STEP 101
Pick a desktop scene.
Import any MP4 or MOV, or choose one from the Explore gallery. Each connected display can play its own video.
Mac Lock Screen · Live wallpaper
An animated Lock Screen.
A different live desktop.
macOS shows the same wallpaper on your desktop and your Lock Screen. LumaWall separates them: a moving video on the Lock Screen, another live wallpaper on each display, all running natively on macOS 26 Tahoe.
HOW IT WORKSTwo scenes.
Two scenes.
Set in a minute.
STEP 202
Give the Lock Screen its own.
Choose a different video for the Lock Screen. LumaWall prepares it for the real macOS Lock Screen, so it plays there natively, with no overlay window on top.
STEP 303
Give every display its own canvas.
Set a different scene, fit mode and pause state for each connected display, or let a queue rotate through your favourites.
STEP 404
Let it look after itself.
Playback pauses when windows cover the desktop, on battery or in Low Power Mode if you want it to, and steps aside under sustained system load.
QUESTIONSLock Screen wallpaper
Lock Screen wallpaper
on a Mac, answered.
Can a Mac have a different wallpaper on the Lock Screen and the desktop?
Not with System Settings alone: macOS shows your desktop wallpaper on the Lock Screen. LumaWall sets them separately, so the Lock Screen can play one video while your desktop plays another.
Can the Mac Lock Screen wallpaper be animated?
Yes. On macOS 26 Tahoe, LumaWall plays your chosen video on the Lock Screen through the same native wallpaper pipeline Apple uses for its own Aerial wallpapers.
Which macOS version do I need?
Live desktop wallpapers work on macOS 13 Ventura or later. The separate animated Lock Screen needs macOS 26 Tahoe.
Does it work with more than one display?
Yes. Every display gets its own desktop scene, fit mode and pause state. A different Lock Screen video on each display needs one extra Apple animated wallpaper downloaded in System Settings › Wallpaper, and LumaWall tells you when it does.
Can I use my own videos?
Yes. Import any MP4 or MOV file, or browse community wallpapers in Explore.
Is it free?
Every feature is free in the public beta until November 14, 2026. No account or card is needed.
FREE UNTIL NOVEMBER 14, 2026Make the Lock Screen move.
Make the Lock Screen move.
Keep every desktop yours.
No account, no card. Download the beta, pick two scenes and lock your Mac.
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