4K Desktop Wallpaper Generator
Creative
wallpaper generator
SHOW HN2021
258points
75comments
#143of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
17 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.34.
Execution: 6 for, 3 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Minimal, simple design and source code
From 3 comments
Love the simple, readable source compared to the compiled stuff these days :) https://tanck.nl/wallpaper/wallpaper.js
kevmo314 on HNLove the minimalist execution. Personally, I consider your tool having no user-facing options a plus (less decision making for me and excitement from complete randomness). I just…
grech on HNTasteful. Minimal. You are truly owning the zone.
swayvil on HN
Sharp wallpapers and useful for high-res screens
From 2 comments
My favourite part of this is that the wallpapers will look super sharp on my 4k display. It's quite difficult to find wallpapers that don't look blurry when blown up, even…
chubs on HNVery nice. I now use one as my wallpaper. It's pretty satisfying to know I have a uniquely generated wallpaper ;)
enz on HN
Objections
Image download fails on Safari, iOS and some mobile browsers
From 3 comments
On Safari (macOS) it is as impossible to download this easy-to-download-picture as it is possible to download the impossible-to-download-picture[1] from yesterday. [1]…
countmora on HNYou can’t download the image on iOS
peanut_worm on HNSuper nice! Save doesn't work on Safari MacOS?
oceankid on HN
Requests
Seed in URL for sharing images
From 2 comments
Nice idea. Ideas for optimization: - use some kind of seed from a URL, so that people can share them. - How about multi-monitor setups? The multi-monitor setup is something I…
arendtio on HNI would also second the idea of putting the seed in the URL, even with just an anchor link so that all processing is done in the browser. So if someone visits…
thamer on HN
Color picker or palette control
From 1 comment
Nice! Feature suggestion: an (optional) colour picker would be a nice touch, so you can pick (or perhaps enter #RGB) one that should appear and the others are then a fitting…
OJFord on HN
Multi-monitor support
From 2 comments
Nice idea. Ideas for optimization: - use some kind of seed from a URL, so that people can share them. - How about multi-monitor setups? The multi-monitor setup is something I…
arendtio on HNThis is just brilliant. I’ve been looking for ways to generate spanning wallpapers for two 4k screens, or two 4k’s + a laptop screen. Looks like this could be adapted for that.
FredPret on HN
Questions
Probability of generating the same wallpaper twice
From 1 comment
This is amazing. However, how much is the probability for it to generate the same wallpaper twice?
sahiljajodia01 on HN
Alternatives named
Trianglify
From 1 comment
Not entirely dissimilar to my own pattern generation tool, https://trianglify.io/ How are you doing the color palettes? Is it fully random or using some kind of picker algorithm?
qrohlf on HN
Tapet
From 1 comment
Tapet for Android is another example of this, and could serve as great inspiration if you need any.
naikrovek on HN
InterfaceLift
From 1 comment
My favorite site for wallpapers is interface lift, but just note that the site does occasionally go down for months at a time! https://interfacelift.com/
roland35 on HN