Internet, Networking, & Security Around the Web 44 44 people found this article helpful The 11 Best Free Wallpaper Sites Free wallpapers for your desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone by Stacy Fisher Stacy is a freelancer with over 18 years experience writing about technology and personal finance. She has published hundreds of articles and co-authored a book. our editorial process Stacy Fisher Updated on April 07, 2020 reviewed by Michael Barton Heine Jr Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Michael Heine is a CompTIA-certified writer, editor, and Network Engineer with 25+ years' experience working in the television, defense, ISP, telecommunications, and education industries. our review board Article reviewed on Apr 18, 2020 Michael Barton Heine Jr Around the Web Browsers Cloud Services Error Messages Family Tech Home Networking 5G Antivirus VPN Web Development Around the Web View More Tweet Share Email If you've ever wondered where you can go to get the best free wallpaper for your computer, then look no further. We've reviewed and gathered a list of the best free wallpaper sites that are out there on the internet. You'll find free wallpaper for your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, phone, and other mobile devices. There's just about every category of wallpaper available, from abstract to nature. These free wallpaper sites were reviewed based on the quality, uniqueness, and quantity of wallpapers on their sites. They were also reviewed on how easy it was to search for wallpapers and how pleasant the download experience was. These free wallpaper sites truly are the best of the best, and might very well become your go-to when it comes to downloading free wallpaper. You can find our picks for all kinds of free wallpapers in categories like free beach wallpapers, autumn wallpapers, holiday wallpapers, ocean wallpapers, summer wallpapers, and much more. To apply new wallpaper to your computer or phone, you have to change the existing wallpaper to the new one you downloaded. 01 of 11 Vladstudio Vlad Studio What We Like Lots of unique wallpapers You can set your screen size to refine which wallpapers you see Includes dual and triple monitor wallpapers What We Don't Like There are only a handful of free wallpapers Only seven premium wallpapers can be downloaded per user account Our Review of Vladstudio Vladstudio is our top pick for the best free wallpaper site, and after you visit you'll quickly see why. These are all original wallpapers that are so unique and vivid you'll have trouble tearing your eyes away from the screen. This isn't your average free wallpaper site, and with one visit to Vladstudio, I'm guessing you'll be a believer. Visit Vladstudio 02 of 11 Wallcoo.net Wallcoo.net What We Like Several categories to choose from Lets you browse wallpapers by resolution Highlights newly added wallpapers Shows the most popular wallpapers What We Don't Like The site is a little strange to navigate You'll find over 60,000 beautiful free wallpapers at Wallcoo.net that feature everything from landscapes to anime. Search through the unique wallpaper galleries at Wallcoo.net to find the next free wallpaper that matches your style and personality. Visit Wallcoo.net 03 of 11 WallpaperStock WallpaperStock What We Like Thousands of free wallpapers Includes normal, widescreen, HD, tablet, and mobile wallpapers Lots of categories to choose from, including a random page Enter your email to receive every week's top 10 wallpapers What We Don't Like The website shows ads WallpaperStock also makes our list of best free wallpaper sites mainly due to the huge volume of high-quality wallpapers that they have in every category imaginable. With this large collection of original wallpapers and easy to use navigation, you can easily find the type of free wallpaper you want at WallpaperStock. If you're not sure where to start, try out the random wallpaper page. Visit WallpaperStock 04 of 11 DesktopNexus Desktop Nexus What We Like Automatically determines the best wallpaper size for your screen 15 galleries make it easy to find specific wallpapers You can sign up to receive new wallpapers by email every week See favorite wallpapers by other users What We Don't Like Displays ads, but you see less if you make a free user account Some wallpapers are low quality Our Review of DesktopNexus The hundreds of thousands of free wallpapers at DesktopNexus are organized so nicely that it makes it super simple to find a wallpaper that you like. The real treat comes when you're ready to add one of their free wallpapers to your computer and they resize automatically to fit. Visit DesktopNexus 05 of 11 DeviantArt trenchmaker / DeviantArt What We Like Includes unique categories of free wallpapers Wallpapers can be sorted by popularity, newest, and more Most wallpapers are originals submitted by users Some