Scene by ZawebaDress up your desktop, then put it back.
Turn your desktop into a cockpit, a cabin or a space station. Live wallpapers, skinned widgets, live data feeds and a launcher bar in nine themed scenes, all in Scene's own windows, so Windows is never changed.
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Scene gives your desktop a theme. Each scene is a live wallpaper behind your icons, a set of skinned widgets and a textured launcher bar. Sit in a pilot's cockpit with working gauges, run things from a big live-data control panel, look out of a forest cabin window, or work at a wooden desk. There are nine original scenes, from Holo HUD to Minimal.
Scene never patches Windows, Explorer or window frames: everything you see is Scene's own windows. Switch it off and your desktop is exactly as it was. Drag and resize widgets straight on the desktop, make your own scenes in the editor, use an animation from Anima by Zaweba as wallpaper, and share scenes with friends as .zscene files.
Who it's for
- Anyone who wants a desktop with more personality
- Gamers and simulator fans after a cockpit or HUD look
- Tinkerers who like to build and share their own themes
- People wary of theme tools that patch Windows
Good to know
- Temperature and fan readings need Pulse by Zaweba running; other readings work on their own
- The weather widget contacts Open-Meteo every 30 minutes, only while it is showing; data feeds contact only the addresses you type
- Uses the Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime for wallpapers (built into Windows 11)
- Uses roughly 600 MB of memory with wallpapers on two monitors
Private by design
- Works offline, with no account and no adverts.
- Checks zaweba.com once a day for a newer version, sending only the app's name.
- Problem reports and feedback are sent only if you click Send.
Everything you need, nothing you don't.
Live wallpapers
A web page, image, video or Anima animation behind your desktop icons, one per monitor, changing with the time of day.
Skinned widgets
Clock, calendar, CPU, memory, GPU, network, disk, weather, now playing and notes, as dials, rings, bars, HUD panels and more.
Live data feeds
Show a figure from any web address that answers JSON, such as orders today, as a dial, ring or number with a sparkline.
Arrange on the desktop
Drag and resize widgets right on your desktop, snapping to a grid, or use the editor for skins, colours, fonts and wallpaper.
Overlay, never hack
Scene never touches system files or Explorer. Even after a crash, the next start puts everything back.
Light on your PC
Pauses for full-screen games and on battery. The Cockpit scene used about 1% of CPU across two monitors.
Nine scenes to start with
Cockpit, Holo HUD, the new Control panel, Forest cabin window, Wooden desk, Car dashboard, Dressing table, Space station and Minimal. All the art is original, the widgets take the scene's colours, and optional ambient sounds such as birdsong, rain or a gentle hum are made by Scene itself.
- Dawn, day, dusk and night versions
- Ambient sounds, off by default
- Works across several monitors
Make it your own
Press Arrange widgets to drag and resize every widget on the real desktop, or add a data feed that shows a figure from any web address. The editor shows the scene as it will look on your screens. Drag widgets about, choose a skin and caption for each, set the wallpaper, colours, font and launcher texture, then press Preview on desktop. Export it as a .zscene file for someone else to import.
- Arrange widgets straight on the desktop
- Data feeds with Test the feed now
- Use SVG faces, including ones made in Vectornation by Zaweba
The details
| Works on | Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Wallpapers | Web pages, images, video, Anima web-player exports |
| Data feeds | Any http(s) address that answers JSON or plain text, every 30 seconds or more |
| Scene files | .zscene |
| Monitors | One or several, each with its own wallpaper |
| Version | Version 1.1.4 |
| Download | ZawebaScene-1.1.4.zip (73 MB): unzip and run, no installer |
| Licence | Free for everyone, with every feature included. No warranty |
Scene FAQ
Does Scene change my Windows settings?
No. Everything is Scene's own windows. Taskbar auto-hide is changed only if you turn that option on, and it is always put back, even after a crash.
Will it slow down my games?
Wallpapers pause automatically when a full-screen app or game is running, and on battery if you choose.
Where does the now playing widget get its music?
From Windows' own media controls, so it works with Play by Zaweba, other music players and browsers.
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