Fluxlay

Bring Your Desktop to Life.

Reinventing the wallpaper. High-quality live wallpapers built with web tech, right on your desktop. For everyone. Free.

How About

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Features?

Rust-powered, up to 120 FPS

Tauri 2's native Rust engine renders smoothly at 4K and up to 120 FPS. Works on Apple Silicon, Intel, and x64.

Auto-pauses in fullscreen

Wallpapers automatically stop playing during fullscreen apps like games and videos, returning CPU/GPU to 0%. Saves battery, too.

Multi-Monitor Support

Set a different wallpaper on every connected display.

macOS Spaces Support

Assign different wallpapers per Space to customize your workflow.

How Fluxlay Compares

Fluxlay
Wallpaper Engine
Lively Wallpaper
Plash
Mac support
Windows support
Pricing
7-day free trial
¥580
Free
Free
Video wallpapers
Interactive wallpapers
Partial
Auto-pause in fullscreen
Partial

* Product information current as of 2026. See each vendor's site for the latest details.

Pricing

Free trial

Every feature for 7 days

Free to download

Every feature for 7 days

No card required

Keep browsing the gallery after the trial

One-time purchase

Buy once, keep using it

You can buy it inside the app

No monthly or renewal fees

Future updates at no extra cost

Up to 5 devices per account (Mac / Windows)

Buy paid wallpapers

Wallpapers you've got keep working offline

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Fluxlay free to use?
A. The app is free to download, and you can try every feature for 7 days with no card required. To keep applying wallpapers after that, buy the one-time license inside the app. There are no monthly or renewal fees.
Q. Does Fluxlay work on Mac and Windows?
A. Both. Fluxlay supports macOS 14.2+ (Apple Silicon / Intel) and Windows 11 22H2+ (x64).
Q. What is a live wallpaper?
A. A wallpaper that plays animation or video as your desktop background. Fluxlay also lets you run interactive React-powered wallpapers in high resolution.
Q. Will live wallpapers slow my computer down?
A. Fluxlay is built on a native Rust engine designed for low resource usage and auto-pauses on fullscreen apps to keep CPU/GPU impact minimal.
Q. How is Fluxlay different from Wallpaper Engine?
A. Fluxlay runs on both macOS and Windows, and you can try every feature for 7 days before you buy. It renders natively at up to 120 FPS and auto-pauses in fullscreen, so games and work apps never lag.