Lively Versions Save

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

What's new in v1.7.0.4:

• New screensaver lock on resume option in Lively settings.
• New Direct3D detection pause algorithm under Performance settings.
• New change wallpaper system-tray menu button to quickly change wallpaper.
• New redesigned about and help page.
• Improvements to software updater. Periodically checks for updates automatically. Users can manually check and install update from about page.
• Added option to switch between beta and stable branch of Lively in Misc settings. Special thanks to beta testers.
• Add wallpaper page now supports multiple file selection.
• Fixed ESC key not closing some dialogs.
• Fixed local display incorrectly detected as remote.
• Fixed an issue where url wallpaper preview was not closing immediately.
• Fixed Livelyproperty api message being passing to wrong wallpaper in span/duplicate mode.
• Fixed a bug where export .zip during wallpaper import gets executed regardless if import is cancelled.
• Updated libraries and dependencies.
• Updated Cef browser and mpv player.
• Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.18 From now onwards runtime is updated even if the system has older version installed. May prompt a system restart after update.
• Added Spanish (Mexico) language. Credit: Haruka-San03

Note:

• Screensaver utility is no longer being maintained, it is recommended to use the built-in Lively screensaver settings.
• Lively v1.7.0.2 onwards requires updated Lively command-utility for continued functioning.

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

This is a patch update for v1.7.0.0 that includes many improvements and fixes.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGbL2dRj88

What's new in v1.7.0.2:

• Windows 11 support (tested on developer preview.)
• Improvements to wallpaper core. Windows "animate control and element" setting no longer required to be enabled. Windows High contrast mode support.
• Fixed Lively not working on multiple system user accounts at the same time.
• Fixed Webview2 (Edge) plugin not working for admin installs.
• Fixed focusing issues with wallpaper import dialog.
• Added colorspace name to colorpicker tooltip.
• Updated Cefsharp browser to 91.1.211.
• Updated command-utility and screensaver file.
• Added Hebrew translation. Thanks Amit Pinto.
• Updated Indonesian translation. Thanks Jeremia49.

Important: Update is required for Lively command-utility, screensaver file for continued functioning (included with this release.)

What's new in v1.7.0.0:

• New modern color picker for wallpaper customization. Supports detecting the color of elements on screen. Get system accent color with one-click. Dark mode support.
• Many improvements to Screensaver mode. Shows black image on screens without any screensaver. Hides mouse cursor when possible. Can now be stopped using either keyboard or mouse.
• Updated Edge(Webview2) browser plugin. Added mouse & keyboard input support. Fixed several dragging issues and other bugs. Requires installation WebView2 runtime on system: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-I-:-Cef#webview2-microsoft-edge CefSharp is still recommended for regular use; Edge has other benefits like x264 support.
• Easy to use File picker for folderdropdown control.
• Added support for Taskbar theme and desktop picture settings for webpage wallpapers.
• Reworked ipc code of wallpaper plugins; more stable and system locale independent.
• Fixed an issue of wallpaper customizations where being applied to wrong wallpaper.
• Fixed an issue of control center wallpaper count not updating in lite mode.
• Fixed an issue where picture wallpaper of video wallpaper did not reflect user customization.
• Updated Cef browser to v91.1.210 [includes critical security update.]
• Updated bundled .net core runtime to v3.1.16
• Updated mpv video player.
• Updated Ukrainian translation. Thanks playday3008.

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGbL2dRj88

What's new in v1.7.0.0:

• New modern color picker for wallpaper customization. Supports detecting the color of elements on screen. Get system accent color with one-click. Dark mode support.
• Many improvements to Screensaver mode. Shows black image on screens without any screensaver. Hides mouse cursor when possible. Can now be stopped using either keyboard or mouse.
• Updated Edge(Webview2) browser plugin. Added mouse & keyboard input support. Fixed several dragging issues and other bugs. Requires installation WebView2 runtime on system: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-I-:-Cef#webview2-microsoft-edge CefSharp is still recommended for regular use; Edge has other benefits like x264 support.
• Easy to use File picker for folderdropdown control.
• Added support for Taskbar theme and desktop picture settings for webpage wallpapers.
• Reworked ipc code of wallpaper plugins; more stable and system locale independent.
• Fixed an issue of wallpaper customizations where being applied to wrong wallpaper.
• Fixed an issue of control center wallpaper count not updating in lite mode.
• Fixed an issue where picture wallpaper of video wallpaper did not reflect user customization.
• Updated Cef browser to v91.1.210 [includes critical security update.]
• Updated bundled .net core runtime to v3.1.16
• Updated mpv video player.
• Updated Ukrainian translation. Credit: https://github.com/playday3008

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfk6YnUHd28

What's new v1.6.0.2 - 1.6.0.4:

• Fixed customization not working with video wallpapers.
• Fixed an issue regarding uninstaller deleting incorrect startup items.
• Updated CefSharp to v90.6.70.

