bingwp

BingWP - Bing Wallpaper Downloader

A simple command-line tool to download daily wallpapers from Bing. This tool automatically fetches the latest Bing wallpaper of the day and can optionally resize it to your preferred dimensions.

I personaly use this tool to set background wallpaper in sway using simple script

#!/bin/bash
set -e

bingwp -s 3840x2160 -o ~/Pictures/wallpaper.jpg
swaymsg "output * bg ~/Pictures/wallpaper.jpg center"

Features

• Downloads the latest Bing wallpaper of the day
• Optional image resizing to specified dimensions
• Automatic backup of previous wallpaper
• Proxy support for restricted networks
• Simple command-line interface

Installation

go install github.com/ybereza/bingwp@latest

Usage

bingwp -s <image size> -o <output filename>

Arguments

• -o (required): Output filename (e.g., image.jpg or ~/pictures/image.jpg)
• -s (optional): Image size in format WIDTHxHEIGHT (e.g., 1920x1080)
• --proxy (optional): Proxy address if needed

Examples

Download wallpaper in original size:

bingwp -o ~/Pictures/bing-wallpaper.jpg

Download and resize wallpaper to 1920x1080:

bingwp -s 1920x1080 -o ~/Pictures/bing-wallpaper.jpg

Use with proxy:

bingwp -s 1920x1080 -o ~/Pictures/bing-wallpaper.jpg --proxy http://proxy.example.com:8080

Requirements

• Go 1.24 or later
• Internet connection
• Write permissions in the output directory