How to Set the Video as Wallpaper using VLC Player?
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Published: 2022-03-03 07:10:56

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title: How to Set the Video as Wallpaper using VLC Player?
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[**VLC**](https://vlc.guru/vlc/windows-10-vlc/download-vlc-player-for-windows-10-pc/) is the most popular, free, open-source, and cross-platform media player around the world. It can play any audio and video format. We can do any task with the help of this software. Many people often want to change their desktop wallpapers because they don’t want them to be constant. Instead of using a static wallpaper on your desktop background, you can do a pretty thing as setting a video to it.

VLC media player provides a great built-in feature to set the video wallpapers on your PC. In this section, we will see the **steps to Set the Video as Wallpaper using VLC Player**.

![Set video as wallpaper](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2-1.gif)
_Set video as wallpaper_

## Features of VLC

- This software  **almost supports every video and audio file format**  and plays every media.
- It is used to  **convert any medial file formats**  without using additional plugins.
- VLC can  **stream media over the local network**  as well as on  **the internet**.
- It supports many platforms like  **Windows** ,  **Mac, ** and  **Linux**.
- This program helps to  **watch videos crisply and clearly**.
- It is ranked amongst the  **most advanced**  and  **progressive ** softwares.

## Set the Video as Wallpaper using VLC

You can use the following instructions to set your favourite video as desktop wallpaper on your PC.

- Launch the **[VLC Media Player](https://vlc.guru/vlc/how-to/) program** on your PC.
- Under the **Tools tab** , you need to **select** the **Preferences** option. 

![Tools tab](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Tools-tab-2.png)
_Tools tab_

- Now, it will open the **Simple Preferences**  **dialogue box**.
- You have to **click** on the **Video** option.

![Video section](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Video-section.png)
_Video section_

- In the **Output section** , you need to **choose** the **Automatic option** using the drop-down menu.

![Output field](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Output-field.png)
_Output field_

- **Click** the **Save** button.

![Click the Save button](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Click-the-Save-button-1.png)
_Click the Save button_

- You need to  **play the movie or video**  that you want to set as wallpaper.
- As it plays, **right-click on it** , **select** the **Video option** from the menu, and **click** the **Set as Wallpaper**  **option** from the submenu.

![Click Set as Wallpaper option](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Click-Set-as-Wallpaper-option.png)
_Click Set as Wallpaper option_

- Now, you will see the video wallpaper on your desktop screen as shown below. 

<video controls src="https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Output.mp4"></video>

## Summary

I hope that this section helped you know the steps to **Set the Video as Wallpaper using VLC Player**. You can check out more VLC related posts on our site, [**vlc.guru**](https://vlc.guru/).

## Video Tutorial

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