Release / 29 Jan 2026

hyprpaper v0.8.3

Pick a monitor by its description again, or use * for a default wallpaper on every monitor.

What changed in v0.8.3

monitor = desc:<description> matches by description again (dropped in the 0.8 rewrite); monitor = * sets the default for all monitors; hyprpaper --version prints the version. Groups v0.8.2 and v0.8.3.

v0.8.3.

Fixed and improved

desc: matching is back, and monitor = * sets a default wallpaper for monitors without their own.

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

Read the evidence

hyprwm/hyprpaper/commit/2953d96
hyprwm/hyprpaper/pull/315
hyprwm/hyprpaper/releases/tag/v0.8.2

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