Clockwork Orange vs PUSH Video Wallpaper

Clockwork Orange manages desktop wallpapers on KDE Plasma 6, Windows 10/11 and macOS 13+. It can select random images from local folders, distribute choices fairly among sources and assign a different image to each monitor. On KDE Plasma, it can rotate the lock-screen image separately from the desktop. Download plugins fetch images from Wallhaven and DuckDuckGo Images on hourly, daily or weekly schedules, with a file limit configurable for each source. Wallhaven’s full catalogue requires an API key. The app records image URLs and content hashes to prevent duplicate downloads, even if a file has been deleted. Marking an image in the window deletes the file and adds its hash to a blacklist for future downloads. Version 4 is a native Go program with a command-line binary that also runs as the daemon, plus a Fyne desktop window with plugin controls, history, blacklist management and settings. It is free under the MIT License. On Linux it can run as a systemd user service; the macOS app is ad-hoc signed and not notarised.

PUSH Video Wallpaper is a Windows app for placing videos, animated GIFs, or YouTube clips on the desktop and using videos, animations, images, or YouTube clips as a screensaver. Supported media includes MP4, GIF, WebP, images, YouTube, and direct video URLs. Playlists can draw on local files, folders and subfolders, ZIP archives, YouTube links, and YouTube playlists. Controls include alignment, playback speed, looping, per-item duration, anti-aliasing, and default YouTube quality. For multiple monitors, users can duplicate or extend video, assign separate playlists, turn monitors on or off independently, or stretch one playlist across screens. The app can pause during fullscreen games or video playback, reduce activity on battery, or stop rendering to free resources. The product page says no internet connection is needed after setup. It requires Windows 10 or 11 and at least 2 GB RAM, with a GPU recommended. The free version costs nothing and enables all features, but displays a watermark. Paid perpetual licenses are for non-commercial use and include free updates for future versions.