nekowall 2.1.0

Random anime wallpaper changer powered by Nekosia API

NEKOWALL

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Random anime wallpaper changer powered by the Nekosia API.

Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, MATE, Cinnamon, feh, sway, hyprland). No external dependencies — pure Python 3.8+ standard library.

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Installation

pip install nekowall

That's it. The nekowall command is available immediately in any terminal.

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Usage

nekowall                        random category, random image
nekowall -c catgirl             force a specific category
nekowall -c maid --keep         keep the downloaded image file permanently
nekowall --list                show all available categories with commands
nekowall --no-banner           skip the ASCII banner
nekowall --version             show version and exit
nekowall -h                    full help

Examples

# Set a random wallpaper from a random category
nekowall

# Always pick from the foxgirl category
nekowall -c foxgirl

# Pick a random one but save the image to keep it
nekowall --keep

# See every available category and the exact command to use it
nekowall --list

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How it works

1. Loads categories — starts with 80+ hardcoded categories from the Nekosia documentation and the Booru tag list, then fetches live tags from the API and merges any new ones with count >= 15.
2. Picks a random category (or uses the one you specified with -c).
3. Fetches a random image from GET /api/v1/images/{category}.
4. Downloads the image to $TEMP/nekowall_{id}.{ext} with a live progress bar.
5. Sets the wallpaper — Windows uses SystemParametersInfoW (no admin), macOS uses osascript, Linux uses desktop-specific tools.

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Available categories

The full list is always up to date — run nekowall --list to see everything. A non-exhaustive sample:

Group	Categories
Animal girls	catgirl foxgirl wolf-girl wolfgirl doggirl animal-ears
Clothes	maid maid-uniform uniform sailor-uniform hoodie gym-uniform
Accessories	ribbon headphones thigh-high-socks knee-high-socks white-tights
Hair	white-hair blue-hair pink-hair long-hair twintails blonde
Eyes	blue-eyes red-eyes purple-eyes heterochromia green-eyes
Poses & vibes	wink w-sitting lying-down cute vtuber blue-archive hololive
Seasonal	valentine halloween winter summer sakura

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Requirements

• Python 3.8 or higher
• A supported desktop environment: Windows, macOS, GNOME, KDE, XFCE, MATE, Cinnamon, feh, sway, hyprland
• Internet connection

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Tip: run on startup

To get a new wallpaper every time you log in:

Windows:

1. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, press Enter
2. Create a shortcut to nekowall.bat (or nekowall) in that folder

macOS:

# Create a LaunchAgent
mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
cat > ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nekowall.plist << EOF
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key><string>com.nekowall</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key><array><string>/usr/local/bin/nekowall</string></array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>
</dict>
</plist>
EOF
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nekowall.plist

Linux (GNOME):

gnome-session-properties

Add a new entry pointing to nekowall.

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API credit

Images are provided by the Nekosia API — a free, public anime image API with safety filters. No API key required.

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