Wallpaper Engine
{{Short description|Utility software}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Wallpaper Engine
| logo =
| screenshot = Wallpaper Engine on Windows 11 - Animated GIF.gif
| caption = Wallpaper Engine on Windows 11
| developer = Kristjan Skutta, Tim Eulitz
| released = Early Access on Steam Greenlight: {{Start date and age|2016|10|10|df=yes}}{{cite web |url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=572005235 |title=Steam Greenlight :: Wallpaper Engine |publisher=Steam}}
| latest release version = 2.2.18
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2022|10|7}}
| programming language = C++,{{cite web |url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/2/135514649164711522/#c135514649165049727 |title=What is Wallpaper Engine programmed/created in? |publisher=Steam}} JavaScript, PHP
| operating system = Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Android
| website = [https://www.wallpaperengine.io/ https://www.wallpaperengine.io/]
| license = Proprietary software
}}
Wallpaper Engine is an application for Windows with a companion app on Android{{Cite web|date=2021-11-26|title=Wallpaper Engine - Wallpaper Engine 2.0 - Free Android App, New Logo, New Features and More! - Steam News|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/431960/view/3101285480922069754|access-date=2021-11-27|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en}} which allows users to use and create animated and interactive wallpapers, similar to the defunct Windows DreamScene. Wallpapers are shared through the Steam Workshop functionality as user-created downloadable content. It features its own rendering engine and provides a wallpaper editor, allowing for the creation of 2D and 3D wallpapers, including a particle system editor and a fork of JavaScript called SceneScript for additional wallpaper logic. It also supports using video files, audio files, webpages and some 3D applications as wallpapers.{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/wallpaper-engine-gives-you-the-desktop-backgrounds-your-pc-deserves/ |title=Wallpaper Engine gives you the desktop backgrounds your PC deserves|publisher=PC Gamer}}
History
A proposal outlining the general idea of the software was added to Steam Greenlight in December 2015. The application was subsequently released as a paid product on Steam in October 2016 as an early access title. After three years of development, the software left its early access stage in November 2018.{{cite web |url=https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/431960/old_view/992307425712325963 |title=Wallpaper Engine has been released! |publisher=Steam}}
In August 2019, Wallpaper Engine was announced to be one of the release titles for Steam China.{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-china-will-be-almost-entirely-independent-of-steam/ |title=Steam China will be 'almost entirely independent of Steam'|website=PC Gamer |date=21 August 2019 |publisher=PC Gamer}}
In late November of 2021, the team released version 2.0 of Wallpaper Engine. This update brought a new logo, a large set of additional features, support for Windows 11, and a free android release that interfaces with the desktop version.{{Cite web |title=Wallpaper Engine 2.0 - Free Android App, New Logo, New Features and More! |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/431960?emclan=103582791455834207&emgid=3101285480922069754 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}
Despite not being a game, Wallpaper Engine is one of the most used apps on Steam, being located in Steam's Top 25 played games in July 2019{{Cite web|date=2019-07-23|title=Wallpaper Engine, As Told By Steam Reviews|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/07/wallpaper-engine-as-told-by-steam-reviews/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328220159/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/07/wallpaper-engine-as-told-by-steam-reviews/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2020|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Kotaku Australia|language=en-AU}} and Top 10 played games in November 2021.{{Cite web|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|date=2021-11-27|title=Steam sets new concurrent users record with over 27 million online|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-27-steam-sets-new-concurrent-users-record-with-over-27-million-online|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Eurogamer|language=en}} Kotaku reported users in China used it to share pornographic videos in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Jiang |first=Sisi |date=2022-07-26 |title=Chinese Steam Users Get Around National Porn Ban With Wallpaper App |url=https://kotaku.com/steam-porn-wallpaper-app-chinese-censors-anime-1849334942 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Kotaku |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.wallpaperengine.io}}
Category:Utilities for Windows