Tired of staring at the same desktop wallpaper every day? Let Wallpy breathe new life into your Linux desktop — automatically, intelligently, and beautifully.
🧠 Why I Built Wallpy
As a Linux user and developer, I enjoy customizing my desktop. But changing wallpapers manually is tedious, and most existing solutions either lacked features, weren’t DE-agnostic, or required too much setup.
So I built Wallpy — a smart, simple, and flexible wallpaper changer made just for Linux desktops.
⚙️ Features at a Glance
✅ Desktop Environment Detection
Works across GNOME, KDE, XFCE, and others — Wallpy uses the right backend for your setup.
✅ Dark/Light Wallpaper Matching (Planned)
Assign different folders for light and dark themes. Wallpy adapts to your system’s current appearance.
✅ Automatic Wallpaper Cycling
Choose your interval (e.g. every 15 minutes), and Wallpy will handle the rest.
✅ Autostart on Login
One-click toggle to add Wallpy to your startup apps via a .desktop file.
✅ System Tray Support
Minimize to tray — right-click the icon for Show or Quit. It's non-intrusive and lightweight.
✅ Modern GTK Interface
Built with PyGObject — it looks and feels native on most modern Linux distros.
🖥️ Screenshots
🔧 Tech Stack
- 🐍 Python 3
- 🖼️ GTK via PyGObject
- 🛠️ PyInstaller for packaging
- 📂
.desktopautostart entries - ⚙️ Config saved locally (JSON or INI)
- 🖥️ Tray icon support with theme awareness
- 🧪 Tested on Ubuntu (Mate)
📦 Download & Install
You can build it from source or use pre-built packages.
📁 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/jayantur13/wallpy/releases
🔽 Pre-Built Releases
💡 Tip: For AppImage, run
chmod +x Wallpy.AppImageand double-click to launch.
🤝 Contribute
Wallpy is open-source and actively maintained. PRs, issues, and feedback are welcome!
👉 Read more on GitHub: github.com/jayantur13/wallpy
💬 Final Words
Wallpy started as a small utility to scratch my own itch — but it’s become something I use every day.
If you’re a Linux user who values a beautiful, dynamic desktop, Wallpy might be just what you’re looking for.
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