Life Saver
An abstract, colourful screensaver based on Conway's Game of Life, with presets and adjustable settings.GetMPL-2.0
Aerial
A screen saver and companion app that plays Apple TV-style aerial videos on your Mac.
MIT · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- AerialScreensaver
- Verified
- 2026
About Aerial
Aerial plays the slow-motion aerial footage known from Apple TV as a Mac screen saver. The companion app manages video downloads, playback options, and overlays such as the time or location information.
The project began as a standalone .saver; version 4 moved to this repository as an app with a bundled extension, and the older JohnCoates/Aerial repository now points here. The videos are fetched from their providers, so expect substantial downloads.
Information
- Source code
- AerialScreensaver/Aerial
- License
- MIT
- Website
- aerialscreensaver.github.io
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Media
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial
- github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial/releases
- icon.png: Guillaume Louel, John Coates, and Aerial contributors. MIT; upstream project asset, trademarks retained.
License and artwork notices
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