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Screensavers - Best Of

October 4th, 2007 in Graphics | 186 Comments

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Long, long time ago screensavers have been used to prevent the so-called screen-burn-effect — a permanent disfigurement of areas on a CRT display caused by non-moving text or graphics being displayed continuously for long periods of time. To avoid this effect, screen savers have been used to blank the screen or fill it with moving images or patterns when the computer was not in use. Today, screensavers don’t serve their original purpose and are primarily used for entertainment.

In fact, we don’t need screensavers any more, however we tend to use them as eye-candy for our coffee breaks. Particularly complex and colourful 3D-screensavers are extremely nice to look at. But also if you’d like to lift your spirit with some calm and relaxing animations screensavers can definitely be just what you are looking for.

However, if you are tired of the default screensavers brought to you by your OS you might start searching for the fresh ones in the Web. And you’ll quickly find out: the choice is enormous; freeware is usually supplied with adware, and there are literally thousands of commercial solutions. What screensaver to choose? Most companies have limited demo- and shareware-versions, but they are almost always rather disturbing than helpful and will only get on your nerves.

In fact, there are only few pearls - amazing screensavers you’d be really ready to pay for once you’ve tested them. We’ve downloaded and installed a hell of a lot of them, we’ve had many problems (mostly adware) with them, but in the end we’ve tested all of them. And we’ve selected the most beautiful, interesting and unusual screensavers for you. Among them Flickr-, RSS- and time-screensavers - in the overview below both free and commercial solutions are presented.

Please notice:

  • in the overview below you won’t find enormous screensaver collections such as Screensaver.com (10 points for the first user mentioning this site in our comments). We’ve also tried to avoid sites filled with advertisements, pop-ups and hidden ad blocks. We also ignored cheap “discount screensaver providers” — mostly they offer just image galleries, and not real screensavers;
  • screensavers are executable programs. Therefore: caution, Windows-users! We’ve tested the software presented below, still: use them at your own risk.
  • some screensavers don’t work properly on dual-monitors;
  • you might also be interested in Selected Wallpapers For Your Desktop we’ve presented few weeks ago.

Selected Screensavers For Your Desktop

PolarClock
An elegant clock and calendar screensaver in which the circles move as the time passes - based on polar coordinates. Available in 28 languages, with a number of options such as text alignment, font size, arc properties, continuous / stepped motion (continuous was requested a lot, so that you can see a minute slowly stretching each second to become the next minute etc), appearance, colors etc. A screen saver for Mac and Windows, and also as a dashboard widget for Mac OS X Tiger.

Screenshot

Twingly
Twingly screensaver is visualizing the global blog activity in real time. Forget RSS readers where you see only what you’re interested in. With Twingly screensaver you get a 24/7 stream of all (viewer discretion advised) blog activity, straight to your screen. Windows. Unfortunately testing didn’t work properly.

Screenshot

UniqLock - Music.Dance.Clock
Japanese girls dance focusing your attention away from the passing time. Probably one of the strangest — unique — screensavers out there.

Uniqlock

Uniqlock

Quartz Composer - Preview
Outstanding visualization and visual effects in use. Screensaver for Mac OS X only.

Quartz Composer

Worldclock
World Clock Screen Saver shows your local time on its big central clock and adds five major time zones (Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai and Tokyo) on smaller clocks placed around it.

Screenshot

Mapped Up
MappedUp tracks a large number of RSS news sources and displays their latest items on a world map, geographically and in real-time. You can personalize the tool by setting the tags and specific RSS feeds you want to see on your MappedUp (registration is required). And of course, you can download MappedUp as a screensaver, widget or active desktop — for Windows or Mac OS X.

Mapped Up

Kuler Screensaver
Excellent inspiration for a coffee break: the tool reads Kuler’s RSS feed, extracts the data and presents color schemes on your desktop. You can choose between displaying the highest rated, most popular or newest color schemes. It’s also possible to select the color schemes by hex-code and tags. For Mac OS X only.

Kuler Screensaver

UniveRSS
UniveRSS is a 3D RSS feed reader for Windows Vista. It introduces a full-screen 3D universe where galaxies represent the folders of your RSS feed directory, and the stars are represented by the spinning cubes that hold the feed information. Size and position of the feed cubes indicate how many unread items they contain. RSS feeds are represented as 3D cubes spinning in a universe.

