lively

Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3.

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lively - Quality improvement and fixes

Published by rocksdanister about 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

What's new in v1.7.0.4:

  • New screensaver lock on resume option in Lively settings.
  • New Direct3D detection pause algorithm under Performance settings.
  • New change wallpaper system-tray menu button to quickly change wallpaper.
  • New redesigned about and help page.
  • Improvements to software updater.
    Periodically checks for updates automatically.
    Users can manually check and install update from about page.
  • Added option to switch between beta and stable branch of Lively in Misc settings.
    Special thanks to beta testers.
  • Add wallpaper page now supports multiple file selection.
  • Fixed ESC key not closing some dialogs.
  • Fixed local display incorrectly detected as remote.
  • Fixed an issue where url wallpaper preview was not closing immediately.
  • Fixed Livelyproperty api message being passing to wrong wallpaper in span/duplicate mode.
  • Fixed a bug where export .zip during wallpaper import gets executed regardless if import is cancelled.
  • Updated libraries and dependencies.
  • Updated Cef browser and mpv player.
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.18
    From now onwards runtime is updated even if the system has older version installed.
    May prompt a system restart after update.
  • Added Spanish (Mexico) language.
    Credit: Haruka-San03

Note:

  • Screensaver utility is no longer being maintained, it is recommended to use the built-in Lively screensaver settings.
  • Lively v1.7.0.2 onwards requires updated Lively command-utility for continued functioning.
lively - Windows 11 support

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

This is a patch update for v1.7.0.0 that includes many improvements and fixes.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGbL2dRj88

What's new in v1.7.0.2:

  • Windows 11 support (tested on developer preview.)
  • Improvements to wallpaper core.
    Windows "animate control and element" setting no longer required to be enabled.
    Windows High contrast mode support.
  • Fixed Lively not working on multiple system user accounts at the same time.
  • Fixed Webview2 (Edge) plugin not working for admin installs.
  • Fixed focusing issues with wallpaper import dialog.
  • Added colorspace name to colorpicker tooltip.
  • Updated Cefsharp browser to 91.1.211.
  • Updated command-utility and screensaver file.
  • Added Hebrew translation. Thanks Amit Pinto.
  • Updated Indonesian translation. Thanks Jeremia49.

Important:
Update is required for Lively command-utility, screensaver file for continued functioning (included with this release.)

What's new in v1.7.0.0:

  • New modern color picker for wallpaper customization.
    Supports detecting the color of elements on screen.
    Get system accent color with one-click.
    Dark mode support.
  • Many improvements to Screensaver mode.
    Shows black image on screens without any screensaver.
    Hides mouse cursor when possible.
    Can now be stopped using either keyboard or mouse.
  • Updated Edge(Webview2) browser plugin.
    Added mouse & keyboard input support.
    Fixed several dragging issues and other bugs.
    Requires installation WebView2 runtime on system:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-I-:-Cef#webview2-microsoft-edge
    CefSharp is still recommended for regular use; Edge has other benefits like x264 support.
  • Easy to use File picker for folderdropdown control.
  • Added support for Taskbar theme and desktop picture settings for webpage wallpapers.
  • Reworked ipc code of wallpaper plugins; more stable and system locale independent.
  • Fixed an issue of wallpaper customizations where being applied to wrong wallpaper.
  • Fixed an issue of control center wallpaper count not updating in lite mode.
  • Fixed an issue where picture wallpaper of video wallpaper did not reflect user customization.
  • Updated Cef browser to v91.1.210 [includes critical security update.]
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to v3.1.16
  • Updated mpv video player.
  • Updated Ukrainian translation. Thanks playday3008.
lively - Modern color picker, Edge and Screensaver improvements!

