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Palace
What Palace is
Palace is a personal media manager and wallpaper engine for organizing and displaying wallpapers and other media. Sort images into categories, albums, or favorites, then search by name or tag. Choose fill, fit, center, tile, stretch, or multi-monitor span, with adjustable background colors and effects. Automatic rotation can run in sequence or shuffle, at intervals from five seconds to several hours, and can target individual displays. Palace supports GIFs, video such as MP4 and WebM, and GLSL shaders; desktop video wallpapers require MPV. Local media works offline, and ordinary use does not require an account. Online sources stream from public JSON files and must provide direct public media URLs; private or password-protected files are not supported. The web hub lets people browse community sources and collections, download wallpapers, and submit source URLs. Palace says wallpapers, preferences, and settings stay on the device. A lifetime license bought directly through the website, itch.io, or Steam covers all six platforms; purchases through a store cover that store’s platform. The home page describes Palace as closed source.
Who it suits
Palace suits people who want to organize and rotate local or online wallpapers, including across multiple displays. Its web hub also serves users who want to browse or share community sources.
What it does well
- Organizes wallpapers into categories, albums, and favorites
- Rotation supports shuffle, schedules, and per-display targets
- Supports GIFs, video, and GLSL shaders
- Works offline with local media and no ordinary-use account
What to know first
- Online sources need direct public media URLs
- Desktop video wallpapers require MPV
- Closed source
- Google Play purchase covers Android only
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Palace lifetime license | One-time purchase · All 6 platforms · lifetime access and updates | $4, paid once |
| Google Play | One-time purchase · Android only | $7.99, paid once |
As palace.plus lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Palace combines wallpaper organization, display controls, and scheduled rotation across several platforms. Check its public-URL requirement for online sources and the license coverage for the store where you buy.
Facts from Palace's own pages
- Automation
- Auto-rotation supports sequential or shuffle modes and intervals from five seconds to several hours, with per-display targets. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Company status
- The home page says Palace is currently closed source. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The guide names GitHub, GitHub Gist, and any public URL serving a JSON file as places to host wallpaper sources. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- License coverage
- The download page says direct website, itch.io, or Steam purchases unlock all platforms with one license, while store purchases cover that store's platform only. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Media support
- Palace supports GIFs, video files such as MP4 and WebM, and GLSL shaders; desktop video wallpapers require MPV. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Notable limits
- Palace requires direct public media URLs for online sources and cannot access private or password-protected files. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Offline use
- Palace works entirely offline for local media, and the guide says no account is needed for ordinary use. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Organization
- Users can group wallpapers into categories, albums, and favorites, and search by name or tag. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The home page says wallpapers, preferences, and settings stay on the device and that personal images are not uploaded or accessed. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Product
- Palace describes itself as a personal media manager and wallpaper engine for organizing, displaying, and automatically rotating wallpapers and media. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Refunds
- The refund policy offers full refunds on lifetime licenses within 14 days for eligible direct website or Paddle purchases. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Sources
- Palace can stream wallpapers from public JSON source files and also supports images stored locally on the device. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Styling
- Wallpaper display modes include fill, fit, center, tile, stretch, and span across multiple monitors, with adjustable background colors and effects. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The download page lists [email protected] and [email protected] for help. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
- Web hub
- The web version lets users browse community sources, discover collections, submit source URLs for the community registry, and download wallpapers. · palace.plus, 30 Sept 2026
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