XScreenSaver for Mac
UNIX/Linux screensaver collection compiled for Mac.
Free
In English
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XScreenSaver overview
XScreenSaver is a collection of several hundred screen savers. This is a Mac port of the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems.
What's new in version 6.15
- New hacks, worldpieces, bestill, bubblecolors, darktransit, downfall, driftclouds, goldenapollian, noxfire, prococean, rigrekt, trainmandala, trizm and universeball.
- Mapscroller shows the name of the nearest major city, and has an updated list of available map tile servers.
- Higher resolution Earth imagery in glplanet, dymaxionmap sphereeversion, cubocteversion and platonicfolding.
- X11: Xscreensaver-settings has a search field.
- X11: Excised the last remnants of XLFD-style font parsing.
- macOS, iOS: Text in right-to-left languages is rendered properly.
- Android: Most things display text properly.
XScreenSaver for Mac
Free
In English
Version 6.15
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Mar 17 2026
Version: 6.14
D.O.A. on macOS Tahoe 26.3.1. They appear in the listing. But they don't preview. They don't play. Black is all you get. I'll try to communicate with the devs. I want my bouncing cow. 🐮
Aug 15 2025
Version: 6.08.1
v6.10 is out. "• New hacks, dumpsterfire, hopffibration, platonicfolding and klondike.
• Rewrote the VT100 emulator for 'apple2' and 'phosphor'. Supports inverse and DEC Special Graphics.
• X11: phosphor scrolls fast again on “modern” Linux systems.
• BSOD supports systemd and bitlocker."
Mar 3 2025
Version: 6.08.1
v6.0907 is out. "• New hacks,kallisti and highvoltage. • Formal-wear for headroom."
Sep 4 2023
Version: 6.07
VERY jerky on M1 processors. Please update for modern Macs.
Mar 1 2022
Version: 6.03
Will dies on vine is you can't make at least Universal or better! Your dying on the vine!