UniveRSS

UniveRSS
Source, Source

RSS Saver
This free screensaver presents the excerpts of predefined RSS feeds in a 3D view. The text approaches you and passes away after 15 seconds. Unfortunately, the speed of displayed news can’t be changed.

RSS Saver

Tiger RSS Screensaver
RSS Saver for Mac OS X. Apple’s Tiger RSS Screensavers are pretty cool, but Apple news are often quite boring. So why not make your own for your obviously favorite website? With Tiger’s Quartz Composer, you can make both standalone RSS applications and Screensavers which ends up being really useful or at least handy if you’re an RSS junkie.

RSS Screensaver

Seti@Home
Yes, the project still exists. SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a screensaver that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data. SETI@Home is currently the largest distributed computing effort with over 3 million users.

Seti@Home

Grid-Based Clock Screensaver
The screensaver fills rectangles as the time passes.

Grid-Based Clock

Electric Sheep
A widely famous and versatile screensaver. Electric Sheep is a free, open source screen saver run by thousands of people all over the world. It can be installed on any ordinary Windows or Mac. When these computers "sleep", the screensaver comes up and the computers communicate with each other via Web to share the work of creating morphing abstract animations known as "sheep". The result is a collective "android dream", an homage to Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”. You can also design your own sheep.

Screenshot

Really Slick Screensavers
A collection of 10 colorful 3D OpenGL screensavers for Windows. Some of some have been ported to Linux and Mac OS. Including Skyrocket, an interesting fireworks-simulation.

Screenshot
Solarwind

Screenshot
Skyrocket

System 47
A Star Trek LCARS Screen Saver. Windows/Mac. LCARS is an acronym for "Library Computer Access and Retrieval System", which is the primary computer system in the universe of Star Trek’s Starfleet and Federation. The Saver runs on Dual-Systems with a different view on each monitor. And there is also Sound.

Screenshot

BlueScreen Screen Saver
Bluescreen is a screen saver that not only authentically mimics a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), but will simulate startup screens seen during a system boot. Available for all Windows versions except Vista. This could be extremely irritating, watch carefully. An analog solution for Mac OS X - Kernel Panic Screensaver.

Blue Screen Of Death Screensaver

Kernel Panic Screensaver

FoxSaver
This one is a little different. It’s a Picture Gallery running directly in Firefox. Use FoxSaver photos, Media RSS-Feeds or your own Pictures. There is a FullScreen mode if FireFox is maximized.

Fenêtre volantes
Fenêtre volantes puts your windows in flight. After some idle time the windows take off the screen and flutter in the void. On a mouse move, the windows immediately come back and stuck to their original position. Freeware, for Mac OS X only.

Fenêtre volantes

Strange Pet
Funny kids screen saver from cbc.ca

Screenshot

Flurry
This is a port to Windows of Flurry, a beautiful screen saver for Mac OS X. Site looks odd and old-fashioned, but who cares?

Screenshot

Holding Pattern Coach Class
Looking out from a window on the plane. There is also a first class saver with 57 aerial views, but you have to pay $17.50 for your luxury viewing experience. Windows and Mac.

Screenshot

Fireflies
A pretty one using OpenGL for 3D acceleration. Windows, Linux, Mac.

Screenshot

Wishlight Screen Saver V1.0

Screenshot

Briblo
Amazing constructions are developed with LEGO-bricks — right on your personal desktop. Windows and Mac OS.

Screenshot

Fliqlo
Need a watch? Same source as above. Windows and Mac OS.

Screenshot

SaverBeans Screensaver Pack
This is a collection of over 30 open-source screensavers, submitted by members of the Java community. The screensavers were developed using the SaverBeans SDK, part of the JDIC project.
Win/Unix.

Screenshot
This one is called "ranpix"

breveCreatures Screensaver
A screensaver that simulates the evolution of virtual creatures in a physically simulated 3D world. Beginning initially with random creatures, the screensaver uses a genetic algorithm to develop creatures capable of realistic locomotion behaviors. Windows and Mac.

Screenshot

Drempels psychotherapeutic Screensaver
Drempels makes colorful, swirling, hallucinogenic patterns that resemble a hurricane or tornado.

