genem5993 / aerial

Apple TV screen saver for Windows

Aerial - Apple TV Screen Saver for Windows

Aerial is a Windows screen saver that mimics Apple's Apple TV screen saver. It plays the various videos Apple shot of cities, landscapes, underwater scenes, and the earth from the ISS.

Mac user? Try JohnCoates/Aerial. Linux user? Try graysky2/xscreensaver-aerial.

Installing

Download the latest release from here. Run the installer and configure your settings.

Be sure to configure your system's screen and sleep settings accordingly and to disable any other screensavers.

Features

Aerial brings the AppleTV's wonderful screensavers to your Windows desktop. You can limit which videos to play, or randomly play them all. Aerial seamlessly transitions between each video and can also display information like time, date, images, location, and sunrise/sunset times on top of the video. Aerial can download videos for offline and smoother viewing and can play your own local videos.

See the full list of feature and the version history for detailed information.

Complete list of available videos.

Contributing

We are always looking for more help on this project! Some of our best features were suggested or added by the community. We appreciate new issues and pull requests.

Have an idea or want to help? Check out our guide to contributing. It includes information on submitting ideas, how to set up Aerial's dev environment, using launch flags, and other developer information

About

Aerial is a Node.JS/Electron based implementation of Apple's Apple TV screensaver for Windows inspired by Mac Aerial Screen Saver and Aerial for Windows.

©2023 OrangeJedi

Released under the MIT License