Ten fun free screen savers for the Mac
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Everyone loves a nice screen saver – they give you something to stare at when you’re bored, and an eye-popping screen saver is a great way to impress your friends and colleagues when they amble past your Mac!
Here, in no particular order, are 10 free Mac screen savers that I love. Installation hints are at the end, if you need them.
Hyperspace
One of my favourite screen savers, written by the very talented Terry Welsh over at Really Slick Screensavers. Take a trip down a wormhole with this psychedelic extravaganza, reminiscent of many a game and sci-fi movie. This one’s pretty CPU-hungry, so if it’s a bit jerky try reducing the Resolution of geometry setting.
Strands
A lovely screen saver from Martin Thorne. Beautiful, ever-changing strands of light move across the screen. Strangely hypnotic in a darkened room!
Filigree
Another saver from Martin Thorne, in a similar vein to Strands. This one features glowing snakes of light darting around the screen. (more…)