Hyprpaper
hyprpaper is a fast, IPC-controlled wallpaper utility for hyprland.
The config file is located at ~/.config/hypr/hyprpaper.conf. It is not required.
Configuration is done via preloads, which load an image into memory.
Then, you use wallpaper keywords to apply the preloaded image to your
monitor(s):
preload = /home/me/amongus.png
wallpaper = DP-1,/home/me/amongus.png
For wallpaper keywords:
- all paths have to be absolute (or start with
~) - leaving the first parameter (monitor) empty will act as a wildcard
- adding
contain:before the path (e.g.contain:/home/me/amongus.png) will adjust the fitting algorithm to contain.
You can also unload preloaded images to free up memory. unload all and unload unused are a thing too.
To run hyprpaper at startup edit hyprland.conf and add:
exec-once = hyprpaper.
| variable | description | type | default |
|---|---|---|---|
| splash | enable rendering of the hyprland splash over the wallpaper | bool | false |
| splash_offset | how far (in % of height) up should the splash be displayed | float | 2.0 |
| ipc | whether to enable IPC | bool | true |
hyprpaper supports IPC via hyprctl. Every dispatcher mentioned in Configuration
can be called with hyprctl hyprpaper <dispatcher> <arg(s)>.
Additionally, you can get some info about the current state of hyprpaper with listloaded and listactive.
Examples:
hyprctl hyprpaper preload "~/Pictures/myepicpng.png"
hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper "DP-1,~/Pictures/myepicpng.png"
hyprctl hyprpaper listloaded
Please note all paths have to be absolute (or start with ~).