Download all macOS Sonoma Aerial wallpaper

download.sh

#!/bin/zsh

# This script helps those who want to 
# get all Aerial wallpapers on macOS Sonoma
# all at once instead of clicking on settings one by one.

# Dependencies: jq, parallel
#   Install all dependencies via `brew install jq parallel`
#   After `parallel` installed run `sudo parallel --citation` first to read citation notice (IMPORTANT)

# The follwing script SHOULD be run under root user (IMPORTANT)

cd "/Library/Application Support/com.apple.idleassetsd/Customer" && \
cat entries.json | \
  jq -r '.assets[] | (.id + "," + .["url-4K-SDR-240FPS"])' | \
  parallel \
    wget \
      --no-check-certificate -q \
      -O './4KSDR240FPS/{= s:\,[^,]+$::; =}.mov' \
      '{= s:[^,]+\,::; =}';

single-line-download.sh

cd "/Library/Application Support/com.apple.idleassetsd/Customer" && cat entries.json | jq -r '.assets[] | (.id + "," + .["url-4K-SDR-240FPS"])' | parallel wget --no-check-certificate -q -O './4KSDR240FPS/{= s:\,[^,]+$::; =}.mov' '{= s:[^,]+\,::; =}';

Download all macOS Aerial wallpaper

This script helps those who want to get all Aerial wallpapers on macOS Sonoma (and the successor) all at once instead of clicking on settings one by one.

Usage

Just download the script and execute it in your terminal (download.sh).
Copy and paste also work (for those who prefer a single-line version: single-line-download.sh.

Notice that the script SHOULD be run under root user.

Dependencies

• jq
• parallel

Install all dependencies simply via brew install jq parallel.
After parallel is installed run sudo parallel --citation first to read the citation notice.

FAQ

1. download.sh and single-line-download.sh are identical, the latter is for those who prefer a single-line version.
2. Yes, this script works across all the versions of macOS that support live wallpaper, even the newest macOS Tahoe.
3. IT DO TAKES LOTS OF TIME AND DATA donwloading those large video files, be patient and notice the data cost while you are running on some metrics cellular.

hello , would you please make one for all Mac OS wallpapers on Mac OS 15 ?

hello , would you please make one for all Mac OS wallpapers on Mac OS 15 ?

I've verified this script works across all the versions of macOS that support live wallpaper, even the newest macOS Tahoe, just launched today. FYI, it takes a lot of time downloading those large video files, so be patient.

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Update: The script no longer works on the latest version of macOS 26 (Tahoe) due to the system behavior changes.

I get this error trying to runt he first cd command:

cat: entries.json: No such file or directory

Running Tahoe 26.1

I get this error trying to runt he first cd command:

cat: entries.json: No such file or directory

Running Tahoe 26.1

I’ve found out the latest macOS 26 (Tahoe) has moved the spots where those aerial wallpapers are located. This means the script won’t work as expected anymore. I’ll get on it and update the script as soon as I can. Thanks for reporting!