This repository contains the wallpapers I use across all my devices—desktop, laptop, and phone. A few were designed by me and originally released on my personal website, but most were discovered (or commandeered) from far more talented artists and photographers online. Many of them also appear in videos on my YouTube channel—so if you’re here from there, thanks for watching!
If you’ve stumbled across this repo by chance—Welcome! Inside, you’ll find a curated collection of wallpapers mostly featuring:
- Nature & landscapes
- Romantic, Russian, and Religious art (plus a few other types that break the alliteration)
- Abstract visuals and subtle backgrounds that look good without stealing focus
- Oceans, boats, and coastlines
Sources and credits for the images are listed on the Wiki page, and can be located by clicking on 📚 Wallpaper Attributions.
This repo is structured for convenience—especially for scripts or terminal-based setups. To clone the latest version of the wallpapers without the full git history, run:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/makccr/wallpapersNote: Each commit includes full-resolution image files. Git actually handles this surprisingly well, as the full size of the repository (as of July 2025) is just a bit over 1gb. However I would still reccommend using --depth 1 unless you have a reason not to. This flag simply tells git to only pull the most recent commit, as opposed to the entire history of the repository.
After cloning, the structure will look like: ~/XMediaFolder/wallpapers/wallpapers/Xcollection/ Yes, there’s a duplicated /wallpapers/ folder. This is intentional. Tools like feh, nitrogen or pywal rely on recursive file discovery. Keeping image files one level deeper avoids issues with .git/ files & directories being mistaken for images.
Example usage with feh:
feh -r ~/photos/wallpapers/wallpapers/people --bg-scale