Set videos as your Windows desktop wallpaper using VLC's lightweight engine. Perfect for animated backgrounds with minimal resource usage.

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• https://github.com/MHSPlay/Wallpaper-Lite
• By LincolCox29 and MHSPlay

• Hardware-accelerated video playback (DXVA2)
• Seamless desktop integration via WorkerW injection
• Loop playback with audio disabled
• Windows 10/11 support
• <300 LOC core implementation

• Windows 10/11 (Build 22h2+)
• Video file in supported format (MP4, Webm, etc.)

1. Download latest release
2. Extract wallpaperLite-CLI.exe and VLCmin folder to same directory
3. Run via command line:

wallpaperLite-CLI.exe C:\path\to\your\video.mp4

1. Clone this repo

git clone https://github.com/LincolnCox29/WallpaperLite-CLI

2. Run auto_builder.bat

1. Clone this repo

git clone https://github.com/LincolnCox29/WallpaperLite-CLI

2. Create build folder in repo dir

mkdir build
cd build

3. Build with CMake

cmake -A Win32 ..
cmake --build . --config Release

graph LR
    A[CLI Launch] --> B[Find WorkerW]
    B --> C[Load VLCmin DLLs]
    C --> D[Initialize VLC Player]
    D --> E[Attach to Desktop]
    E --> F[Video Playback]

Key components:

• WorkerW injection for desktop integration
• Dynamic VLC loading via LoadLibrary()
• HWND attachment to desktop window
• Minimal VLC runtime (~15MB)

• No volume control (audio disabled)
• Requires console window to remain open
• Single monitor support only
• No playback controls