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGbL2dRj88

What's new in v1.7.0.0:

  • New modern color picker for wallpaper customization.
    Supports detecting the color of elements on screen.
    Get system accent color with one-click.
    Dark mode support.
  • Many improvements to Screensaver mode.
    Shows black image on screens without any screensaver.
    Hides mouse cursor when possible.
    Can now be stopped using either keyboard or mouse.
  • Updated Edge(Webview2) browser plugin.
    Added mouse & keyboard input support.
    Fixed several dragging issues and other bugs.
    Requires installation WebView2 runtime on system:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-I-:-Cef#webview2-microsoft-edge
    CefSharp is still recommended for regular use; Edge has other benefits like x264 support.
  • Easy to use File picker for folderdropdown control.
  • Added support for Taskbar theme and desktop picture settings for webpage wallpapers.
  • Reworked ipc code of wallpaper plugins; more stable and system locale independent.
  • Fixed an issue of wallpaper customizations where being applied to wrong wallpaper.
  • Fixed an issue of control center wallpaper count not updating in lite mode.
  • Fixed an issue where picture wallpaper of video wallpaper did not reflect user customization.
  • Updated Cef browser to v91.1.210 [includes critical security update.]
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to v3.1.16
  • Updated mpv video player.
  • Updated Ukrainian translation.
    Credit:
    https://github.com/playday3008
lively - Stream metadata fetch, screensaver menu + mpv customize fix..

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfk6YnUHd28

What's new v1.6.0.2 - 1.6.0.4:

  • Fixed customization not working with video wallpapers.
  • Fixed an issue regarding uninstaller deleting incorrect startup items.
  • Updated CefSharp to v90.6.70.

What's new in v1.6.0.0:

  • Online stream wallpaper metadata is fetched and auto filled during creation if supported.
  • Now screensaver menu is built into lively (Settings -> System.)
    No need to install .scr file; if already installed then you can disable it.
  • Screensaver now checks if 3d fullscreen game is running before starting.
  • Many rewrites and tweaks.
    Reduced idle memory consumption.
    Main window no longer briefly shows during first run.
  • Primary button is now autofocused on wallpaper delete/about dialog.
  • System-tray icon turns grey when wallpaper(s) are paused by user.
  • Next update onwards save directly for update setup file will not be asked.
  • If Description of wallpaper is missing, its type is displayed instead.
  • First time run setup wizard improvements.
  • Better webpage wallpaper title extraction.
  • Fixed an issue in which wallpaper about dialog listed wrong website url when colon/symbols are present.
  • Fixed app crashing when wallpaper title is null.
  • Fixed decimal numbers not working correctly with livelyproperties sliders due to differences in system culture.
  • Fixed an issue where wallpaper was not restored in some multimonitor system configurations.
  • Updated bundled setup .net core runtime to v3.1.15
  • Updated youtube-dl to 2021.05.16
  • Updated mpv player to 0.33.0-177-gfd8c673cfc
  • Updated translations of several languages.
    (Credits listed in attribution page in app.)
lively - Stream metadata fetch, screensaver menu + uninstaller fix..

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfk6YnUHd28

What's new v1.6.0.2:

  • Updated CefSharp to v90.6.70.
  • Fixed an issue regarding uninstaller deleting incorrect startup items.

What's new in v1.6.0.0:

  • Online stream wallpaper metadata is fetched and auto filled during creation if supported.
  • Now screensaver menu is built into lively (Settings -> System.)
    No need to install .scr file; if already installed then you can disable it.
  • Screensaver now checks if 3d fullscreen game is running before starting.
  • Many rewrites and tweaks.
    Reduced idle memory consumption.
    Main window no longer briefly shows during first run.
  • Primary button is now autofocused on wallpaper delete/about dialog.
  • System-tray icon turns grey when wallpaper(s) are paused by user.
  • Next update onwards save directly for update setup file will not be asked.
  • If Description of wallpaper is missing, its type is displayed instead.
  • First time run setup wizard improvements.
  • Better webpage wallpaper title extraction.
  • Fixed an issue in which wallpaper about dialog listed wrong website url when colon/symbols are present.
  • Fixed app crashing when wallpaper title is null.
  • Fixed decimal numbers not working correctly with livelyproperties sliders due to differences in system culture.
  • Fixed an issue where wallpaper was not restored in some multimonitor system configurations.
  • Updated bundled setup .net core runtime to v3.1.15
  • Updated youtube-dl to 2021.05.16
  • Updated mpv player to 0.33.0-177-gfd8c673cfc
  • Updated translations of several languages.
    (Credits listed in attribution page in app.)
lively - Stream metadata fetch, screensaver menu..

