bash script to set a video or gif as the wallpaper. requires mpv, xrandr and xwinwrap.

live.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# 2022-06-21
# version: 0.1.1
# author: Ehsan Ghorbannezhad <[email protected]>
#
# sets a video or gif as your wallpaper.
# requires mpv, xwinwrap and xrandr.

main()
{
    local wallpaper=$1
    set_wallpaper_all_displays "$wallpaper"
}

set_wallpaper_all_displays()
{
    local wallpaper=$1
    for geom in $(get_display_geometries); do
        set_wallpaper "$wallpaper" "$geom" &
    done
    wait
}

set_wallpaper()
{
    local wallpaper=$1
    local geom=$2
    xwinwrap -ov -ni -g "$geom" -- mpv "${mpv_args[@]}" -- "$wallpaper"
}

get_display_geometries()
{
    xrandr -q | grep -Po ' connected \D+\K\d+x\d+\+\d+\+\d+'
}

mpv_args=(
    --fullscreen
    --loop-file
    --no-audio
    --sid=no
    --no-osc
    --no-osd-bar
    --no-input-default-bindings
    --no-stop-screensaver
    --load-scripts=no
    --msg-level=all=error
    -wid %WID
)

main "$@"