MacLiveWallpaper v2.1 - Signed & Notarized

🔒 Signed & Notarized

v2.0 was tagged without bumping the app's internal version, and shipped
signed with an Apple Development certificate — Gatekeeper rejects that on
download, forcing users to right-click → Open to bypass it.

This release fixes that: it's built with a Developer ID certificate,
hardened runtime enabled, and notarized by Apple. It opens normally
on first launch, no warnings, no workarounds.

What's Changed

• Signed with Developer ID Application, hardened runtime on
• Notarized and stapled — verified with spctl -a -vvv -t exec: accepted, source=Notarized Developer ID
• App version now correctly reports 2.0 (was still reporting 1.0 in the v2.0 tag)
• Added MIT LICENSE file (README referenced it, but it didn't exist)
• README rewritten for the streaming model introduced in v2.0
• Distribution is now a .dmg instead of a .zip

Installation

1. Download MacLiveWallpaper-v2.1.dmg
2. Open it and drag MacLiveWallpaper.app to Applications
3. Launch — no Gatekeeper prompt

Requirements

• macOS 14.0+ (macOS 15.0+ recommended for streaming)
• Internet connection

MacLiveWallpaper v2.0 - Streaming & Visual Selector

🎉 Major Update: Streaming Support & Visual Video Browser

✨ New Features

🌐 Streaming Video Support

• Stream 137 Aerial videos directly from Apple CDN
• No need to download 50+ GB of video files
• App size reduced from 50+ GB to just 1.1 MB
• Works on macOS 15+ with system Aerial screensaver enabled

🖼️ Visual Video Selector

• Beautiful grid layout with preview thumbnails
• Browse all 137 videos with high-quality preview images
• Organized into 4 categories: Landscapes, Cities, Underwater, Space
• Real-time search functionality
• Click any thumbnail to instantly play the video

🔧 Stability Improvements

• Fixed display reconfiguration issues causing stuck "Paused" state
• Window lifecycle optimization prevents crashes on close
• Better multi-display support
• Automatic recovery on display changes

📦 App Store Ready

• ✅ App Sandbox enabled
• ✅ Proper entitlements configuration
• ✅ No Apple proprietary resources
• ✅ Compliant with App Store guidelines

🎯 What's Changed

• Stream videos from Apple CDN instead of local files
• Added SwiftUI-based visual video browser
• Simplified resource files (entries.json + metadata only)
• Enhanced debugging and logging
• Chinese interface support

🚀 Installation

1. Download MacLiveWallpaper-v2.0.zip
2. Unzip and move to Applications folder
3. Launch the app
4. Click menu bar icon → "Browse All Videos" to explore

⚠️ Requirements

• macOS 14.0+ (macOS 15.0+ recommended for streaming)
• Internet connection for video playback
• System Aerial screensaver enabled (for video metadata)

📝 Known Issues

• Some audio-related warnings in logs (videos play fine, can be ignored)
• First-time video buffering may take a few seconds

🙏 Credits

Powered by Apple's Aerial screensaver videos.

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Full changelog: v1.1...v2.0

MacLiveWallpaper v1.1

Bug Fixes

• Fix multi-display menu control issue
• Ensure playback always resumes after display changes
• Add status indicator when displays are changing
• Disable menu controls during unstable states

Features

• 🎬 Uses built-in macOS Aerial videos
• 🖥️ Multi-display support with hot-plug detection
• 🔄 Random video shuffle
• ⚡ Launch at login
• 🎮 Menu bar controls

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later

MacLiveWallpaper v1.0

Display macOS Aerial screensaver videos as live desktop wallpaper.

Features

• 🎬 Uses built-in macOS Aerial videos
• 🖥️ Multi-display support with hot-plug detection
• 🔄 Random video shuffle
• ⚡ Launch at login option
• 🎮 Menu bar controls

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later

Installation

1. Download MacLiveWallpaper-v1.0.zip
2. Unzip and drag to Applications folder
3. Launch (right-click > Open on first launch)