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfk6YnUHd28

What's new in v1.6.0.0:

  • Online stream wallpaper metadata is fetched and auto filled during creation if supported.
  • Now screensaver menu is built into lively (Settings -> System.)
    No need to install .scr file; if already installed then you can disable it.
  • Screensaver now checks if 3d fullscreen game is running before starting.
  • Many rewrites and tweaks.
    Reduced idle memory consumption.
    Main window no longer briefly shows during first run.
  • Primary button is now autofocused on wallpaper delete/about dialog.
  • System-tray icon turns grey when wallpaper(s) are paused by user.
  • Next update onwards save directly for update setup file will not be asked.
  • If Description of wallpaper is missing, its type is displayed instead.
  • First time run setup wizard improvements.
  • Better webpage wallpaper title extraction.
  • Fixed an issue in which wallpaper about dialog listed wrong website url when colon/symbols are present.
  • Fixed app crashing when wallpaper title is null.
  • Fixed decimal numbers not working correctly with livelyproperties sliders due to differences in system culture.
  • Fixed an issue where wallpaper was not restored in some multimonitor system configurations.
  • Updated bundled setup .net core runtime to v3.1.15
  • Updated youtube-dl to 2021.05.16
  • Updated mpv player to 0.33.0-177-gfd8c673cfc
  • Updated translations of several languages.
    (Credits listed in attribution page in app.)
lively - Taskbar theme, lockscreen wallpaper and more!

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWkHc_Qhts4

What's new in v1.5.0.0:

  • New taskbar theming support with several options.
    Clear: Transparent taskbar.
    Blur: Blurred taskbar.
    Fluent: Acrylic blur taskbar.
    Wallpaper: Transparent taskbar based on live wallpaper average color (video/gif only.)
    Wallpaper Fluent: Same as Wallpaper but fluent style (video/gif only.)
    Further read:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Taskbar
  • Set picture of live wallpaper on lockscreen (video/gif only.)
  • Set picture of live wallpaper on desktop (video/gif only.)
  • Preview wallpaper now uses Stretch scaling by default.
  • Fixed an issue with wallpaper pause in span mode when application focused pause is enabled.
  • Fixed a bug where capture thumbnail is producing artifact during multiple wallpaper import.
  • Updated messagebox styling.
  • Updated bundled .Net Core Runtime to v3.1.14.
  • Updated cefsharp browser to v90.6.50.
  • Updated youtube-dl to v2021.04.26.
  • Updated mpv player to v0.33.1.
  • Updated some translation strings.

Special thanks to @sylveon for helping out with taskbar theming.

lively - Batch import, library edit and many more..

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqgTf9_YneQ

What's new in v1.4.0.0:

  • Multiple wallpaper files can be imported into library by drag'n'drop.
    Media is seeked to 35% position to avoid capturing intro clip thumbnail if possible.
  • Library tile details can be edited by accessing the rightclick contextmenu.
    Full control with new preview gif and thumbnail generation support.
  • setwp commandline argument supports automatically importing the wallpaper if not in library.
    Learn more:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls
  • Preview gif creation during wallpaper import no longer hangs the application.
  • Fixed an issue where seekwp commandline control did not works across all wallpapers in duplicate arrangement.
  • Fixed an issue where processing library tile did not disappear if the wallpaper import process fails.
  • New commandline input dialogue for application wallpaper when drag'n'dropped.
  • Fixed an issue where trying to close wallpaper import window during gif creation step results in application hang.
  • Preview window moving is disabled during gif creation when importing new wallpaper.
  • Fixed an issue where per-screen wallpaper arrangement customise function did not work correctly.
  • Fixed a rare crash when both store version and installer version of Lively with the same AppData path are used.
  • Disabled audio track on every screen except one in duplicate wallpaper arrangement (mpv video player only.)
    This should stop the echo sound effect from multiple sources.
  • Better synchronization of video wallpaper in duplicate mode.
  • Refactored some core code sections for performance improvements.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Fixed Korean version of Lively having empty text spaces in some areas.
  • Updated translation texts of French, Greek and Malay.
  • Persian language added.
    Credit:
    https://github.com/Rayrsn
lively - Better wallpaper settings, new commands and many more!

