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gifw

[ run full animated gifs as your wallpaper ]

License: Unlicense Made with C

✧ features

  • 🎬 full gif animation support
  • 🖼️ multiple display modes (stretch/center/tile)
  • 🚀 lightweight x11 implementation
  • 📦 easy installation

✧ preview

thing

✧ known issues

  • ⚠️ does not work on wayland
  • ⚠️ might have conflicts with compositors like picom

✧ dependencies

  • 📝 c compiler (gcc or clang)
  • 🔧 make
  • 🖥️ x11 libraries and headers (xlib)

✧ installation

git clone https://github.com/getjared/gifw.git
cd gifw
make
sudo make install

✧ quick start guide

basic usage

./gifw path/to/your/awesome.gif [stretch|center|tile]

display modes

  • stretch: fills the entire screen
  • center: places gif in the middle
  • tile: repeats the gif across the screen

autostart

add to your .xinitrc:

gifw /home/user/wallpapers/avd.gif stretch &

✧ protips

  • 🎨 use with solid-color compositors for best performance
  • 🖥️ works great with minimalist window managers
  • 💡 try different modes for different gif sizes
  • ⚡ consider gif size vs performance trade-offs
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│  made with ♥ by jared   │
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