Showing 1 - 11 of 11 comments. Tim View Profile View Posts. Yes, the wallpapers are safe and we take security very seriously. Wallpaper Engine supports four wallpaper types: Scenes, Videos, Web-based wallpapers and application wallpapers. The only real threat can come from application wallpapers, however, these wallpapers are very rare and we provide a big warning that cannot be missed the first time you run a specific application wallpaper.
Even then, we have not heard of any application-based wallpapers containing malicious code. Again, out of the roughly , free wallpapers that exist right now, there are only application wallpapers, so it's unlikely you will download one in the first place. If you create your own wallpapers with the built-in editor for example , these will obviously also be safe. So in conclusion only app wallpaper can contain malicious code virus is it true? Yes, that's correct. If you stick to Scene and Video wallpapers you will be absolutely safe.
Himbeer View Profile View Posts. Originally posted by ultio :. Biohazard View Profile View Posts. Originally posted by HimbeersaftLP :. Last edited by Biohazard ; 17 Apr, am. Originally posted by Biohazard :. Arthesian View Profile View Posts.
I would like to add: I tested this myself using 'Inspectlet' on my local machine. But I have not yet been ''successful'' to record the screen luckily! Last edited by Arthesian ; 17 Apr, am. Clicks should only be available to the wallpaper when you click on the desktop, but the mouse position is always there, yes, that's on purpose to at least allow effects using the cursor position. Since keyboard and clicks are already heavily restricted, as you know you can't even use the keyboard on Workshop wallpapers so there is no way someone could trick you into entering login information.
Every photo you find on Unsplash is licensed under Creative Commons Zero, meaning they're totally free of charge and you're free to do what you want with those images. What's more, if you have a Mac, there is a killer and free menubar application called Irvue , which is my personal choice for wallpapers on my Macs. Irvue changes your desktop wallpaper on a set interval or with a hotkey command with images from Unsplash.
Stock Up is typically my go-to source for royalty-free or public-domain images. And since it's setup more for all-purpose images, not all the images you find there are going to make great wallpapers. However, Stock Up is just an aggregator. It pulls images from 27 different websites, all of which license images under Creative Commons Zero, and has over 13, images to choose from. Most other websites have only a fraction of that.
So while Stock Up might require a little more digging, there is generally plenty to choose from. The other issue is resolution. Most the images you find on Stock Up are very high resolution, but not all of the sources Stock Up pulls from will tell you the resolution, or let you choose a version of the picture best suited for your monitor.
I haven't had any issues with images not being large enough to make a gorgeous wallpaper, however. Pexels is another image site similar to Stock Up. The images are hand-selected from user uploads or sourced from other stock image websites. Every picture you come across on Pexels is also licensed under Creative Commons Zero.
There are over 10, images on Pexels. That said, not all of them are suited for wallpapers. I've come across many portrait-oriented photos, but I've also seen some absolutely stunning images that would make great wallpapers.
You just have to make use of the search function to find exactly what you're looking for. Pixels also offers an app for Mac and Windows , as well as a Photoshop plugin. If you're looking for something other than photography wallpapers, your first stop should be Vladstudio. There you will find some truly amazing digital art wallpapers.
Not everything on Vladstudio is free, however.
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