wallpapers are made specifically for iPhones There are multi-display wallpapers, too What We Don't Like Many wallpapers are incorrectly categorized Each wallpaper is available in just one size Can't browse for wallpapers of a certain size Not all wallpapers display the size before you download them Must log in to download wallpapers DeviantArt is much more than a free wallpaper site, which you'll soon find out can be both good and bad. You'll find very unique and original free wallpaper at DeviantArt, but actually locating them may prove to be quite a task. Visit DeviantArt 06 of 11 eWallpapers eWallpapers What We Like Pick a specific resolution of wallpaper to see only those Lots of categories to browse through for free wallpapers Lists new wallpapers and the most popular ones Has desktop and mobile wallpapers Includes sorting options in each category What We Don't Like The first thumbnail/preview of every wallpaper is hard to see You might come across a sprinkling of average wallpapers at eWallpapers, but this site is far from your average free wallpaper site. eWallpapers makes is easy to find your next wallpaper, and you'll find lots of sizes for each wallpaper available. Each download page includes the number of downloads that wallpaper has received plus how many times the download page has been viewed and the size of the wallpaper file. Visit eWallpapers 07 of 11 HDwallpapers.net HDwallpapers.net What We Like Updates with new wallpapers every day Over 20 categories of wallpapers Lists the site's latest, featured, and popular wallpapers Before downloading, you can choose a device, social media site, or specific resolution What We Don't Like You must wait 10 seconds to download a wallpaper HDwallpapers.net is a free wallpaper site with a lot of HD wallpapers that look great and are over a wide variety of different subjects. The ideal resolution for your device is automatically selected or you can use the drop-down button to choose a different one. Visit HDwallpapers.net 08 of 11 Wallhaven Wallhaven What We Like Includes unique wallpapers not found elsewhere There are lots of filtering options to find specifically sized wallpapers Includes a random button You can search for wallpapers by color Lets you find wallpapers similar to an existing one What We Don't Like Includes wallpapers not appropriate for children Wallhaven is a favorite free wallpaper website mostly because of the stunning and unique images that you won't see anywhere else. There's something for everyone from realism to the completely abstract. You can view the wallpapers by searching by keyword, viewing the most recently added, bringing up a random page of wallpapers, selecting a color, and more. There are all sorts of size options here for landscape, portrait, multiple monitors, and all types of resolutions. Visit Wallhaven 09 of 11 Wallpaper Cave WallpaperCave What We Like Several ways to find wallpapers User account isn't needed Downloads start immediately Lets you request a wallpaper What We Don't Like Can't pick a certain size to download Wallpaper Cave is another website with free wallpaper with over 20 categories to help you find something you'll like. One section is for "other" wallpaper, so there's surely lots to pick from here. The Wallpaper Cave home page shows which search terms are trending this week, showcases featured wallpapers and albums, and lists all the most recently liked wallpapers. You can also find the most downloaded wallpapers from today to join in on what's trending. When you reach the download page, you'll get a large preview of the wallpaper with one download link. You can't download a specific size of the wallpaper, so you have to deal with whatever size they give you, but you don't have to create a user account and downloads start immediately. Visit Wallpaper Cave 10 of 11 Simple Desktops Simple Desktops What We Like High quality wallpapers Mobile apps What We Don't Like You can't browse by a specific resolution Missing a search function Simple Desktops is exactly what it seems, a collection of wallpapers with simple and clean designs that any minimalist is going to love. There are some super simple designs with solid backgrounds and others that are little busier but still keep it simple and stunning. Simple Desktops also has free apps available for Mac, iOS, and Android. Visit Simple Desktops 11 of 11 Bing Wallpaper Archive Bing What We Like Lets you browse wallpapers by location and date Scrolls through the gallery automatically What We Don't Like No screen-specific wallpapers; they're all available in just one size There isn't a search function Every day, Bing has a new image available on their home page. This gallery puts them all together in wallpaper form so you can look at them all from past years. There are so many beautiful images here you'll find it difficult to choose your favorite. Visit Bing Wallpaper Archive