Were you looking to spice up your desktop? Animated Wallpaper Maker can do just that in a few clicks.

With Animated Wallpaper maker, you can turn your static background into animated art by adding any picture or current background you have. You can start by using a number of predefined project files or from scratch. You simply load any picture you like and then begin adding animations from the hundreds of examples included by clicking the plus icon next to the animation window. You can also add fading, shaping, and even sounds if you like(.wav is supported)

When you are done, you can save the file as a project, set it as the current background, or export it as an .exe for use later.

The .exe will start the Animated Wallpaper maker program and place it in the systray. If you want to close the background, you need to close the program from the systray icon.

At first glance, $39.77 seems a bit pricey. However, if you are looking for a program like this to have some fun with your desktop after a few minutes of playing around with this software, you may think differently. It's a ton of fun.