Background Buddy Pro

As time passed by the digital design industry evolved into a more modern and unique one. At the beginning, there were a few limited apps that could help you design and change your wallpaper. Nowadays, you can find a wide diversity of image editors and wallpaper managers.

Background Buddy Pro is one of the many, providing several handy options to customize the look and colors of your picture collection, to best fit your tastes. The tool comes with all the necessary files into a single folder, runs directly once the executable is clicked.

Make sure you have .NET Framework installed on the drive or updated, as it's required for the utility to start. It's wrapped into a self-explanatory and plain layout, which provides two separate tabs, background and options. The look is similar to the Windows Screensaver configuration window. For Background Buddy Pro to smoothly work, it's advisable to run the EXE file as an admin.

Once it's run, the configuration panel is brought up, along with the image browser so that you can test the tool right from the start. The process is simple, just select the desired photo folder from the computer, and hit OK. The content is loaded automatically into the small list, while the complete path of the directory is displayed at the bottom.

From the right side of the panel, you can choose the background color in case the pictures are small, rename and delete the wallpapers, as well as browse through them using the shown arrows. It's possible to add a short comment to each item, using the editor.

The options tab lets you choose the transition interval (minutes, hours) between each photo, change it to be random, as well as pick the wallpaper position (e.g. center, tile, stretch, smart), and the smart color mode. Plus, the app can be set to run at Windows Startup, and hide the panel on start.

Taking everything into account, Background Buddy Pro is a useful and intuitive program that comes in handy for everyone who wants to change their old wallpaper with a custom collection. It features smart rotation and color, along with comments, and position.