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vgrsoBGoHI

What's new in v1.3.0.0:

  • New seekwp commandline control.
    Set video wallpaper playback position from terminal.
    Learn more:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls
  • Duplicate and span mode have independent wallpaper settings.
    Changes made in duplicate mode applies to all running wallpapers now.
  • New increment/decrement option for setprop commandline control.
    Update LivelyProperty value from its currently set value position.
  • Lively now recovers from windows shell/explorer crash.
  • New stream wallpaper address bar when debug mode is enabled.
  • New experimental vlc video player (to be downloaded separately.)
  • New update downloader that supports fast speeds and resuming.
  • Preview gif capture works in-memory now; no temporary files written to disk.
  • Preview gif capture parameters adjusted; wallpaper import processing should take around ~5s now instead of ~8s.
  • Wallpaper recording filename will now also contain the capture resolution.
  • Fixed an issue where video wallpaper preview can be dragged using cursor.
  • Fixed an issue where the Lively icon was not visible for Uninstaller.
  • Fixed an issue where some streaming wallpaper links not working.
  • Fixed an issue where some url were not loaded properly.
  • Updated delete wallpaper dialogue appearance to show wallpaper title.
  • Updated commandline utility (to be downloaded separately.)
  • Updated web browser.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated dependencies.
  • Updated translation texts.
lively - Some improvements

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

What's new in v1.2.0.4:

  • Video player now uses hardware acceleration based on a safe whitelist.
    This should improve stability for some lower end systems.
  • New GPU decode toggle option in video wallpaper settings.
  • Now easily create log files from Lively Misc settings.
  • New Report bug system-tray menu.
  • Installer improvements.
    Dependencies now gets installed automatically without user interaction.
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.13.
  • Updated some UI texts.
  • Updated web browser.
  • Updated youtube-dl.

What's new in v1.2.0.0 - 1.2.0.2:

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/mW4R6WK7bIA

  • Lively supports screen savers now!
    More information:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Screen-Saver
  • Wallpaper startup time now get synchronized in duplicate layout mode.
  • Fixed an issue with folder-dropdown not working properly with commandline control.
  • Fixed an issue screensaver not working properly when wallpaper is paused.
  • Updated .netcore runtime to 3.1.12
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated localization texts for Korean and German.
  • Added Hindi language.
    Credit: Sebastian.
lively - Make Screensavers great again 2021! + hotfix

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/mW4R6WK7bIA

What's new in v1.2.0.2:

  • Fixed an issue screensaver not working properly when wallpaper is paused.

What's new in v1.2.0.0:

  • Lively supports screen savers now!
    More information:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Screen-Saver
  • Wallpaper startup time now get synchronized in duplicate layout mode.
  • Fixed an issue with folder-dropdown not working properly with commandline control.
  • Updated .netcore runtime to 3.1.12
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated localization texts for Korean and German.
  • Added Hindi language.
    Credit: Sebastian.
lively - Make Screensavers great again 2021!

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/mW4R6WK7bIA

So what's new in v1.2.0.0:

  • Lively supports screen savers now!
    More information:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Screen-Saver
  • Wallpaper startup time now get synchronized in duplicate layout mode.
  • Fixed an issue with folder-dropdown not working properly with commandline control.
  • Updated .netcore runtime to 3.1.12
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated localization texts for Korean and German.
  • Added Hindi language.
    Credit: Sebastian.
lively - Keyboard input, Command line control and many improvements! + hotfix 2

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/KeLsyX3d54I

This is a big update... many new features... many fixes... many quality of life improvements.

Hotfix update v1.1.9.4:

  • Web wallpaper wrong size on startup if Javascript resize event is not handled.

Hotfix update v1.1.9.2:

  • Fixed an issue where the mpv player taskbar icon is visible.
  • Fixed a bug where the watchdog program not closing wallpapers properly.