What's new in v1.6.0.0:

• Online stream wallpaper metadata is fetched and auto filled during creation if supported.
• Now screensaver menu is built into lively (Settings -> System.) No need to install .scr file; if already installed then you can disable it.
• Screensaver now checks if 3d fullscreen game is running before starting.
• Many rewrites and tweaks. Reduced idle memory consumption. Main window no longer briefly shows during first run.
• Primary button is now autofocused on wallpaper delete/about dialog.
• System-tray icon turns grey when wallpaper(s) are paused by user.
• Next update onwards save directly for update setup file will not be asked.
• If Description of wallpaper is missing, its type is displayed instead.
• First time run setup wizard improvements.
• Better webpage wallpaper title extraction.
• Fixed an issue in which wallpaper about dialog listed wrong website url when colon/symbols are present.
• Fixed app crashing when wallpaper title is null.
• Fixed decimal numbers not working correctly with livelyproperties sliders due to differences in system culture.
• Fixed an issue where wallpaper was not restored in some multimonitor system configurations.
• Updated bundled setup .net core runtime to v3.1.15
• Updated youtube-dl to 2021.05.16
• Updated mpv player to 0.33.0-177-gfd8c673cfc
• Updated translations of several languages. (Credits listed in attribution page in app.)

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfk6YnUHd28

What's new v1.6.0.2:

• Updated CefSharp to v90.6.70.
• Fixed an issue regarding uninstaller deleting incorrect startup items.

What's new in v1.6.0.0:

• Online stream wallpaper metadata is fetched and auto filled during creation if supported.
• Now screensaver menu is built into lively (Settings -> System.) No need to install .scr file; if already installed then you can disable it.
• Screensaver now checks if 3d fullscreen game is running before starting.
• Many rewrites and tweaks. Reduced idle memory consumption. Main window no longer briefly shows during first run.
• Primary button is now autofocused on wallpaper delete/about dialog.
• System-tray icon turns grey when wallpaper(s) are paused by user.
• Next update onwards save directly for update setup file will not be asked.
• If Description of wallpaper is missing, its type is displayed instead.
• First time run setup wizard improvements.
• Better webpage wallpaper title extraction.
• Fixed an issue in which wallpaper about dialog listed wrong website url when colon/symbols are present.
• Fixed app crashing when wallpaper title is null.
• Fixed decimal numbers not working correctly with livelyproperties sliders due to differences in system culture.
• Fixed an issue where wallpaper was not restored in some multimonitor system configurations.
• Updated bundled setup .net core runtime to v3.1.15
• Updated youtube-dl to 2021.05.16
• Updated mpv player to 0.33.0-177-gfd8c673cfc
• Updated translations of several languages. (Credits listed in attribution page in app.)

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfk6YnUHd28

What's new in v1.6.0.0:

• Online stream wallpaper metadata is fetched and auto filled during creation if supported.
• Now screensaver menu is built into lively (Settings -> System.) No need to install .scr file; if already installed then you can disable it.
• Screensaver now checks if 3d fullscreen game is running before starting.
• Many rewrites and tweaks. Reduced idle memory consumption. Main window no longer briefly shows during first run.
• Primary button is now autofocused on wallpaper delete/about dialog.
• System-tray icon turns grey when wallpaper(s) are paused by user.
• Next update onwards save directly for update setup file will not be asked.
• If Description of wallpaper is missing, its type is displayed instead.
• First time run setup wizard improvements.
• Better webpage wallpaper title extraction.
• Fixed an issue in which wallpaper about dialog listed wrong website url when colon/symbols are present.
• Fixed app crashing when wallpaper title is null.
• Fixed decimal numbers not working correctly with livelyproperties sliders due to differences in system culture.
• Fixed an issue where wallpaper was not restored in some multimonitor system configurations.
• Updated bundled setup .net core runtime to v3.1.15
• Updated youtube-dl to 2021.05.16
• Updated mpv player to 0.33.0-177-gfd8c673cfc
• Updated translations of several languages. (Credits listed in attribution page in app.)

