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About galaxybackground.com
A small gallery of galaxy and space backgrounds made only from real Purrple Cat art, each paired with the album it was drawn for.
The art
Every background is a Purrple Cat Self Release cover with a space, galaxy or night-sky scene: Sea of Stars, Sea of Stars 2, Multiverse, Sands of Time, Multiverse 2, Night Train, Ice Palace, Above the Clouds, City Nights 3, Sleep Tight, City Nights, Mellow Skies. The files are the official screen versions of the art (4K, 1440p, 1080p and a phone crop), shown as released. The five animated backgrounds are cut from the official animations, made in After Effects.
The music
Purrple Cat is a lofi project that started in December 2018 and has 500+ songs, mostly instrumental. Each background’s soundtrack is the album its art belongs to. Full song database: purr.to. More art: purrplecat.art.
Use them, credit the cat
Every galaxy background is free for your own screens, video calls, streams and videos. Credit it like this:
Art & music by Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com)
- The soundtracks are Purrple Cat Self Releases, free under CC BY 4.0 with “Music by Purrple Cat”.
- Never re-upload the music to music streaming services.
- Never register the music or the art in Content ID.
Questions
- Are these galaxy backgrounds free?
- Yes. Use them on your desktop, phone, video calls, streams and in videos, with credit: “Art & music by Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com)”. Please don’t sell them or re-upload them as your own wallpaper pack.
- Who made the art?
- Purrple Cat. Every background is real Purrple Cat album art, shown as it was released (only resized or cropped to fit a screen), and the animated ones are the official loops, made in After Effects.
- Is any of it AI?
- No AI. The art, the animation and the music are all made by Purrple Cat.
- What size is a 4K galaxy background?
- 3840×2160 pixels (16:9). Every background here also comes in 2560×1440 and 1920×1080, plus a 1080×2340 phone version (a straight 19.5:9 crop of the art).
- Can I use an animated galaxy background in Zoom?
- Yes. Zoom takes MP4 or MOV video backgrounds up to 1920×1080, so use the “Loop MP4 · 1080p” file. For a still, any of the JPGs works (Zoom asks for at least 1280×720).
- Which backgrounds work in Microsoft Teams?
- All of them as stills. Teams takes JPG, PNG or BMP uploads and recommends 16:9 at 1920×1080 or larger, so the 1080p or 4K JPG is the one to use.
- Can I play the soundtrack on stream?
- Yes. Purrple Cat Self Releases are CC BY 4.0 and never in Content ID. Credit “Music by Purrple Cat”. Never re-upload the music to streaming services, and never register it in Content ID.
- Is there a galaxy GIF?
- Yes, for the five animated backgrounds: Sea of Stars, Sea of Stars 2, Multiverse, Sands of Time and Night Train.