Screensavers To Buy

The choice of commercial screensavers is huge - and probably even greater than you thought it is. 3D-Screensavers seem to be quite popular, just as fish-, sea- and aquarius-themes. Please notice that we haven’t bought all of these screensavers to test them; we’ve simply selected the most clean and interesting ones.

  • Kaze to Desktop
    “Kaze to Desktop” is a screensaver which moves according to the current wind (=kaze) conditions of your city. Free to try, $8.00 to Buy. Windows only.

    Kaze Screensaver

  • Sim Aquarium 2
    Sim Aquarium screensaver brings the coral reef aquarium to your computer screen. Its photo-realistic graphics recreate 3D fish swimming freely in a 3D environment, including a reef, with live clams and swaying sea life.

    Screenshot

  • Solar System Screensavers
    Solar System Screensaver with photo-realisitic plasma effects, floating through planets, constellations and satellites and outstanding space effects. Caution: Ads and Adware!

    ScreenshotScreenshot

  • Dream Aquarium
    An aquarium screensaver that “brings the beauty of a lush freshwater aquarium to your computer with unsurpassed realism”. Including photo-realistic effects.

    Screenshot

  • 3PlaneSoft Screensavers
    Over 30 various screensavers such as 3D realistic medieval clock tower, 3D screensaver of a submarine and the underwater world and a screensaver with the 3D model of Spanish Galleon, but also Fantasy and Halloween screensavers.
  • Astro Gemini
    Dozens of 3D screensavers of different kinds - Halloween, Christmas, Marine Life, Nature, Holidays, Fantasy, Space - everything you’ll ever need.
  • Useless Creations
    A growing and constantly updated collection of screensavers. Germany celebrates Oktoberfest…

    Oktoberfest Screensaver

  • Fire Screensaver
    Fire Screensaver sets the desktop on fire. Quite an interesting effect. The free test version can be download via the link at the bottom of the page. Caution: adware, the tool tries to install ad software as well.
  • Majestic Lighthouse
    Pretty one. This living sea-scene is fully animated with shiny water, seagulls and some rays coming from the lighthouse. It costs $19.

    Screenshot

Flickr Screensavers

  • Clockr
    Clockr uses random digit images from Flickr to display the current time.

    Clockr

  • Loopy
    The most interesting part of Loopy is that we can randomly see the newest pictures which people all over the world uploaded and if you want to check them more, just click the thumbnails and go to Flickr’s pages.

    Loopy

  • slickr-dotnet
    Flickr screen saver that shows images by Users, Tags, Favorites etc.
  • Flickr.Net Screensaver
    Requires Windows XP with .NET.

Other Collections

  • The Top Ten OS X Screensavers
    Screensavers have become, in a way, a relic. That having been said, they’re still enormously popular, even built-in to Mac OS X. All screenshots are top notch in coolness, quirkiness, or the relaxation factor, and ultimately gathered through what probably amounts to many hours of screensaver crawling.

    Screenshot

  • XScreenSaver
    A collection of free screen savers for X11 and MacOS. Including some very old stuff. A classic.

    Screenshot

Make Yourself A Personal Screensaver!

  • InstantStorm
    InstantStorm is a Windows freeware tool for creating Flash based screensavers with many advanced features. All you have to do is to choose a SWF file, set screensaver parameters and compile an executable installer. There are no nag screens or other annoying stuff. Unlike many other tools, InstantStorm allows you to fully customize your screensaver’s about box, installer and uninstaller including all texts.

    Instantstorm

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  1. 1.

    Pancho (October 4th, 2007, 11:07 pm)

    Definitely, the polar clock has something addictive. When it activates, you’re lost… the freak cycle catch you until someone wakes you up.

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    Robin (October 4th, 2007, 11:23 pm)

    The UniqLock screensaver has been resident on both my home and office computers for a while now, very nice

  3. 3.

    Arash (October 4th, 2007, 11:24 pm)

    The 3D OpenGL screensavers look great

  4. 4.

    Marko Novak (October 4th, 2007, 11:33 pm)

    I have Fliglo on my work computer so I can see how much time I have to be at work.

  5. 5.

    Don David (October 5th, 2007, 12:01 am)

    great collection! but one screensaver is missing

    hal 9000
    Link [www.halproject.com]

  6. 6.

    dan (October 5th, 2007, 12:03 am)

    I’m using Plasq’s “Glacial” screensaver, one of a set of ten free for Mac users: Link [plasq.com]

  7. 7.