So what's new in v1.1.9.0:

  • Wallpapers now support keyboard input!
    Navigate to Settings - Wallpapers -> Interaction to enable it.
    Desktop icons will be auto-hidden when enabled to avoid selecting icons.
    (Icons can be re-enabled in Windows by right clicking desktop -> View -> Show desktop icons.)/disabling keyboard input.
  • Command line support, control Lively through command line for automation!
    More information:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls
  • (Optional) Lively command utility released.
    Enter livelycu --help in powershell/terminal to get started.
  • Many improvements to multiple display handling!
    Lively will auto restore wallpaper when disconnected display reconnects.
    Wallpaper no longer gets removed if display properties change.
    Fixed an issue where wallpapers disappear when using display port connector.
  • Official mpv player build is used as default video player now!
    Seamless video looping.
    Relatively Less memory usage.
  • Depreciated libmpv and libvlc video players.
    libMPV(Ext) and libVLC(Ext) are optional plugins now.
  • Added customization support for gif and picture wallpapers.
  • Preview wallpaper has playback position slider.
  • Fixed an issue where restore defaults of Lively Properties ignores decimal values for slider control.
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.11
  • Updated web browser.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated Localization files for Turkish, French, Portuguese and German.

Special thanks to @ShankarBUS for letting me use his code.

lively - Keyboard input, Command line control and many improvements! + hotfix

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/KeLsyX3d54I

This is a big update... many new features... many fixes... many quality of life improvements.

Hotfix update v1.1.9.2:

  • Fixed an issue where the mpv player taskbar icon is visible.
  • Fixed a bug where the watchdog program not closing wallpapers properly.

So what's new in v1.1.9.0:

  • Wallpapers now support keyboard input!
    Navigate to Settings - Wallpapers -> Interaction to enable it.
    Desktop icons will be auto-hidden when enabled to avoid selecting icons.
    (Icons can be re-enabled in Windows by right clicking desktop -> View -> Show desktop icons.)/disabling keyboard input.
  • Command line support, control Lively through command line for automation!
    More information:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls
  • (Optional) Lively command utility released.
    Enter livelycu --help in powershell/terminal to get started.
  • Many improvements to multiple display handling!
    Lively will auto restore wallpaper when disconnected display reconnects.
    Wallpaper no longer gets removed if display properties change.
    Fixed an issue where wallpapers disappear when using display port connector.
  • Official mpv player build is used as default video player now!
    Seamless video looping.
    Relatively Less memory usage.
  • Depreciated libmpv and libvlc video players.
    libMPV(Ext) and libVLC(Ext) are optional plugins now.
  • Added customization support for gif and picture wallpapers.
  • Preview wallpaper has playback position slider.
  • Fixed an issue where restore defaults of Lively Properties ignores decimal values for slider control.
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.11
  • Updated web browser.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated Localization files for Turkish, French, Portuguese and German

Special thanks to @ShankarBUS for letting me use his code.

lively - Keyboard input, Command line control and many improvements!

Published by rocksdanister over 3 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/KeLsyX3d54I

This is a big update... many new features... many fixes... many quality of life improvements.

So what's new in v1.1.1.9:

  • Wallpapers now support keyboard input!
    Navigate to Settings - Wallpapers -> Interaction to enable it.
    Desktop icons will be auto-hidden when enabled to avoid selecting icons.
    (Icons can be re-enabled in Windows by right clicking desktop -> View -> Show desktop icons.)/disabling keyboard input.
  • Command line support, control Lively through command line for automation!
    More information:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls
  • (Optional) Lively command utility released.
    Enter livelycu --help in powershell/terminal to get started.
  • Many improvements to multiple display handling!
    Lively will auto restore wallpaper when disconnected display reconnects.
    Wallpaper no longer gets removed if display properties change.
    Fixed an issue where wallpapers disappear when using display port connector.
  • Official mpv player build is used as default video player now!
    Seamless video looping.
    Relatively Less memory usage.
  • Depreciated libmpv and libvlc video players.
    libMPV(Ext) and libVLC(Ext) are optional plugins now.
  • Added customization support for gif and picture wallpapers.
  • Preview wallpaper has playback position slider.
  • Fixed an issue where restore defaults of Lively Properties ignores decimal values for slider control.
  • Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.11
  • Updated web browser.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated Localization files for Turkish, French, Portuguese and German

Special thanks to @ShankarBUS for letting me use his code.

lively - Wallpaper Recorder!

