diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/linux-wallpaperengine/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/linux-wallpaperengine/package.nix
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+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, ffmpeg
+, freeglut
+, freeimage
+, glew
+, glfw
+, glm
+, libGL
+, libpulseaudio
+, libX11
+, libXau
+, libXdmcp
+, libXext
+, libXpm
+, libXrandr
+, libXxf86vm
+, lz4
+, mpv
+, pkg-config
+, SDL2
+, SDL2_mixer
+, zlib
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "linux-wallpaperengine";
+  version = "unstable-2023-09-23";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Almamu";
+    repo = "linux-wallpaperengine";
+    # upstream lacks versioned releases
+    rev = "21c38d9fd1d3d89376c870cec5c5e5dc7086bc3c";
+    hash = "sha256-bZlMHlNKSydh9eGm5cFSEtv/RV9sA5ABs99uurblBZY=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    ffmpeg
+    freeglut
+    freeimage
+    glew
+    glfw
+    glm
+    libGL
+    libpulseaudio
+    libX11
+    libXau
+    libXdmcp
+    libXext
+    libXrandr
+    libXpm
+    libXxf86vm
+    mpv
+    lz4
+    SDL2
+    SDL2_mixer.all
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Wallpaper Engine backgrounds for Linux";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Almamu/linux-wallpaperengine";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    mainProgram = "linux-wallpaperengine";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ eclairevoyant ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}