    Michael @ herogasm.de (October 5th, 2007, 12:08 am)

    I also use the Fliqlo the watch.

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    Kyle (October 5th, 2007, 12:19 am)

    Even though it’s 7 (yes, SEVEN) years old, I’m sticking with Link [geisswerks.com]. Fractals are fun… Same guy who brought us the Milkdrop visualization for Winamp.

  9. 9.

    jon (October 5th, 2007, 12:20 am)

    WOW some great stuff there, I didn’t know screen savers were still in fashion.
    Will have to make some of my own.

  10. 10.

    Daft Viking (October 5th, 2007, 1:40 am)

    What, no Link [www.burovormkrijgers.nl]?

  11. 11.

    Rheuh (October 5th, 2007, 1:51 am)

    And if you care about environment, the best screen saver is yet to power off your screen.

  12. 12.

    The Google Top (October 5th, 2007, 2:25 am)

    @Twingly screensaver is visualizing the global blog activity in real time.@
    Wow! Something crazy…. I’ll try it. But with hundreds of RSS subscriptions… Oh… :)

  13. 13.

    Keith Donegan (October 5th, 2007, 2:32 am)

    Screensavers.. really? whatever

  14. 14.

    Andrew (October 5th, 2007, 2:55 am)

    No Link [pcheese.net]? This mic-responsive screen saver is one of the coolest I’ve ever seen.

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    Mick (October 5th, 2007, 3:01 am)

    I actually forgot I had a screensaver site until I read this post though it’s not quite along the lines of the ones you mentioned, it’s female celebs ;-)

    I did however build it with the foundations of being 100% free, no adware, toolbars, popups or any of the other ‘normal’ tactics employed by the major celeb screensaver sites.

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    James (October 5th, 2007, 3:05 am)

    I wish someone could find the old Yugop clock screensaver, I’ve not seen anything better since that was made.

  17. 17.

    Will (October 5th, 2007, 3:11 am)

    Nice collection. I don’t normally use a screensaver but will give some of these a go!

    Oh yeah… Screensaver.com ;-)

  18. 18.

    Josh Minnich (October 5th, 2007, 3:17 am)

    Pretty good collection; I’m most excited about the Flurry screen saver for windows. I’ve been looking for something like that for a long time. I used to use Voodoo Lights, but it seems the development has come to a stop.

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    Mark (October 5th, 2007, 4:02 am)

    That Kaze to Desktop screen saver was kind of hilarious when I first tried it out. My windows and icones were all blowin out the windows hahahaha.

    I installed Kaze to Desktop on my room mate’s computer and when he got home he was like WTF is wrong with my windows?!?! Too funnyyy.

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    Sachin Jain (October 5th, 2007, 4:14 am)

    Cool list again..
    want to see some good pictures -

    visit - Link [wallpics.blogspot.com]

  21. 21.

    Guillaume (October 5th, 2007, 12:09 pm)

    Really nice list but you forgot the most important piece ever done: Johnny Castaway

    Link [web.onetel.net.uk]

    Cheers,

  22. 22.

    MLR (October 5th, 2007, 2:01 pm)

    What a great collection :) i’m trying out Flurry & Fireflies

  23. 23.

    TheRealDonQuixote (October 5th, 2007, 2:06 pm)

    I think you are forgetting ASCIIQuarium

    I think its linux only for now. Really its just a kewl perl script, I’m trying to make a WinXP version.

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    Chip (October 5th, 2007, 2:21 pm)

    I will use some of those on my laptop, definitely.

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    jayhan (October 5th, 2007, 3:02 pm)

    I’m using the polar clock for quite some time, and it was awesome!! Remember the first day or two i use it, i got asked by other frens said that where i can get that cool screensaver.

    Feeling wanna try the uniqlock too. And thanks for introducing the swf to screensaver software! :D

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    Gustavo (October 5th, 2007, 3:42 pm)

    a very interesting stuff… this collection rocks !!!

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    loops (October 5th, 2007, 5:47 pm)

    I haven’t used screensavers in forever. I tend to let the screen just snooze to save energy but some of these screensavers look too cool.

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    Michael Kjeldsen (October 5th, 2007, 5:57 pm)

    Have to agree with Guillaume - Johnny Castaway is the king of screensavers :-)

    Anyone aware of an updated version of it?

