Wallpaper Fetcher

Small cli program to automatically download and set the daily Bing wallpaper on Windows, Linux or Mac.

> wallpaper-fetcher -h  

usage: Wallpaper Fetcher [-h] [-f] [-n NUMBER] [-r RES] [-d] [-l LOCALE] [-o OUTPUT] [-v] [--debug]

This little tool fetches the Bing wallpaper of the day and automatically applies it (Windows/Mac/Linux).

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f, --force           Force re-download an already downloaded image (default: False)
  -n, --number NUMBER   Number of latest wallpapers to download (default: 1)
  -r, --res RES         Custom resolution. Use --valid-res to see all valid resolutions (default: UHD)
  -d, --download        Only download the wallpaper(s) without updating the desktop background (default: False)
  -l, --locale LOCALE   The market to use (default: en-US)
  -o, --output OUTPUT   Output directory where the wallpapers should be saved (default: None)
  -u, --update          Automatically update the wallpaper every x seconds (default: False)
  -i, --update-interval UPDATE_INTERVAL
                        The interval in seconds to use to update the wallpaper (default: 300)
  -a, --attached        Run wallpaper rotation in attached mode (see all logs) (default: False)
  -s, --stop            Stop the wallpaper rotator (default: False)
  -v, --version         Prints the installed version number (default: False)
  --enable-auto         Enable autostart (using the supplied arguments) (default: False)
  --disable-auto        Remove autostart (default: False)
  --valid-res           List all valid resolutions (default: False)
  --debug               Set log level to debug (default: False)

In addition, the executable versions of this program support enabling autostart which automatically downloads the current wallpaper of the day on login. To enable autostart, use --enable-auto and to disable it use --disable-auto:

  --enable-auto         Enable autostart (default: False)
  --disable-auto        Remove autostart (default: False)

Credits

• The source code in set_wallpaper.py was copied from the Textual Paint project licensed under the MIT License.