XScreenSaver Reviews

I’m a huge fan of this app, but the interface of XScreenSaver overall is quite lacking.

My biggest gripe is that, to exit a demo, you have to tap the screen once to show the exit button, and then tap a very tiny x button in the top left of the screen. This guarantees you have to move your hand if you have a larger phone, and it’s also very hard to actually tap the button on the first try.

I love XScreenSaver, the designs are super cool. Wish it had the option to favorite some, as there are a lot of them

I really like having this on the side of my iPad while writing in my journals.

Only problem is there’s no way to save the ones you like, you have to commit them to memory or write them down somewhere. At least there’s a slider to get to any letter faster. Also the fact that I don’t like most of them would have made it nice if there was a hide feature.

These are so fun to go through. I wish I could ♥️ my favorites, and scrub through the different screensavers a little bit faster. I also wish it had the option to keep the screen on (disable auto-sleep) How else am I supposed to save my screen? 😃

I would like to express my profound gratitude to Jamie Zawinski for developing this app. Your commitment to building an open-source screensaver software that is both reliable and aesthetically pleasing is remarkable. Your passion and dedication to the development of this useful and versatile software is inspiring. Thank you for all the hard work you've put into this project.
Cordially yours,
José {with the help of
OpenAI, bits
but not all}

Can you add prevent auto lock please

Can I see some screensavers involving pentagons

XScreenSaver owns.

I appreciate the creator putting this on iOS and for his continued maintenance of the project.

Windows is awesome and I really like screensavers so this is perfect

I was pleasantly surprised. It works very well, user-friendly and versatile.

Wow this developer went into an insane amount of detail. Very cool/nostalgic!

Thank you so much, xscreen-savers is one of my favourite things about linux / Mac. Now I can carry it on my pocket!

Been a user on MacOS for years- the iOS app is just as great!

I can remember being completely mesmerized by these screensavers back in my early days of playing around with Linux. Seeing them run perfect on a device I can slid into my pocket is really cool. I really do appreciate the work that was put into getting these onto the iPhone. There is so much nostalgia in this package, and my kids really enjoy flipped through them. Thank you and please keep up the awesome work!

I’m old and I miss the soothing mindlessness of screensavers. XScreenSaver is a treasure. I only wish it had a favorites option or hide the ones you don’t like.

I have had this on my Mac for ages now. Put this on my iPhone and was messing with it.

But what if widget for iOS’ standby mode when plugged in and locked on side? What if we lived on the moon? Where is Waldo?

It’s nostalgic looking at some of these when they were running on a Solaris box, but a modern retina screen really makes some of these pop.

I remember going on my Windows 7 computer and checking out the screensavers, and this 90s-00s aesthetic art style for screen savers is amazing, considering there's so many! It almost made me want to cry I see a genuine app like this, Thank you!

It’s astonishing that something so beautiful and fun is totally free and won’t shove ads in your face or try to follow you around like a snitch. This outstanding collection of screensavers from the good ol’ days of X11 is my new favorite app. I’m going to install the macOS version, too.

this needs to get app of the year someday.