KLWP/KWGT Integration

KLWP is a powerful app that lets you design your own dynamic live wallpapers. You can, e.g., add widgets or blur the wallpaper and add logic to change components depending on the external state. Niagara integrates with KLWP and publishes variables that allow you to react to specific events and conditions—read the following section for more information on how to use those.

✏️ Note: the same applies to the custom widget creator app KWGT, which is from the same team as KLWP and uses the same system. For brevity, we focus on KLWP in this guide.

Launch Niagara's Agenda From KLWP/KWGT

You can open Niagara Launcher's agenda sheet from KLWP/KWGT by using the open URL touch-action with the "URL" niagara://agenda .

Variables Published by Niagara Launcher

Niagara exports various variables to KLWP, which you can access in the formula editor using the format $br(niagara-launcher, variable-name)$ . These variables can be numeric or Boolean (true/false) values. You can, for example, use them in a KLWP if statement comparing to a known value, like so: $if(br(niagara-launcher, variable-name) = "true", value if true, value if not true)$ . Make sure to include the quotation marks for "true" /"false" like in the example.

Current Screen

To determine the type of content currently displayed in Niagara, use the screen variable exported to KLWP. It can have one of the following values:

Screen type	Variable value
Favorites	0
All apps list	1
Other screens (e.g., search)	2
Niagara is in the background (like on the lock screen or Android's recents screen)	-1

Calendar Events

You can use the calendar-event variable to check whether there are any visible calendar events below the clock/date in Niagara Launcher. When the variable is "true", a calendar event is currently visible in the favorites, and the Niagara widget takes up more space than usual. You can combine this variable with the screen type variable to check if there is a calendar event and whether the favorites are currently visible. Here's an example: $if(br(niagara-launcher, screen) = 0 & br(niagara-launcher, calendar-event) = "true", ..., ...)$ .

Media Player Visibility

The media-player variable provides information about the current visibility of Niagara's media player widget. It can be either "true" (when the player is visible) or "false" (when it is hidden): if(br(niagara-launcher, media-player) = "true", ..., ...) .

Our Color Palette

Niagara Launcher exposes its color palette as variables. You can use them to create a setup that adapts to your wallpaper. For instance, you can set the color of a KLWP text element to $br(niagara-launcher, text-color)$ to match the rest of the interface.

wallpaper-color : This is the primary color of your wallpaper and also the color of the Niagara Button.
on-wallpaper-color : This color provides high readability against the wallpaper color, usually close to white or black.
text-color : This is the text color of all homescreen items, such as the clock or apps, which can be either white or dark gray.
accent-color : This color is usually close to the wallpaper color, but its brightness doesn't change when switching wallpapers. All our switches (e.g., the ones in the Niagara settings screen) are tinted with this color. This color has a high contrast against the surface color.
surface-color : This color is used for all kinds of surfaces, such as Niagara Launcher's pop-ups, and is usually close to white or black.
on-surface-color : This is a color that provides high readability against the surface color, usually close to white or black.

Example: Blur Wallpaper and Hide Components in the App List

Go to the background tab, and change the type from solid to image, if necessary. Additionally, ensure you selected an image with the bitmap option. In case a formula is currently applied (this is denoted by a calculator icon on the right), you need to select the bitmap item first, and tap the calculator action in the toolbar at the top to switch back to file mode.
Please scroll to the blur option in the same tab, tap on the checkbox next to it and enable formula support through the top right calculator icon.
Tap in the center of the blur option and paste the formula $if(br(niagara-launcher, screen) = 0, 0, 50)$ there. Afterward, tap on "apply." This command checks if the favorites screen is visible (remember, the favorites screen has the value of zero) and sets the blur factor to zero (no blur) if it is and to fifty if it isn't.
Go to the layer tab and set the visibility option to the formula $if(br(niagara-launcher, screen) = 0, IF_NOT_LOCKED, NEVER)$ in a similar way. This will hide all the components you may have added in KLWP, like a clock, weather, etc.
(Optional) You may want to disable the background tint option in Niagara Launcher after setting up the blur. For that, disable Niagara Settings → Look → Dim wallpaper.

Alternative: Download Our Pre-configured Preset

If you don't want to set this up yourself, you can also download a KLWP template that we created from the above configuration. After downloading it by clicking the button below, you can add it to KLWP through the Import button on KLWP's main page. You can customize the wallpaper inside KLWP as well (see step 1 above).

Current Limitations

As of now, you can only interact with your KLWP live wallpaper for elements placed above Niagara Launcher's favorites.

KWGT issues and workarounds

Some configurations within KWGT can lead to problems when used inside Niagara Launcher. The following is a list of workarounds for the most common issues.

Widget shrinking when rotating phone

When a KWGT widget is displayed in Niagara Launcher, rotating the device shrinks the displayed widget. Repeatedly rotating will cause the widget to shrink indefinitely. Please note that Niagara Launcher will only rotate with your device if that behavior is enabled (Niagara Settings > Features > Allow home screen rotation).

To fix this, head into KWGT > tap the menu in the top right (the three dots) > App settings > Widget, then:

Set Widget Orientation to Auto Rotate
Set Widget Size to Locked

General KLWP Guides & Community

KLWP has an active development team and a highly supportive community. For more ideas, tips, and tricks, please refer to the following resources: