9 Chainsaw Man Live Wallpapers for Mac: Makima, Reze, Yoru
Makima's ringed eyes are hard to forget, and a still screenshot doesn't do them justice. A Chainsaw Man live wallpaper on your Mac gets closer to the feeling of the series: embers drift past Makima's stare, rain falls on Reze's umbrella, light drifts behind Yoru. I picked these nine from Backdrop's public gallery, grouped by character, starting with the Makima scenes people search for most.
Backdrop is a Mac app for macOS 15 Sequoia or later, so these won't play on Windows, an iPhone or an Android phone. The free trial has no time limit and lets you use up to three watermarked wallpapers, which is enough to try a Makima, a Reze and a Yoru before you buy.
| If you want… | Start with | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The famous Makima stare | Makima Eyes | Her golden ringed eye fills the screen while embers drift past. |
| Reze in the rain | Reze's Rain-washed Gaze | Rain falls over a crowd of umbrellas, in a super-wide frame. |
| A calmer scene for work | Angel Devil | Soft light moves through the clouds behind a resting figure. |
The images below are still posters. Open a pick's page to watch the moving loop before you choose it. Every scene is a community upload, credited to the person who posted it.
Makima Live Wallpapers
Three Makima scenes: two extreme close-ups and one quiet wide shot by the sea.
Makima Eyes
Gallery credit: k. This is the Makima wallpaper most people find first, and I can see why. The camera pushes in slowly on her golden, ringed eye while small embers float across red hair. It's a 4K source, and a single eye is big enough to read on a small laptop screen.
Makima Watching
Gallery credit: k. A painted side profile with small mice on her face and birds lifting off her cheek and flying out into a grey sky. It's eerie in the right way for Makima, and the empty grey space on the right keeps your desktop icons readable.
Makima
Gallery credit: NullNaut. My pick if you want Makima without her eyes staring at you all day. Wind pulls at her hair and braid while a red halo hangs overhead, and the cool blue sea fills the rest of the frame.
Reze Live Wallpapers
Reze gets the moodiest scenes in the gallery, and two of these three are set in the rain.
Reze's Rain-washed Gaze
Gallery credit: Backdrop User. Reze stands under a white umbrella with a bunch of blue flowers while rain falls across a crowd of dark umbrellas. The source is 3840 × 1080, a super-wide frame made for a 32:9 monitor, so preview how it fills a standard MacBook screen before you settle on it.
Reze Staring Into The Rain
Gallery credit: Blankboii. Deep blue light, rain running down the glass, and Reze looking out into the dark. The motion is almost all on the window, so it's one of the calmest picks here for a long work session.
Reze
Gallery credit: muri. Reze stands in shallow water at dusk while her collar ribbon flutters and warm reflections shimmer around her. She's small in the frame, which leaves plenty of open space for files and folders.
Angel Devil and Yoru Live Wallpapers
The rest of the cast: a gentle Angel Devil scene and two monochrome takes on Yoru.
Angel Devil
Gallery credit: LYzmin41. Angel Devil sits hugging their knees on a rooftop while light breaks through grey clouds behind them. It's the softest scene in this list, and the bright sky suits a light-mode desktop.
Yoru
Gallery credit: muri. A black-and-white portrait where the only color is Yoru's red eyes. Light beams drift through the dark background, and the monochrome palette keeps colorful app icons from clashing.
Yoru From Chainsaw Man
Gallery credit: irxxoa. A tight manga-style close-up with yellow eyes and a small, unsettling smile. Strands of hair sway and a few sparkles drift past, enough to keep the face alive without much motion.
How to Set a Chainsaw Man Live Wallpaper on Your Mac
- Download Backdrop and open it on a Mac running macOS 15 or later. Sign in to iCloud on the Mac if you want access to the community gallery.
- Open a wallpaper's page from this list, watch the preview, and choose Open in Backdrop to send it to the app.
- In Backdrop, pick the display and set the scene as your desktop wallpaper. If you want it on the Lock Screen too, turn on Backdrop's Lock Screen support for that wallpaper.
Backdrop's Discover view groups wallpapers into Collections, so you can keep browsing by mood once the gallery has you hooked. With a few favorites saved, a Backdrop playlist can rotate them on a skip timer or shuffle between a Makima and a Reze scene, and each display can run its own. Apple's built-in Wallpaper settings cover still images and Apple's own aerial videos, but not community anime scenes like these. For the full walkthrough, see how to set a video as your wallpaper on macOS.
Tip: The 4K picks look sharpest on a Retina display or a 4K monitor. On an ultrawide, try Reze's Rain-washed Gaze first, since it was made for that shape.
Will a Live Wallpaper Slow Down My Mac?
Not noticeably. The Backdrop page lists less than 0.3% CPU usage when running on a MacBook Pro (3% of one core on a 10-core M1 Max, as of October 2026). Playback pauses automatically when an app goes full screen, and Backdrop reduces its resource use on battery power. If you want a quieter desktop for long work sessions, a slow scene like Reze Staring Into The Rain is the easier choice. The live wallpaper performance guide has the details.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How do I get a Chainsaw Man live wallpaper on my Mac?
Install Backdrop, open a Chainsaw Man scene from its gallery, choose Open in Backdrop on the scene's page, and set it as your desktop wallpaper in the app.
Is there a Makima live wallpaper for Mac?
Yes. Backdrop's gallery has several, including Makima Eyes, Makima Watching and a wide Makima scene by the sea. All three in this list have 4K sources.
Are Chainsaw Man live wallpapers free on Mac?
You can try them free. Backdrop's trial has no time limit and covers up to three watermarked wallpapers; a paid plan removes the watermark and unlocks unlimited wallpapers.
Can I put a Chainsaw Man live wallpaper on my Mac Lock Screen?
Yes. Backdrop plays video on the Lock Screen on macOS 15 or later. Turn on Lock Screen support for the wallpaper in Backdrop; this guide to changing your Mac Lock Screen covers the steps.
Can I use these wallpapers on Windows or my phone?
Backdrop is a Mac app, so these scenes play on macOS 15 or later. The gallery pages open in any browser, but the live wallpaper itself needs a Mac.
My starting three: Makima Eyes, Reze Staring Into The Rain and the red-eyed Yoru portrait (try Reze's Rain-washed Gaze if you have an ultrawide). They cover the whole range, from intense to quiet, and you can change any of them in a couple of clicks.
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