How do I set Black Dog Beach Sunrise as my Mac wallpaper?

Download MacWall for macOS 15 or later, choose Set on Mac on this page or search "Black Dog Beach Sunrise" in the app, then click Set Wallpaper. On macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later it can also play on the Lock Screen and as the screen saver.

Is Black Dog Beach Sunrise a video or a still wallpaper?

A video. Black Dog Beach Sunrise is a 9-second loop encoded at 1920 × 1080, and MacWall plays it behind your windows as a moving desktop rather than a still image.

Black Dog Beach Sunrise Live Wallpaper for Mac

1080p · 9-second loop

Set on Mac

Black Dog Beach Sunrise: nature live wallpaper for Mac

Black Dog Beach Sunrise is a community-submitted 1080p nature live wallpaper for Mac, part of the Sunset collection.

It is encoded at 1920 × 1080 (16:9) and loops every 9 seconds. At that size it is upscaled on every current Mac screen, by 39% to 167%.

Colours

In collections

Sunset wallpapers Ocean wallpapers Black wallpapers

Fits these Macs

Mac	Screen	1920 × 1080 loop
MacBook Air 13″	2560 × 1664	Upscaled 54%
MacBook Air 15″	2880 × 1864	Upscaled 73%
MacBook Pro 14″	3024 × 1964	Upscaled 82%
MacBook Pro 16″	3456 × 2234	Upscaled 107%
MacBook Neo	2408 × 1506	Upscaled 39%
iMac 24″	4480 × 2520	Upscaled 133%
Studio Display	5120 × 2880	Upscaled 167%

Screen resolutions from Apple's tech specs, read 27 October 2026. Upscaled is how much the loop is enlarged to cover the screen.

Set it up

Set on Mac opens Black Dog Beach Sunrise in MacWall (macOS 15 or later); click Set Wallpaper there to put it on your desktop. These guides cover the rest.

Black Dog Beach Sunrise FAQ

How do I set Black Dog Beach Sunrise as my Mac wallpaper?: Download MacWall for macOS 15 or later, choose Set on Mac on this page or search "Black Dog Beach Sunrise" in the app, then click Set Wallpaper. On macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later it can also play on the Lock Screen and as the screen saver.
Is Black Dog Beach Sunrise a video or a still wallpaper?: A video. Black Dog Beach Sunrise is a 9-second loop encoded at 1920 × 1080, and MacWall plays it behind your windows as a moving desktop rather than a still image.