Apple Silicon unified memory and media engines make live wallpapers practical for daily use, if the app uses native decode. MacWall is built with SwiftUI and Metal, targeting M-series chips from day one.
What to avoid on Apple Silicon
- Electron apps wrapping Chromium video players
- Rosetta-translated Windows ports
- WebView-based wallpaper engines
What MacWall does instead
AVFoundation hardware decode → Metal compositing behind desktop windows. Activity Monitor should show MacWall using minimal CPU during idle desktop use.