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWkHc_Qhts4

What's new in v1.5.0.0:

• New taskbar theming support with several options. Clear: Transparent taskbar. Blur: Blurred taskbar. Fluent: Acrylic blur taskbar. Wallpaper: Transparent taskbar based on live wallpaper average color (video/gif only.) Wallpaper Fluent: Same as Wallpaper but fluent style (video/gif only.) Further read: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Taskbar
• Set picture of live wallpaper on lockscreen (video/gif only.)
• Set picture of live wallpaper on desktop (video/gif only.)
• Preview wallpaper now uses Stretch scaling by default.
• Fixed an issue with wallpaper pause in span mode when application focused pause is enabled.
• Fixed a bug where capture thumbnail is producing artifact during multiple wallpaper import.
• Updated messagebox styling.
• Updated bundled .Net Core Runtime to v3.1.14.
• Updated cefsharp browser to v90.6.50.
• Updated youtube-dl to v2021.04.26.
• Updated mpv player to v0.33.1.
• Updated some translation strings.

Special thanks to @sylveon for helping out with taskbar theming.

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqgTf9_YneQ

What's new in v1.4.0.0:

• Multiple wallpaper files can be imported into library by drag'n'drop. Media is seeked to 35% position to avoid capturing intro clip thumbnail if possible.
• Library tile details can be edited by accessing the rightclick contextmenu. Full control with new preview gif and thumbnail generation support.
• setwp commandline argument supports automatically importing the wallpaper if not in library. Learn more: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls
• Preview gif creation during wallpaper import no longer hangs the application.
• Fixed an issue where seekwp commandline control did not works across all wallpapers in duplicate arrangement.
• Fixed an issue where processing library tile did not disappear if the wallpaper import process fails.
• New commandline input dialogue for application wallpaper when drag'n'dropped.
• Fixed an issue where trying to close wallpaper import window during gif creation step results in application hang.
• Preview window moving is disabled during gif creation when importing new wallpaper.
• Fixed an issue where per-screen wallpaper arrangement customise function did not work correctly.
• Fixed a rare crash when both store version and installer version of Lively with the same AppData path are used.
• Disabled audio track on every screen except one in duplicate wallpaper arrangement (mpv video player only.) This should stop the echo sound effect from multiple sources.
• Better synchronization of video wallpaper in duplicate mode.
• Refactored some core code sections for performance improvements.
• Updated youtube-dl.
• Fixed Korean version of Lively having empty text spaces in some areas.
• Updated translation texts of French, Greek and Malay.
• Persian language added. Credit: https://github.com/Rayrsn

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

Feature trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vgrsoBGoHI

What's new in v1.3.0.0:

• New seekwp commandline control. Set video wallpaper playback position from terminal. Learn more: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls
• Duplicate and span mode have independent wallpaper settings. Changes made in duplicate mode applies to all running wallpapers now.
• New increment/decrement option for setprop commandline control. Update LivelyProperty value from its currently set value position.
• Lively now recovers from windows shell/explorer crash.
• New stream wallpaper address bar when debug mode is enabled.
• New experimental vlc video player (to be downloaded separately.)
• New update downloader that supports fast speeds and resuming.
• Preview gif capture works in-memory now; no temporary files written to disk.
• Preview gif capture parameters adjusted; wallpaper import processing should take around ~5s now instead of ~8s.
• Wallpaper recording filename will now also contain the capture resolution.
• Fixed an issue where video wallpaper preview can be dragged using cursor.
• Fixed an issue where the Lively icon was not visible for Uninstaller.
• Fixed an issue where some streaming wallpaper links not working.
• Fixed an issue where some url were not loaded properly.
• Updated delete wallpaper dialogue appearance to show wallpaper title.
• Updated commandline utility (to be downloaded separately.)
• Updated web browser.
• Updated mpv player.
• Updated youtube-dl.
• Updated dependencies.
• Updated translation texts.

Lively v1.0 onwards REQUIRE Windows 10 version 1903 or above.

What's new in v1.2.0.4:

• Video player now uses hardware acceleration based on a safe whitelist. This should improve stability for some lower end systems.
• New GPU decode toggle option in video wallpaper settings.
• Now easily create log files from Lively Misc settings.
• New Report bug system-tray menu.
• Installer improvements. Dependencies now gets installed automatically without user interaction.
• Updated bundled .net core runtime to 3.1.13.
• Updated some UI texts.
• Updated web browser.
• Updated youtube-dl.

What's new in v1.2.0.0 - 1.2.0.2:

Feature trailer: https://youtu.be/mW4R6WK7bIA

• Lively supports screen savers now! More information: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Screen-Saver
• Wallpaper startup time now get synchronized in duplicate layout mode.
• Fixed an issue with folder-dropdown not working properly with commandline control.
• Fixed an issue screensaver not working properly when wallpaper is paused.
• Updated .netcore runtime to 3.1.12
• Updated youtube-dl.
• Updated mpv player.
• Updated localization texts for Korean and German.
• Added Hindi language. Credit: Sebastian.