Release / 15 Dec 2024

hyprpaper v0.7.3

Tile a small image across the screen as your wallpaper.

All of hyprpaper

Before you upgrade to v0.7.3

1 to fix

Install hyprgraphics, and update hyprlang to 0.6.0 and hyprutils to 0.2.4, before building this release.

Action requiredAffects: People building hyprpaper from source

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hyprwm/hyprpaper/releases/tag/v0.7.2

What changed in v0.7.3

A tile: prefix on the wallpaper path repeats the image; JPEG XL images load; a systemd user service is installed. Groups v0.7.2 and its crash-fix release v0.7.3.

Also: JPEG XL support.

v0.7.3; building now needs hyprgraphics and newer hyprlang (0.6.0) and hyprutils (0.2.4).

New things you can do

A hyprpaper.service unit is installed.

AddedStart hyprpaper at login with a systemd user service.

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Fixed and improved

tile: before the path repeats the image across the screen.

ImprovedChoose whether a wallpaper covers the whole screen or fits inside it.

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JPEG XL images are supported.

ImprovedSet a wallpaper for each monitor, or one for all monitors, from a config file.

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Seeded by @iluxav with Claude Code (canido), from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.