diff --git a/background.py b/background.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ece4320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/background.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import random
+import json
+
+from main import make_wallpaper
+
+palettes = [
+    {"colours": ["#eee4ab", "#e5cb9f", "#99c4c8", "#68a7ad"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#e4d192", "#cba0ae", "#af7ab3", "#80558c"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#eeeeee", "#e1d4bb", "#cbb279", "#537188"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#c0dbea", "#ba90c6", "#e8a0bf", "#fdf4f5"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#f5ffc9", "#b3e5be", "#a86464", "#804674"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#ffde7d", "#f6416c", "#f8f3d4", "#00b8a9"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#53354a", "#903749", "#e84545", "#2b2e4a"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#967e76", "#d7c0ae", "#eee3cb", "#b7c4cf"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#fc5185", "#f5f5f5", "#3fc1c9", "#364f6b"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#eaeaea", "#ff2e63", "#252a34", "#08d9d6"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#eeeeee", "#00adb5", "#393e46", "#222831"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#2cd3e1", "#a459d1", "#f266ab", "#ffb84c"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#ffe194", "#e8f6ef", "#1b9c85", "#4c4c6d"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#146c94", "#19a7ce", "#b0daff", "#feff86"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#4c3d3d", "#c07f00", "#ffd95a", "#fff7d4"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#8bacaa", "#b04759", "#e76161", "#f99b7d"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#146c94", "#19a7ce", "#afd3e2", "#f6f1f1"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#9ba4b5", "#212a3e", "#394867", "#f1f6f9"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#00ffca", "#05bfdb", "#088395", "#0a4d68"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#7c9070", "#9ca777", "#fee8b0", "#f97b22"], "votes": 100000},
+    {"colours": ["#002a19", "#000000", "#ffffff", "#e0512f"], "votes": 100000},
+]
+with open("popular.json", "r") as f:
+    palettes += json.load(f)
+
+palette = random.choice(palettes)
+colours = ["black"] + palette["colours"]
+with open("current_speckles.png", "wb") as f:
+    b = make_wallpaper(
+        ",".join(colours), fileformat="png", size=2.1, density=0.3, local=True
+    )
+    # for body in b.body_iterator:
+    #     print(body)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 06e0565..ebfde40 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 import io
-import logging
 import itertools
-import json
+import logging
 import random
-from collections import Counter
-from copy import deepcopy
-from datetime import datetime
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 import uvicorn
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Response
+from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 
@@ -48,6 +43,7 @@ def make_wallpaper(
     size: float | None = 3,
     fileformat: str = "svg",
     orientation: str | None = "landscape",
+    local: bool = False,
 ):
     if not fileformat in MEDIA_TYPES:
         return
@@ -59,12 +55,12 @@ def make_wallpaper(
         x, y = (1920, 1080)
     elif "x" in orientation:
         resolution = orientation.split("x")
-        if len(resolution) !=2 :
+        if len(resolution) != 2:
             logging.critical("input resolution has more or less than 2 dimensions")
             return
-        x,y = resolution
+        x, y = resolution
         if all([x.isdigit(), y.isdigit()]):
-            x,y = int(x), int(y)
+            x, y = int(x), int(y)
         else:
             return
     else:
@@ -103,7 +99,13 @@ def make_wallpaper(
         pad_inches=0,
     )
     buf.seek(0)
-    return StreamingResponse(content=buf, media_type=MEDIA_TYPES[fileformat])
+    if local:
+        filename = f"speckles.{fileformat}"
+        with open(filename, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(buf.getbuffer())
+        return filename
+    else:
+        return StreamingResponse(content=buf, media_type=MEDIA_TYPES[fileformat])
     buf.close()
 
 
diff --git a/speckles.py b/speckles.py
index 7aa2f15..878e577 100644
--- a/speckles.py
+++ b/speckles.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import itertools
 import json
 import random
-from collections import Counter
-from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt