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Wallbase: Wallpaper search engine

55 points by intull 13y ago

Bakkot 13y ago
Wallbase is dying: see [1]. 4walled.cc is a similar if much less polished service. Also see WallHaven.cc, which some of Wallbase's staff is working to make Wallbase's new home. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/1tbux9/ysk_about_wallbasecc_a_place_for_wallpapers/ce6g86j http://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/1tbux9/ysk_ab...
- intull 13y ago
  ooh! That's bad. It really has a good collection. Oh well, will wait for the new one!
- tekni5 13y ago
  There is also nik.bot.nu, socwall.com & probably others.
- GhotiFish 13y ago
  thanks for letting me know, I had no idea the site was on the way down.
- bberrry 13y ago
  Thank you for this post. I had noticed wallbase was stagnant but didn't know there was a successor in the works. Thanks for pointing it out..
toyg 13y ago
I'm wallpaper-obsessed and I recommend Kuvva (http://www.kuvva.com http://www.kuvva.com ). It gives you curates bursts of 7+ quality original wallpapers every week, on iOS and OSX, thanks to a partnership with actual art galleries. This said, I think there's still a niche for a website or app specialising in new minimalistic wallpapers. Also, I'd pay for a "wallpaper-on-demand" service where one could order custom pics - I think photo websites like 500px are missing a trick there.
- coloncapitald 13y ago
  The site is beautiful but, unless I am missing something, I can only see a preview of the wallpaper from the browser. I have to have a mac or iphone.
  - toyg 13y ago
    Yeah, it's iOS+OSX only.
- vidyesh 13y ago
  I don't know about an App for minimalistic wallpapers but this site is great for minimalistic wallpapers http://simpledesktops.com/ http://simpledesktops.com/ Edit : Oh they have a App too http://simpledesktops.com/app/ios/ http://simpledesktops.com/app/ios/ http://simpledesktops.com/app/android/ http://simpledesktops.com/app/android/
immigrantsheep 13y ago
try desktoppr.co which syncs the wallpapers with your dropbox account. great service and great selection of wallpapers. also thepaperwall.com
Log1x 13y ago
who doesn't know about wallbase? lol this is not news.
- berrypicker 13y ago
  Since when are posts restricted to news?
huskyr 13y ago
A nice source of wallpapers are the 'Featured pictures' from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_da...

55 points by intull 13y ago

Wallbase is dying: see [1]. 4walled.cc is a similar if much less polished service. Also see WallHaven.cc, which some of Wallbase's staff is working to make Wallbase's new home. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/1tbux9/ysk_about_wallbasecc_a_place_for_wallpapers/ce6g86j http://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/1tbux9/ysk_ab...

intull 13y ago
ooh! That's bad. It really has a good collection. Oh well, will wait for the new one!
tekni5 13y ago
There is also nik.bot.nu, socwall.com & probably others.
GhotiFish 13y ago
thanks for letting me know, I had no idea the site was on the way down.
bberrry 13y ago
Thank you for this post. I had noticed wallbase was stagnant but didn't know there was a successor in the works. Thanks for pointing it out..

toyg 13y ago

I'm wallpaper-obsessed and I recommend Kuvva (http://www.kuvva.com http://www.kuvva.com ). It gives you curates bursts of 7+ quality original wallpapers every week, on iOS and OSX, thanks to a partnership with actual art galleries. This said, I think there's still a niche for a website or app specialising in new minimalistic wallpapers. Also, I'd pay for a "wallpaper-on-demand" service where one could order custom pics - I think photo websites like 500px are missing a trick there.

coloncapitald 13y ago
The site is beautiful but, unless I am missing something, I can only see a preview of the wallpaper from the browser. I have to have a mac or iphone.
- toyg 13y ago
  Yeah, it's iOS+OSX only.
vidyesh 13y ago
I don't know about an App for minimalistic wallpapers but this site is great for minimalistic wallpapers http://simpledesktops.com/ http://simpledesktops.com/ Edit : Oh they have a App too http://simpledesktops.com/app/ios/ http://simpledesktops.com/app/ios/ http://simpledesktops.com/app/android/ http://simpledesktops.com/app/android/

immigrantsheep 13y ago

try desktoppr.co which syncs the wallpapers with your dropbox account. great service and great selection of wallpapers. also thepaperwall.com

Log1x 13y ago

who doesn't know about wallbase? lol this is not news.

berrypicker 13y ago
Since when are posts restricted to news?

huskyr 13y ago

A nice source of wallpapers are the 'Featured pictures' from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_da...