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Install wallpapermachine with Homebrew Cask
Player for Wallpaper Engine live wallpapers. Version 1.9.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Player for Wallpaper Engine live wallpapers
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Project history and usage
WallpaperMachine is a native macOS application for playing Wallpaper Engine scene, video, and web wallpapers. It includes Steam Workshop browsing, local imports, per-display playback, playlists, audio and media integration, and experimental lock-screen and screen-saver support.
Project history
WallpaperMachine was developed as an independent, open-source macOS client for Wallpaper Engine content. The project combines a native SwiftUI/AppKit application with a vendored Rust/C++ renderer and independently implemented Workshop browsing and downloading.
The project publishes its source, feature documentation, build process, testing policy, changelog, and release procedure in the official repository. It is not affiliated with Wallpaper Engine or Valve.
Adoption history
WallpaperMachine is distributed as a macOS application and through the Homebrew cask recorded in the input. Its built-in Steam Workshop browser, multi-display support, playlists, audio response, and import workflow position it as a Mac-native route for people with Wallpaper Engine libraries.
How it is used
Users browse or import wallpapers, preview them, adjust artist-defined properties, and apply different content and playback settings to each display. Workshop downloads require a Steam account that owns Wallpaper Engine; basic browsing and bundled content do not.
The app can copy existing Wallpaper Engine folders into its library, rotate wallpapers using playlists or schedules, react to system audio, display current-media information, and pause or reduce rendering quality under configured power conditions.
Why package nerds care
WallpaperMachine is notable because it packages compatibility with another platform's wallpaper ecosystem as a native Mac application. Its renderer must handle scene, video, and web projects while integrating with macOS displays, power policy, media information, the lock screen, and screen savers.
Timeline
- 2026: The official installation guide documents packaged Apple-silicon releases for macOS 15 and later.
- 2026: Official documentation describes Workshop downloads, pixiv integration, playlists, automation, and experimental lock-screen and screen-saver support.
Related projects
- Wallpaper Engine supplies the content ecosystem and shared resources used by compatible scene wallpapers. SteamCMD handles authenticated Workshop downloads, while pixiv integration supplies still-image wallpapers.
Sources
- https://github.com/WallpaperMachine/WallpaperMachine
- https://github.com/WallpaperMachine/WallpaperMachine/blob/main/LICENSING.md
- https://github.com/WallpaperMachine/WallpaperMachine/blob/main/docs/README.md
- https://www.wallpapermachine.app/
- https://www.wallpapermachine.app/guides/install/
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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page generated2026-11-09
manager version1.9.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/MMFoundation/WallpaperMachine
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- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/MMFoundation/WallpaperMachinenone confidence
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Package metadata
| Package key | cask:wallpapermachine |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/wallpapermachine |
| Homepage | https://www.wallpapermachine.app/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/MMFoundation/WallpaperMachine |
| Upstream docs | https://www.wallpapermachine.app/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/MMFoundation/WallpaperMachine/releases/download/v1.9.3/WallpaperMachine-1.9.3-arm64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 70b927f9f40f26bda06e4a1b07edd389702340b2867dd2ca757ca0f339a4092a |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | wallpapermachine |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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