  29. 29.

    nsdos (October 5th, 2007, 6:24 pm)

    woow wonder collection of screensaver but u forgot yogop screensaver ^_^

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    Brian (October 5th, 2007, 6:24 pm)

    I just want to mention that the article is wrong about screen savers no longer being needed. It is very possible for LCDs to burn in. It doesn’t happen the same way as CRTs, but the end result is identical. Fortunately, with LCDs it is usually a temporary thing and will clear up in a few hours, but not always.

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    Psychotic Ape (October 5th, 2007, 6:41 pm)

    A screensaver in Windows at least is just an exe renamed to .scr. Any executable could be made in to a screensaver by just renaming the file extension. So you could have your browser launched or automate tasks in this manner (make bitorrent run when you’re AFK - so optimal bandwidth can be set to download the file).

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    Computer Roadmap (October 5th, 2007, 7:53 pm)

    That’s probably the most awesome list of screensavers I’ve come across. :)

    Especially helpful as well considering how much malware pushing screensaver programming out there. Good to see a reasonably safe list to work with.

    2c.

  33. 33.

    faKtory (October 5th, 2007, 8:22 pm)

    IMHO best screen-saver for Windows - Moppi Flower

  34. 34.

    Doctor PC (October 5th, 2007, 9:08 pm)

    I ‘ve been using for years Webshots as screensaver, with a lot of nature landscapes, and my own photos.

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    M Prewitt (October 5th, 2007, 9:22 pm)

    I like this list. There are so many junky screensavers … it’s nice to see a list of ones with class. Some other really cool ones: DEFCON Globe, Interaggregate, Substrate.

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    Gayle (October 5th, 2007, 10:12 pm)

    Thanks Kyle - …downloading …. installing …. Drempels on my desktop - very trippy

    I have always loved electric sheep too. I will check out some of the others but generally screensavers don’t stay on my computer for long.

    Another good list from Smashing

  37. 37.

    Xin (October 5th, 2007, 10:13 pm)

    umm the bluescreen screensaver doesn’t change what’s on the screen! it just stays on the blue screen all the time which defeats the purpose of a screensaver!

  38. 38.

    Frank (October 5th, 2007, 10:52 pm)

    You forgot that wonderful Lord of the Rings screensaver, seriously I never get tired of it.

    Link [www.3planesoft.com]

  39. 39.

    The Average White Guy (October 5th, 2007, 11:26 pm)

    How could you compile a list like this without mentioning Link [web.onetel.net.uk]? Sure, he’s an oldy, but he’s a goody!

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    Brendna (October 5th, 2007, 11:41 pm)

    where are the flying toasters!!!

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    Skilletor (October 5th, 2007, 11:47 pm)

    Another neat thing about Drempels is that it lets you run the screensaver as a desktop background. Now that’s a cool trick.

  42. 42.

    Kate (October 6th, 2007, 12:26 am)

    WorldClock is great screensaver for telecommuters. Link [www.porsche.com] have incredible screensaver for car (porsche) lovers. This is great list and helpful.

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    Rekzai (October 6th, 2007, 12:55 am)

    The lego one is pretty cool

  44. 44.

    rabba (October 6th, 2007, 1:28 am)

    Maya Paint Effects screensaver is THE best!

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    skutik (October 6th, 2007, 3:11 am)

    I wonder what made you think, that screensavers are no longer necessary anymore. That’s not true, in fact, present LCD’s and plasmas tend much much more to screen burn effect than classic CRT’s.

  46. 46.

    iourzzz (October 6th, 2007, 5:28 am)

    Here are a lof of Link [clock-desktop.com]

  47. 47.

    Nick (October 6th, 2007, 8:48 am)

    Don’t forget about the classic screen savers! There might not be as much eye candy as the ones above, but these ones are really my favorites.

    Johnny Castaway - Link [web.onetel.net.uk] (Back from when Windows 3.1 was around, ported to Windows XP) Link [web.onetel.net.uk]

    Flying Toasters - Remember After Dark on Windows 3.1? - Link [uneasysilence.com]

  48. 48.

    Ben Dover (October 6th, 2007, 9:59 am)

    I’ve burned an LCD monitor and an laptop screen in the past year. The screensaver was actually what burned the laptop screen, so choose and choose wisely.

