Animated Wallpaper for MacBook: Setup & Battery Tips

MacBook users want beautiful desktops but fear battery drain. MacWall was built for exactly this: native Metal-backed decode, automatic pause on battery, and pause when you go full screen in any app.

MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air

Both M-series MacBooks handle 4K video wallpapers efficiently when MacWall uses hardware decode. Pro models with multiple displays can run independent wallpapers per screen. Air users benefit most from pause-on-battery, enable it in settings.

Best practices on laptop

Use 1440p or 4K loops, avoid unnecessary 8K on a 13-inch display

Pause manually from the menu bar during video calls or gaming

Pick shorter loops to reduce decoder memory footprint

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