Save Windows Wallpaper

Copy current Windows 11 desktop wallpaper to a folder.

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CLI & GUI Usable from user interface or command line
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Duplicate detection SHA-256 hashing keeps your folder clean
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Persistent config Set your default folder once
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Timestamped files wp-YY-MM-DD-ffffff.png naming
⬇ Download getwallpaper.exe View on GitHub
Free & Open Source
🖼️ wp-26-07-04-123456.png saved ✓
Save Windows 11 Wallpaper GUI screenshot

Download

Grab the latest getwallpaper.exe from GitHub Releases — no Python required. Just download and run.

⬇ Download .exe

How it works

1

Read

The app reads TranscodedWallpaper from %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes.

2

Check

Computes a SHA-256 hash to see if the wallpaper was already saved — no duplicates.

3

Save

Copies it as a timestamped PNG (wp-YY-MM-DD-ffffff.png) to your chosen folder.

No third-party dependencies — only the Python standard library.

CLI

All commands work with getwallpaper.exe (downloaded) or python main.py (source).

# Save wallpaper to a folder
$ getwallpaper.exe save "C:\Users\You\Pictures"
# Save to default folder
$ getwallpaper.exe save
# View / set default folder
$ getwallpaper.exe config get
$ getwallpaper.exe config set "C:\Users\You\Pictures"
# Show help
$ getwallpaper.exe help

Build from source

$ pip install pyinstaller
$ pyinstaller main.spec

The executable will be placed in the dist/ folder.