Changelog

Highlights

• Lumen arrives on the Mac App Store, with installs and updates handled by macOS.
• Still no account, no analytics and no tracking.

Highlights

• The library is now 181 genuine 4K clips across 14 collections, all real footage, every clip verified at 3840 by 2160.
• Universal build: Lumen now runs natively on Intel Macs as well as Apple silicon.

Improvements

• Previews stream as you browse, so you can see a clip move before downloading it.
• Frozen wallpapers now show your chosen still frame inside the live layer, with a smooth cross-fade back to motion.
• Wallpapers are reapplied automatically as you move between Spaces.
• Files left behind by earlier versions are cleaned up automatically, reclaiming disk space.
• A cleaner sidebar and a wallpaper grid that fits any window size.

Fixes

• Always still, Auto pause and the still-frame picker no longer leave a black desktop.
• Still frames are now correct for every clip, including very short ones.
• Clearing the render cache never removes the wallpaper that is currently on screen.

First release

• Live 4K desktop wallpapers from a curated, open-licensed library, organised into collections.
• Three motion modes, with automatic freezing when windows cover the desktop.
• Turn your own MP4 and MOV files into wallpapers.
• Menu bar controls and Launch at Login.
• Restore My Wallpaper puts your original wallpaper back in one click.