Walrs

Like Pywal, but in Rust

Features

• Uses the same method as Pywal
• Fast and minimal (10× faster than Pywal)
• Better than Wallust in color accuracy, speed, and simplicity
• Allows customization of brightness and saturation

Usage

# walrs - Generate a colorscheme from an image

## Usage: walrs [OPTIONS]

## Options
- `-i <IMAGE>`: **Path to your wal.png | For random image:path to your wallpapers/ **
- `-r, --reload`: **Reload templates and set the wallpaper
- `-R, --Reload`: **Reload templates without setting the wallpaper
- `-t, --theme <THEME>`: **Use an external theme file
- `-g, --generate <GENERATE>`: **Generate theme and save it in the themes folder (.cache/wal/colorschemes)
- `-s, --saturation <SATURATION>`: **Specify saturation value (-128 to 127)
- `-b, --brightness <BRIGHTNESS>`: **Specify brightness value (-128 to 127)
- `-q, --quit`: **Enable quit mode (no output)
- `--install-completions`: **Install completions for the current shell
- `-h, --help`: **Print help
- `-V, --version`: **Print version

Installation

• AUR

- `yay` -S walrs

• Source

- `git` clone https://github.com/pixel2175/walrs && make install

Performance

• Memory: ~3 MB
• Time: ~290 ms for a 1.5 MB 1080P image
• Dependencies: Requires an external app to set the wallpaper (feh, xwallpaper, etc.)

Benchmark

# walrs Execution Preview

## Output
> [I] Generate: generate colors.
> [I] Template: create templates.
> [I] Wallpaper: wallpaper set with feh.
> [I] Terminal: terminal colorscheme set.
> [I] Xrdb: xrdb colorscheme set.
> [I] Colors: colorscheme applied successfully.

## Timing
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Executed in  376.01 millis    fish           external
   usr time  236.90 millis    2.05 millis  234.85 millis
   sys time  132.21 millis    1.04 millis  131.17 millis

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