Muro : Native Live Wallpapers for macOS - 100% free, native live wallpapers for macOS
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Muro is a native macOS app that plays smooth, looping video wallpapers on your desktop and lock screen. Built entirely in Swift with no Electron, it runs at around 2% CPU and auto-pauses to save battery. 100% free, open-source, and no subscriptions.
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Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I'm excited to share Muro, a project I built because I wanted a beautiful, performant live wallpaper app for my Mac without being forced into a monthly subscription or dealing with heavy Electron apps.
Why Muro?
🔋 Insanely lightweight: Built natively with Swift, SwiftUI, and Apple's hardware video decoder. It averages 2% CPU and auto-pauses when a window covers it or when you're on battery power.
🌅 Smart Automations (New in 3.0!): Set live wallpapers to change on a timer, or map them to the time of day using a visual timeline.
🔒 Lock Screen Support: Your live wallpapers seamlessly extend to your lock screen.
📁 Bring Your Own: Use the built-in catalog of 116 wallpapers, updated regularly, or import your own videos.
Best of all: Muro is completely free and open-source (MIT). There are no trials, no accounts, and no paywalls. It's just a native tool built for the Mac community.
⚠️ One heads up: Muro isn't notarised yet, so macOS warns you on first open. Right click Muro in Applications, choose Open, then Open again. Once only. Or run,
which skips the prompt entirely.
I'd love to hear your thoughts, answer any questions, and hear what features you'd like to see next! If you find it useful, a star on the GitHub repo or supporting the project via GitHub Sponsors is incredibly appreciated. ⭐