xwinwrap

Run a player or a program as desktop background. More information: https://github.com/ujjwal96/xwinwrap.

• Run a video using mpv:

xwinwrap -b -nf -ov -- mpv -wid wid --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan=1.0 path/to/video.mp4

• Run a video in fullscreen using mpv:

xwinwrap -b -nf -fs -ov -- mpv -wid wid --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan=1.0 path/to/video.mp4

• Run a video using mpv with 80% opacity:

xwinwrap -b -nf -ov -o 0.8 --- mpv -wid wid --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan=1.0 path/to/video.mp4

• Run a video using mpv in a second monitor 1600x900 with 1920 offset on X-axis:

xwinwrap -g 1600x900+1920 -b -nf -ov -- mpv -wid wid --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan=1.0 path/to/video.mkv