17 Stunning Winter Wallpapers for Desktop & Laptops

Baby it’s cold outside — and inside too, as I’ve set an artic cool winter scene as my desktop background.

And on the off chance you might be pining to do the same I’ve assembled a seasonable selection of HD winter wallpapers that are well suited for use on desktop PCs and laptops and tablets and Chromebooks and phones and you get the idea.

All of the ice cold wallpapers below are sourced from unsplash.com. Unsplash is a terrific place to find high quality, royalty free photography that you can use in projects and apps and websites …and yes: as desktop wallpaper too.

The images you see embedded below are compressed jpegs so use the links underneath to download a high-quality version direct from Unsplash (where you can also browse other images uploaded by the same artist).

Winter Wallpaper Collection

A quick glance at any of the images below should be enough to send a frosty chill rushing out to nip at the tips of your ears — which, incidentally, was the exact selection criteria I used to find them!

Now, I have tried to curate a varied set of images. Some stick to the steely tones expected of winter scenes, others showcase a richer colour palette. Winter is a beautiful season, and it comes in more than just one shade.