MacWall vs Lively Wallpaper: The Mac Answer to Lively

Lively Wallpaper is the go-to free live wallpaper app on Windows, but it has no Mac version and never will. MacWall is its natural macOS counterpart: desktop video wallpapers, your own imports, and a community catalog, all in a native Swift app for a one-time $7.99.

Feature mapping for switchers

Lively video wallpapers → MacWall MP4/MOV/GIF imports

Lively library → MacWall community catalog: Nature, Space, Anime, Cars, City, Video Games, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Cats

Lively pause rules → MacWall auto-pause on battery, full screen, lock, and high CPU

Lively multi-monitor → MacWall per-display wallpapers or synced playback with drift correction

Windows lock screen tools → MacWall Pro Lock Screen video on macOS 26+ and the macOS 27 beta

Switching takes five minutes

Copy your favorite loops from your PC.

Download MacWall at macwall.app/download.

Drag the videos into MacWall's Library.

Browse the catalog for Mac-optimized 4K drops.