{"id":238987,"date":"2020-12-13T19:29:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T13:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/?p=238987"},"modified":"2023-11-19T23:51:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:21:51","slug":"software-to-set-video-as-desktop-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/software-to-set-video-as-desktop-background","title":{"rendered":"Best free software to set video as animated desktop background in Windows 11\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post will show you how to set video as desktop background<\/strong> in Windows 11\/10. Just like you use an image as desktop wallpaper, you can use some video to set it as live wallpaper. Once you set the video as desktop background, it will play behind desktop icons, taskbar, Start menu, and any other application.<\/p>\n

Windows 11\/10 doesn\u2019t come with a built-in feature to do so. But you can use some third-party tools to use a video as a desktop background. This post includes a list of those free tools.<\/p>\n

Set video as animated desktop background in Windows 11\/10<\/h2>\n

We have created a list of 5 free software to add video wallpaper. These are:<\/p>\n

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  1. DesktopHut<\/li>\n
  2. VideoPaper<\/li>\n
  3. VLC media player<\/li>\n
  4. AwesomeWallpaper<\/li>\n
  5. BioniX Video Wallpaper Animator<\/li>\n
  6. Lively Wallpaper.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1] DesktopHut<\/h3>\n

    \"DesktopHut<\/p>\n

    DesktopHut is a very simple option to set a live wallpaper as desktop background<\/a>. You can add MP4<\/em>, AVI<\/em>, or other supported video files and use it as a desktop background. This software also provides the options to turn on\/off video sound<\/em>, adjust the volume of desktop video, enable support for dual monitors, and stop the video. The feature to play animated GIF<\/em> as desktop wallpaper is also there.<\/p>\n

    After installing and launching this software, use the Select Live Wallpaper<\/em> button. Now you can add a video of your choice. When the video is added, use the Play button, and the video will run as a desktop background. Use the Stop button whenever you want to remove the video background.<\/p>\n

    Read<\/strong>:\u00a0How to set Webpage as Desktop Background<\/a> in Windows 11<\/p>\n

    2] VideoPaper<\/h3>\n

    \"VideoPaper<\/p>\n

    VideoPaper is a portable software and another useful option to add video background on Windows 10. Its unique feature is you can create a video panel<\/em> and the video will be played in that particular panel only. You can set custom height n width and top and left positions for the video panel. Thus, instead of playing video on the entire screen, you can set a position and size to play video in the background.<\/p>\n

    Grab the zip file<\/a> of this software and extract it. Execute the VideoPaper.exe<\/em> file and it will start running in the system tray. To add a video file, right-click on its system tray icon, and click Settings<\/em>. Its interface will open.<\/p>\n

    Now use the available options:<\/p>\n