Download this iPhone-optimized collection of the 45 original Apple wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that shipped with iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates.
Apple has removed many of them from its operating systems, but thanks to @AR72014, we’ve preserved a 45-wallpaper collection that includes almost all previous iOS wallpapers. The missing ones couldn’t be scaled up without degrading image quality.
Download original Apple wallpapers
The wallpapers below are listed in no particular order. They’re scaled for the iPhone X, but will fit all newer iPhones (zoom them slightly on older devices).
Unfortunately, the original Apple wallpapers haven’t been optimized for tablets yet (but do try the new wallpaper extend feature in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27). Otherwise, we’d have included them here.
Note that we haven’t created a ZIP archive to download them all in one go because it’s gigantic, even when compressed, and you can’t preview a ZIP file.
I personally curate iDB’s Wallpapers of the Week collection and interact with many of the artists who are featured in our collection on X (Twitter) via @jim_gresham.
Feel free to submit images to me, originals or not, and follow me for mid-week updates, extra downloads, and other surprises!