Mural Engine

Mural Engine

The companion helper that brings your Mural wallpaper — with all its effects — to your Mac's lock screen. Lightweight by design. Powerful where it counts.

Download Mural Engine

v1.0 · macOS 14.0 Sonoma or later · Free

Version
1.0
Size
256 KB
Compatibility
macOS 14+
Architecture
Universal
Price
Free

What it does

Mural Engine is a dedicated helper that enables lock screen wallpaper sync on your Mac. When you initiate a sync from Mural, Engine processes your wallpaper at full quality — with all Lab effects included — and updates your lock screen to match your desktop.

It only needs to run during the sync. Once the process is complete, you can quit it.

Installation

  1. 1Download and unzip. Move Mural Engine.app to your Applications folder.
  2. 2Open it. If macOS shows a security prompt, right-click the app and choose Open.
  3. 3Grant Full Disk Access when prompted — this allows Engine to update your lock screen.
  4. 4Mural Engine appears in your menu bar. Open Mural → Lock Screen tab and follow the steps.
  5. 5Once sync is complete, you can quit Mural Engine. It does not need to stay running.

Why a separate download?

Lock screen sync requires Full Disk Access — a macOS permission that lets Mural Engine interact with your lock screen settings. Distributing Engine as a separate download keeps everything transparent: you always know exactly what's running on your Mac, and you're in full control of when it runs.