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title: "Live Wallpaper on Multiple Monitors on Mac"
description: "Yes. MacWall plays on every connected display. Set Wallpaper puts one wallpaper on all of them, in sync, or you can give each display its own with the arrow next to Set Wallpaper. MacWall remembers each display's wallpaper for every monitor setup, so a docked or undocked MacBook gets its wallpapers back."
canonical: "https://macwall.app/faq/live-wallpaper-on-multiple-monitors"
published: "2026-11-06"
updated: "2026-11-06"
keywords:
  - "live wallpaper multiple monitors mac"
  - "dual monitor live wallpaper mac"
  - "different wallpaper each display mac"
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# Does MacWall work with multiple monitors?

Yes. MacWall plays on every connected display. Set Wallpaper puts one wallpaper on all of them, in sync, or you can give each display its own with the arrow next to Set Wallpaper. MacWall remembers each display's wallpaper for every monitor setup, so a docked or undocked MacBook gets its wallpapers back.

## One wallpaper, or one per display

- **Every display**: Set Wallpaper applies to all displays, and the same wallpaper plays in step on each.
- **One display**: open a wallpaper, click the arrow next to **Set Wallpaper** and pick a display under Display.
- **Settings → Displays** shows what plays on each display.

## Ultrawide and mixed sizes

**Fill screen**, the default, crops the edges so the wallpaper fills each display; **Fit to screen** shows the whole wallpaper (Settings → Wallpaper). For 21:9 and 32:9 monitors, Explore in the app has an Ultrawide filter, and the web gallery has [ultrawide live wallpapers](https://macwall.app/wallpapers/display/ultrawide).

## Pausing with several displays

A full-screen app pauses only the display it covers, while the others keep playing. Each display with its own wallpaper adds decoding work; with System Wallpaper playback, displays showing the same wallpaper share one player and stay on the same frame.

## Go deeper

- [Set a live wallpaper](https://macwall.app/docs/set-a-live-wallpaper): Set a wallpaper on every display or just one, plus Shuffle and Day Schedule.
- [Ultrawide live wallpapers](https://macwall.app/wallpapers/display/ultrawide): Loops sized for 3440 × 1440 and 5120 × 1440 monitors.
- [Wallpaper resolution and displays](https://macwall.app/learn/wallpaper-resolution-and-displays): How resolution, aspect ratio and scaling decide what you see on each screen.

## More questions

- [How much CPU does MacWall use?](https://macwall.app/faq/macwall-cpu-use)
- [Does MacWall drain your MacBook battery?](https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-drain-battery)
- [Can I use my own video as a wallpaper on Mac?](https://macwall.app/faq/use-your-own-video-as-mac-wallpaper)

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Source: https://macwall.app/faq/live-wallpaper-on-multiple-monitors