macOS 13 Ventura wallpaper makes its way to Windows, thanks to WinDynamicDesktop
You can now dynamically switch between the light and dark Ventura Abstract wallpapers from macOS 13 on your PC.
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What you need to know
Apple’smacOS 13 Venturabrings a long list of new features to the operating system, including Stage Manager, Continuity Camera, and improvements to Spotlight. While those may enhance productivity and add new options to the OS, the part that makes Windows users envious is, of course, the Ventura wallpaper.
Systems running macOS have a Dynamic Wallpaper feature that changes the computer’s background image depending on the time of day. An app called WinDynamicDesktop brings the same functionality to Windows, and it now includes the macOS 13 Ventura wallpaper.
An update to version 5.1.0 adds the Ventura Abstract theme to WinDynamicDesktop. That same update also adds a handful of other features, such as an option to hide the system tray icon for the app.
Here’s the full changelog fromGitHub:
WinDynamicDesktop 5.1 changelog
WinDynamicDesktop changes your wallpaper depending on the time of day. It calculates sunset and sunrise based on your location, ensuring that your PC’s background swaps between light and dark mode at the right time. The latest update adds the Ventura Abstract theme from macOS 13, but you can also create your own custom themes.
WinDynamicDesktop
This app changes your desktop wallpaper depending on the time of day. It uses your location to ensure that the swap happens at the correct time.
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