paperview VS wallset

https://github.com/glouw/paperview you might want to try paperview.

Is there any way to get transparent st terminals without using a composite manager like the alpha patch requires? I've found a tool to set gifs as backgrounds (https://github.com/glouw/paperview) but it can't run while a composite manager is running as they both try to write to the root X11 window and so when I use it I can't see the animated background through st which defeats the point.

No, wallpaper engine doesn't work on linux and as far as i know they don't have plans for a linux version. As for the alternative, there is this https://github.com/glouw/paperview but i haven't used it so i don't know how good it works.

There is also paperview (although not in the void repo) that uses BMP files from a folder to display an animated background. (Converting a video to BMP images can be done with ffmpeg.)

try to install it form here https://github.com/glouw/paperview

You can try paperview

well, https://github.com/terroo/wallset no commits for over 2 years, lots of "open" issues..

After a quick Google search the first three options seem to be covered reasonably well by wallset.

I heard about wallset a long time ago, that might help: https://github.com/terroo/wallset

Check wallset

Wallset might work. Link to a DT video about wallset

I stumbled upon Komorebi, but it only works on DEs, and i use a WM (Awesomewm), also i found this one: wallset but it literally doesnt work in any of the commands, either with an image or a video, and the developer isn't giving a f*ck to any of the issues.