Apple macOS Blocks Custom Videos as Dynamic Desktop Wallpapers
macOS users cannot use their own videos as dynamic desktop wallpapers despite Apple introducing video wallpaper support, as the feature is restricted to Apple-approved content through a private framework. A developer reverse-engineered WallpaperExtensionKit to enable custom videos alongside system wallpapers, open-sourcing the result. The gap is real but constrained by Apple's closed ecosystem and filled by open-source workarounds.
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