Wallpaper Engine

Wallpaper Engine

Customizable Audio Visualizer
127 Comments
killerraindrops 1 Aug @ 5:49pm 
how can i set a specific audio device for it
Sp3l  [author] 7 Feb @ 2:43pm 
@pithypom can you share the link to the yt video so I can check?
pithypom 6 Feb @ 3:14pm 
Is there a size limit for the file you use as the background video? mine is also not working and wondering if that was it. I ripped a video from yt and assuming that is the issue.
pithypom 6 Feb @ 3:13pm 
@licuatronix I read back through the comments, it's supposed to be a .webm or .ogv format
Licuatronix 13 Jan @ 10:29am 
I want to use a video for my bg, but it doesn't let me select my mp4 file, does it needs a specific format?
Ze ÜberHans 8 Dec, 2024 @ 6:22pm 
Awesome, I remember there was an option with the visualizer that let you change how many bars the visualizer shows, never existed or deleted?
Sp3l  [author] 17 Oct, 2024 @ 3:50pm 
Wallpaper Engine provides a fixed-size array of frequency values through a callback.
To create a visualizer like this you definitely need to be able to get samples from the audio source, either already in the frequency domain or raw amplitude values.

What are you trying to do and in what environment? Is this a game you are developing or a mod for an existing one?
Joner 16 Oct, 2024 @ 10:20pm 
does the visualizer only react to Volume changes?(where volume is represented as a value) or does it somehow access the frequencies of the sound? ive been trying to create a visualizer similar to this one in a game and cannot figure it out
Sol Invictus 24 Aug, 2024 @ 1:25pm 
Not a bug but a feature, but could you add an option to center the image instead of fill?
EdiXone 31 Jul, 2024 @ 10:55pm 
Why isn't this wallpaper showing up? It used to work for me and now it doesn't work
kamilfonskij 29 Jul, 2024 @ 10:35pm 
nice:papyrus: i like it bro:undyne::sans:
Supposable 5 Mar, 2024 @ 6:53pm 
Is there a way to select what sound source the visualizer uses?
Russ Wolf 26 Feb, 2024 @ 3:04am 
Best audio visualizer, and that's before I noticed my keyboard popping off
NotAyFox 15 Jan, 2024 @ 11:57am 
This wallpaper brings me imense joy!
I've always wanted something like this, but wasn't able to find anything similar so far. I love that I can put image in the background and I also plan to slap a PNG with frequency markings in the foreground for the vertical bars.
Couple of things I'd love to see added:
1) Option to downmix stereo to mono and have just that one channel displayed.
2) The ability to change the density of FFT bars, so I can have a few thick ones, or a lot of thin ones.
Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz 3 Dec, 2023 @ 4:41am 
This is great, I have only one request if it hasn't been made already. Or maybe I'm too stupid to find the setting but: It'd be great to be able to choose the sound source. I use an external sound card and it doesn't get recognized, sadly.
Jono999Derp 9 Oct, 2023 @ 8:26pm 
is there a way to get the audio visualizer asset so i can add it to a different wallpaper i have?
marsfault 7 Oct, 2023 @ 7:27am 
De lejos es el mejor fondo, ojala se pudieran usar imágenes custom debajo de las barras.
limp bizkit 29 Apr, 2023 @ 7:16am 
ah alright, thank youu
Sp3l  [author] 28 Apr, 2023 @ 12:33pm 
Only for Corsair and Razer keyboards as far as I know. It needs to be enabled in Wallpaper Engine's settings (if not enabled by default) under Plugins > iCUE & Chroma SDK.
limp bizkit 28 Apr, 2023 @ 11:14am 
Im interested in that gif with the keyboard, is there a way to make my keyboard react with the audio visualiser?
Sp3l  [author] 26 Apr, 2023 @ 6:38pm 
Maybe. I've never done it, but you could try using a software like Voicemeeter to create a virtual audio device and then use that device in both Spotify and Wallpaper Engine.
AfroRacc 26 Apr, 2023 @ 3:23pm 
is there any way to make the audio visualizer only respond to specific sources? (spotify only)
Sp3l  [author] 17 Apr, 2023 @ 6:59am 
@JeeWhizzie, The problem seems to be between the screen and the chair. Found anything there?
JeeWhizzie 16 Apr, 2023 @ 8:55pm 
A month after using the spotify feature I found somebody started using my spotify account. I would not recommend using this feature if you are concerned about privacy. It was fun to queue songs like Ram Ranch and 3 Big Balls for the hacker though, definitely gonna keep using this wallpaper!
not_invis 12 Mar, 2023 @ 7:17pm 
There's a video option for the background but it doesn't let me select any videos. Is there a specific file type the video needs to be or am I missing a step?
STAR 24 Feb, 2023 @ 8:26pm 
не хватает RGB
Speed 20 Feb, 2023 @ 6:00am 
Great, sleek visualizer. Thank you.
DiaBomb 18 Jan, 2023 @ 9:41am 
Can you also support the built in Media Integration? I do not use Spotify for music.
THATGUY3500 7 Jan, 2023 @ 6:03pm 
All I want is the line height to be a bit, well, taller, otherwise, an amazing visualizer/ clock!:steamhappy:
HYLIUS 17 Dec, 2022 @ 2:55pm 
Hi there! Great work!

I wanted to ask: is there a possibility you will expand the thresholds for movement on the Visualizer? Oftentimes I want one of the circular ones to scale smaller than the app allows, or the ability to rotate or move the linear ones left/right.

Thanks for all the effort so far!
CHORUHI 26 Nov, 2022 @ 8:38pm 
audio record doesn't work sometime when that happen I should click twice to checkbox of audio record for normalize.
SAIGA12000K 15 Oct, 2022 @ 2:55pm 
any way to get rid of the delay? its small but its there
? 11 Oct, 2022 @ 5:56pm 
doesnt work for me, did before.
Gilera Lover<3 26 Sep, 2022 @ 11:20am 
Should make a Option to make a custom logo in the middle
Shenaniganz 16 Sep, 2022 @ 1:15am 
should be an option to put the clock in the middle of the circle. otherwise really good
TomTaster 3 Sep, 2022 @ 3:54pm 
can i make it so it can hear my microphone
ZGIELK 4 Aug, 2022 @ 8:51am 
Would love to see a boarder option added for the clock other than that awesome wallpaper bro
Lucky One 2 Aug, 2022 @ 12:44am 
Would it be possible to add a delay setting without much effort? My system sound is connected to the speakers via bluetooth and has a slight delay (~ 0.5 seconds). If you could add an option to set an individual delay for the "movement" of the visuals so one can manually fix the offset it would be perfect! Nevertheless thanks for the great wallpaper! Beside my individual delay-"problem" it works perfectly :)
indi 25 Jun, 2022 @ 5:36pm 
holaa, no anda el specrtro
Timmy 24 Jun, 2022 @ 7:08pm 
Is there any way i can make the color on the Visualizer rgb?
Sp3l  [author] 24 May, 2022 @ 11:59am 
Sure. Since I'm not sure why it's not working for you, try following these steps (again) and if it still doesn't work then we'll figure something out.

- Enable "Show Advanced Options" at the very top of the properties page.
- Enable "Clear Local Storage" at the very bottom and then disable it. This will trigger a reset of some internally stored configs (e.g the Spotify token).
- Clear out both the "Token" and the "Backend URL" fields.
- Reload the wallpaper.
- Go to https://aleab.github.io/acav-we/token and click on "Request a token".
- Login to Spotify if it asks you to; accept whatever it asks you to accept regarding api usage and permissions.
- Copy the token and paste it in the "Token" field in Wallpaper Engine.
- Be sure you are not using Private Session [support.spotify.com] in your Spotify client.
The Pink Guy 24 May, 2022 @ 5:48am 
Can you help me on Spotify token part? Because it's not working, spotify doesn't show up
Sp3l  [author] 9 Apr, 2022 @ 7:34pm 
@Leonard I changed the time interval resolution from hours to minutes.
Leonard 23 Mar, 2022 @ 1:51pm 
Hey, you did a great job on this!
But could you give us the option to change the time interval for background image playlists to less that half an hour.. maybe 10/15 minutes.. that would be great!

Or if not, could you tell me where i can edit it myself in the files maybe..
Cotton Eye Joe 23 Jan, 2022 @ 7:43am 
spotify token generator link does nothing, spotify doesnt show up
Ferrums 25 Sep, 2021 @ 4:39pm 
Spotify gadget pivot is glitching for vertical display setups, with "bottom right" you can see half of it. :(
shleteriumpotasu 2 Sep, 2021 @ 3:56am 
:47_thumb_up: Very nice, thank you very much for your creation
Dxlxn 1 Sep, 2021 @ 7:14pm 
@Sp3l I've managed to fix it, Don't really know how, but I did lmao, might have something to do witrh spotify itself
Sp3l  [author] 30 Aug, 2021 @ 8:11am 
@Dxlxn Strange! Did you put anything in "Backend URL"? Is your Spotify client running with "private session" enabled?
I've pushed a small update just now. Can you enable the "Show Stats" property and check what it says? I'm only interested in the "Spotify" section at the bottom of the stats overlay.


@[PL] girl with soup – Do you mind sending me the video (if you can/want and if you are allowed to share it) so I can check why it's not working?
If you can't or don't want to send the video, can you provide more information?
- Go to https://mediaarea.net/MediaInfoOnline
- Click the "Browse..." button and select your video file
- Click the "Copy to clipboard" button
- Go to https://pastebin.com/
- Paste, click "Create New Paste" at the bottom and then copy the URL of the page and paste it here.
[PL] Valentine 30 Aug, 2021 @ 4:44am 
i read all comments but can't found smth simmilar, I can't use video background because it is black, i tried both formats that creator suggest but vid is still black, photos works normally,