PrimoEngine
Living wallpapers for your Mac and PC that pause when nobody is looking
- macOS
- Windows 11
- Free · Premium US$ 8.99 (one-time)
What is PrimoEngine?
PrimoEngine is an animated wallpaper app for macOS and Windows 11. It runs shaders, web scenes and illustrated videos straight on the GPU, on the desktop and the lock screen, and stops drawing when a window covers everything.
It's free to start. Premium is a one-time payment of US$ 8.99, no subscription, and one code works on 1 Mac and 1 PC.
What it does
- 01Native shaders: Metal on Mac, DirectX 11 on Windows
- 02Web wallpapers (Canvas and WebGL), sandboxed and offline
- 03Hand-painted illustrated videos (Premium)
- 04Live wallpaper on the Mac lock screen and the Windows screen saver (Premium)
- 05Pauses itself when the desktop is covered: 0% CPU
- 06One wallpaper per display, with rotation and a schedule
- 07Import your own videos and share .livewallpaper files
- 08One lifetime license for 1 Mac and 1 PC
FAQ
- Which computers does PrimoEngine run on?
- Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) on macOS 26 Tahoe or newer. PCs on Windows 11 23H2 or newer with a DirectX 11 GPU, both x64 (Intel and AMD) and ARM64 (Snapdragon X).
- Do live wallpapers drain the battery?
- No. When a window or a game covers the desktop, PrimoEngine stops drawing (0% CPU, measured on Mac). Shaders are the lightest kind of wallpaper, and you choose what happens on battery.
- How much does PrimoEngine cost?
- It's free forever. Premium is a one-time payment of US$ 8.99, with no subscription.
- Can I use the same Premium on my Mac and my PC?
- Yes. The license works on 1 Mac and 1 PC at the same time, with the same code.
- Is there a Wallpaper Engine for Mac?
- Wallpaper Engine only runs on Windows. PrimoEngine plays the same role natively on the Mac, and runs on Windows 11 too.
