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title: "macOS 27 Lock Screen Live Wallpaper Guide"
description: "Set live video on your macOS 27 Lock Screen and Screen Saver with MacWall, the first app with native macOS 27 support, in a few simple steps."
canonical: "https://macwall.app/blog/macos-27-lock-screen-live-wallpaper"
published: "2026-06-12"
updated: "2026-06-12"
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category: "macOS"
readMinutes: "5"
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# Lock Screen Live Wallpaper on macOS 27

Set live video on your macOS 27 Lock Screen and Screen Saver with MacWall, the first app with native macOS 27 support, in a few simple steps.

macOS 27 ships beautiful Lock Screen and Screen Saver wallpapers, but out of the box you're limited to Apple's own footage. **MacWall** is the first app in the world to bring **your own live video wallpapers** to the macOS 27 Lock Screen and Screen Saver, natively.

## What you get

- Any catalog wallpaper or personal MP4/MOV on your Lock Screen
- The same video as your Screen Saver, one integration covers both
- True native playback, not an overlay hack
- Automatic format conversion when a clip needs it, hardware-accelerated
- One-click restore of Apple's defaults anytime

## Setup in under two minutes

1. Download MacWall and pick a wallpaper (or import your own).
2. Activate your one-time $7.99 license, Lock Screen included.
3. Toggle "Use Lock Screen & Screen Saver" in Settings.
4. Lock your Mac, the video plays natively on the Lock Screen.

## Requirements

- Live Lock Screen & Screen Saver: macOS 26 (Tahoe) or macOS 27, including the current beta
- Desktop live wallpapers: macOS 15 Sequoia and later
- Intel and Apple Silicon both supported

## Why only MacWall works on the 27 beta

Apple's macOS 27 beta changed system wallpaper behavior, which broke the Lock Screen features of other wallpaper apps. MacWall shipped dedicated macOS 27 support faster than anyone, which is why it's currently the only app delivering native live Lock Screen video on the new beta, with safe one-click restore of Apple's defaults.

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Source: https://macwall.app/blog/macos-27-lock-screen-live-wallpaper