# Install wallpapermachine with Homebrew Cask Player for Wallpaper Engine live wallpapers. Version 1.9.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install cask:wallpapermachine ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew Cask (100%): ```sh brew install --cask wallpapermachine ``` Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** cask:wallpapermachine - **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.9.3 - **Source summary:** Player for Wallpaper Engine live wallpapers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-11-09T12:10:19+00:00 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-11-09 - Package-manager version: 1.9.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/MMFoundation/WallpaperMachine - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## From the blog - [When a wallpaper becomes a compatibility layer](https://pkg.so/blog/2026-11-08/live-wallpapers-cross-the-mac-boundary/) ## 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 - - - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wallpapermachine. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API - **Tap:** homebrew/cask - **Full Token:** wallpapermachine - **Names:** WallpaperMachine - **Depends On:** Arch: {'type': 'arm', 'bits': 64}, Macos: >=: 15 - **Artifacts:** App: 1, Target: 1, Uninstall: 1, Zap: 1 - **Auto Updates:** yes - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no ## Related links - [Homebrew Cask packages](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata. - [Homebrew Cask applications](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-applications/) - Cask artifact metadata includes an app bundle. - [backdrop](https://pkg.so/cask/backdrop/) - Choose Backdrop for a commercial Mac-focused catalog of community-created 4K video wallpapers and a built-in video creator; choose WallpaperMachine when compatibility with Wallpaper Engine scene, video, and web projects is central. Sources: ยท ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/wallpapermachine.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/wallpapermachine.yml) ## Sources - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph