Fluiddesk v2.0.0

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FluidDesk

A lightweight, fully customizable live wallpaper application designed specifically for Linux Mint and built using Python and PyQt.

FluidDesk delivers smooth, dynamic background animations while prioritizing system efficiency—utilizing less than 25% of the system resources of competing applications. It operates completely offline with zero telemetry, tracking, or data collection to protect your privacy.

Features

• High Performance: Designed from the ground up to keep CPU, RAM, and GPU usage minimal.
• Mint Aesthetic: Features a native mint color scheme that integrates beautifully with the Linux Mint desktop environment.
• System Tray Integration: Runs quietly in the background with status actions, settings, and indicators accessible directly from your system tray.
• Extensive Plugin Architecture: Includes a robust collection of plugins to customize your live wallpaper behavior.
• Privacy First: Completely self-contained and runs 100% offline. No analytics, no phone-home connections.

Installation

FluidDesk is officially distributed via Github as an appimage. Download the appimage from the latest release. Right click the downloaded appimage and select properties. In the properties menu make the app executable. You can now open and execute the program.

Included in this release is also the python file (fluiddesk.py) if you wish to review the source code or run from a container.

Demo Videos and Images

Disclaimer: When recording demo videos, I used a screen recorder which affected the visible resource consumption on screen. I included static screenshots as well to give a better idea of what the actual consumption should be when running the program. Additionally, I am using a dual monitor setup (one vertical and one horizontal) which is why there is blank space at the top of the page. I would love to see your creations and screenshots using fluiddesk!

Demo_1.mp4

Demo_3.mp4

Demo-2.mp4

Demo-4.mp4

Tutorial

Below is a screen capture showing different Fluiddesk features, as well as how to open and close the program. Have fun!

TutorialDemo.mp4

Support & Feedback

If you run into issues, have questions, or want to submit a bug report, please open an issue here on our GitHub Issues page.

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FluidDesk is independent software built with a commitment to open-source performance and user data privacy.

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This discussion was created from the release Fluiddesk v2.0.0.