An open-source, ultra-lightweight live wallpaper and desktop customization engine for Linux systems, built using Rust and Tauri.
we have a proprietary project for windows, https://colorwall.xyz (in future it will be plan to change it to moe or something funny haha, it will host both of this versions of colorwall, both platforms, maybe macos in future too)
This repository is currently a placeholder skeleton. Active code development and repository initialization are scheduled to begin in mid-June 2026, aligning with the official Microsoft Store release of the Windows client. Take it all with a grain of salt, i know what to do but full research will help the score and plan more! i am busy a little for now, so yea! i will do it soon!
- Low-Overhead Performance: Built on Rust and Tauri to maintain under 1% CPU utilization during video rendering.
- Linux Compositor Integration: High-performance background scene composition with zero-latency input handling.
- Studio Scene Editor: Node-based editor to combine interactive WebGL, shaders, and layered video assets.
- Desktop Widgets: Pin responsive, sandboxed HTML5/React tools directly to the desktop workspace.
- Taskbar Customization: Independent native control over panel transparency and acrylic blur effects.
- We will try to have these as the Supported OS: Major Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux).
When the initial codebase is pushed, developers can clone and compile the project locally using standard Tauri tooling:
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com
# Navigate to the directory
cd WallpaperEngine-Linux
# Run the development environment
cargo tauri devContributions will be highly welcome once the source files are initialized. Please review CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests.
This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).