so interesting to me, because as someone thinking about switching over to Linux after playing around with it a bit, one of my main motivations is the ability to customize the desktop like crazy. Personally I like the minimal modern look, but I like that you can make it anything you want.
I honestly see my wallpaper for about 0.01% of my screentime. Having a process hogging CPU to animate something I don’t see if quite useless to me.
Try helping ScreenPlay support Linux, it’s probably the closest alternative other than that kde-plasma reverse engineering port of Wallpaper Engine. You just need to compile it manually. https://screen-play.app/ https://gitlab.com/kelteseth/ScreenPlay
It’s probably more complicated precisely because of the multiple desktop environments and X11 set up. Windows you can make one tool to work on all desktops.
You’d probably need systems for KDE and Gnome, etc. Perhaps Wayland may make this simpler?
Ultimately I suspect it’s just not a priority when the complexity is factored in. An animated desktop is pretty to look at but probably not a project getting lots of devs interested in if it’s so complex to implement and maintain at present?
