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title: "Does MacWall Work Offline?"
description: "Yes, for wallpapers you've already downloaded: MacWall keeps each one on your Mac after the first download and plays it with no connection. Downloading new wallpapers and activating a license need internet. Pro keeps working for 7 days after its last online license check, then pauses until you reconnect."
canonical: "https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-work-offline"
published: "2026-11-06"
updated: "2026-11-06"
keywords:
  - "macwall offline"
  - "live wallpaper offline mac"
  - "macwall without internet"
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# Does MacWall work offline?

Yes, for wallpapers you've already downloaded: MacWall keeps each one on your Mac after the first download and plays it with no connection. Downloading new wallpapers and activating a license need internet. Pro keeps working for 7 days after its last online license check, then pauses until you reconnect.

## What needs a connection

- **Downloading** a wallpaper the first time, in the app or with **Set on Mac** on the web.
- **Activating** a license key.
- **New wallpapers**: offline, Home and Explore show the catalog MacWall last loaded.
- **Updates**: MacWall looks for new versions while it's open.

## What works offline

- Every wallpaper you've downloaded or added yourself, on the desktop, the Lock Screen and the screen saver.
- Shuffle and Day Schedule, with wallpapers already on your Mac. A scheduled one that isn't downloaded yet waits until you're back online.

## Going offline for a while

Before a trip, open the wallpapers you want and choose **Save to Library**, which downloads them without changing your desktop. If Pro pauses after a week offline, MacWall shows **Reconnect to Restore Pro**: the license is fine, and Pro comes back by itself once your Mac is online. There's nothing to buy again.

## Go deeper

- [License and activation](https://macwall.app/docs/license-and-activation): How activation works and what the license check does.
- [Set a live wallpaper](https://macwall.app/docs/set-a-live-wallpaper): Download and set wallpapers, and save them to your Library for later.
- [Fix common issues](https://macwall.app/docs/troubleshooting): Downloads that fail or stall behind a VPN, proxy or content filter.

## More questions

- [How many Macs can I use MacWall on?](https://macwall.app/faq/how-many-macs-per-license)
- [Is MacWall free?](https://macwall.app/faq/is-macwall-free)
- [Does MacWall work on macOS 27?](https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-work-on-macos-27)

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Source: https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-work-offline