Published by rocksdanister almost 4 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/cPV_e6psq1g

  • New Wallpaper screen recorder added to wallpaper preview window.
    Convert any wallpaper type to video file.
  • New Play audio only on desktop option added (Settings -> Audio)
    Automatically mute wallpaper audio when not focused on desktop.
  • Gif player settings now control the wallpaper player for both gifs and pictures.
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/issues/260
  • Fixed webpage wallpaper fetch query not working.
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/issues/167
  • Fixed a bug where exported Lively .zip files can have incorrect filename/extension.
  • Updated youtube-dl, mpv player and some core libraries.
  • Updated Turkish, Malay, Spanish and Greek translations.
lively - Hardware Monitor API release!

Published by rocksdanister almost 4 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/ndgP9nrrvdo

  • Lively Hardware monitor API is available!
    Create interactive webpage wallpapers that show live system information like cpu, gpu, ram and network usage.
    Check out this new wallpaper to see the API in action:
    https://github.com/rocksdanister/system-stats-wallpaper
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Fixed a bug where Lively fails to start with windows due to missing spaces in registry value.
  • Fixed a bug where wallpaper is paused when system-tray notifyicon list is expanded with pause on foreground app settings.
  • Fixed a bug where the URL textbox in add wallpaper page grows in size for long inputs.
  • Made some improvements to wallpaper automatic play/pause algorithm.
  • Enabled maximize and minimize buttons for wallpaper preview window.
  • Added additional codec setup page for Windows N/KN users.
  • UI updates and changes.
  • Updated localization files for Hungarian, Malay, Russian and Polish languages.
  • Added Greek language.
    Credit: Dimitris Psirrakis
lively - Video stream filter support and fixes.

Published by rocksdanister almost 4 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/S7zN3TAY4JE

  • Video stream wallpapers now support customization filters similar to video wallpaper.
  • New gamma filter for video wallpapers (Existing wallpapers require pressing Restore Default to activate this feature.)
  • New WebP image format support.
  • Detects lockscreen locked/unlocked state and play/pause wallpaper automatically.
    Why didn't anyone report this issue?!
  • Detects remote desktop session on/off state and play/pause wallpaper automatically.
  • Audio visualizer is disabled if initialization of audio library fails instead of just refusing to run .
    Example: Fluid v2 wallpaper crash.
  • Changed UI - new wallpaper delete dialogue and increased customize dialogue height.
  • Updated youtube-dl and mpv player.
  • Updated Turkish translation.
lively - Important browser fix and updates.

Published by rocksdanister almost 4 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

  • Updated web browser.
    Includes updated Chromium version which includes security fixes for CVE-2020-16013 and CVE-2020-16017
  • Updated mpv player.
  • Updated youtube-dl.
  • Updated SharpZipLib.
  • Updated Magick.NET.
  • Tried fixing crash for audio reactive wallpaper when virtual surround/enhanced sound is enabled.
  • Removed Visual C++ 2010 dependency for youtube-dl, stream wallpaper should work in all systems now.
  • Changed some UI elements and restricted minimum window size.
  • Changed some default settings and wallpaper (existing users unaffected.)
  • Fixed a bug where the Author field is only updated after app is restarted for newly imported wallpaper.
  • Updated Italian, Malay, Polish and Russian translations.
lively - Customizable video filters and gif integer scaler.

Published by rocksdanister almost 4 years ago

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/D4nNTRhvOr0

  • All video wallpapers have customizable options now.
  • LivelyProperties support for mpv player; customize the video player real-time!
    Documentation coming soon.
  • New mpv player gif playback option - uses Integer/Nearest neighbor scaling for sharp image.
  • Web Browser can be muted using the global volume slider (require wallpaper restart.)
  • Improved some error messages related to LivelyProperties.
  • Updated youtube-dl binary.
  • Updated Magick.net and Xaml island libraries.
  • Updated Polish, German and Traditional Chinese translations.