  49. 49.

    pepperman (October 6th, 2007, 1:30 pm)

    No Link [www.soundspectrum.com]

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    djfred (October 6th, 2007, 3:46 pm)

    Looks like an amazing collection but I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of the uniq-lock. Those girls just make me smile.

  51. 51.

    Ken (October 7th, 2007, 9:55 am)

    The yugop screensaver is at

    Link [yugop.com]

  52. 52.

    Hamed (October 7th, 2007, 1:17 pm)

    Good Collection THX

  53. 53.

    David G (October 7th, 2007, 5:51 pm)

    It’s too bad you can’t get Snoqualmie anymore, but with a little work you might get a copy from the owner, Dave Johnston, formerly of Syntrillium ( Adobe bought them) He’s findable on several pro audio forums…

  54. 54.

    CMP2 (October 8th, 2007, 3:46 am)

    Thanx for screensavers…

  55. 55.

    jez (October 8th, 2007, 5:45 am)

    yet another massively long list.
    what’s the point?
    couldn’t I just use google?!

  56. 56.

    torm (October 8th, 2007, 11:28 am)

    @jez, yeah, sure mate, go browse 63,000,000 results …

  57. 57.

    shook_1 (October 8th, 2007, 6:36 pm)

    PolarClock for me, installed it for a no. of people in the office

  58. 58.

    Mark (October 11th, 2007, 7:22 pm)

    Thanks for this list. I read a while back that “free screensavers” was one of the searches that brought up the highest proportion of malware-related sites. So having a list like this of tested screensavers is really useful.

  59. 59.

    Joshua Jabin (October 15th, 2007, 12:41 pm)

    These look great. Too bad all of the best ones aren’t available for Linux.

  60. 60.

    screenlover (October 28th, 2007, 3:11 am)

    Guillaume, thanks for link to Johnny Castaway. It rocks! Btw, download this version, it works ok under Win Xp - Link [home.zonnet.nl]

    Editor’s note: Use this link on your own risk

  61. 61.

    mouteaka (October 31st, 2007, 2:19 am)

    Polar clock doesn’t work properly on 31st october. It doesn’t on any month 31st either.

    :)

    Nevertheless it is an awesome screensaver!

  62. 62.

    Sunny (November 1st, 2007, 8:44 pm)

    Very useful list of screensavers sites! I liked Astro Gemini products. Really quality 3D screensavers. By the way, while checking the site I found an interesting option. If you highlight all on the page, you will see a tiny cross in the upper left corner. I clicked on it and sent a message from that page with a name of any screensaver (there’s a form on the page) just to check what was that all about. In a while I received a message with the link to purchase the screensaver with a discount! I think it is a great option but it’s difficult to find so I decided to tell the others about it.

  63. 63.

    ladytrickster (November 19th, 2007, 8:02 am)

    HEY! ~ I Love Screensavers! WHERE the devil Is An Awesome Moving KALEIDOSCOPE Saver??? It oughta be a cinch. So - Find Me The Best, Free, Awesome, Authentic (like the glass ones we had as kids) KALEIDOSCOPE Saver! Prize in advance for the best… [smooch! there's your Prize!] lovealadytrickster
    I may be a dinosaur, from the sounds of it, but Give Me Eye Candy! It better be sweet, Free, incredibly Incredible irresistable, Lovely & Complex, No GL, No Shareware or other garbage. What ~ Who needs psychotherapy…..?

  64. 64.

    BadBannditz (December 3rd, 2007, 9:03 pm)

    I am looking for a screensaver I saw that looked much like the ’spaceship’ from the TV show Threshold (only ran a few episodes) (the spaceship was shown hovering over the water in the pilot episode). The screensaver I saw was perhaps in 2001, before the Threshold TV show appeared. If you know of it please post here. Thanks.

  65. 65.

    serdar camlica (December 30th, 2007, 4:15 am)

    3dfiction screensaver with 62 unique 3dfiction artworks

    Link [3dfiction.com]

  66. 66.

    BMW (January 16th, 2008, 4:51 am)

    I’ve burned an LCD monitor and an laptop screen in the past year. The screensaver was actually what burned the laptop screen, so choose and choose wisely.

  67. 67.

    adam (January 19th, 2008, 4:23 pm)

    The best screensaver I’ve EVER found is still GL Gravitation.
    This link may work: Link [www.megagames.com]

  68. 68.

    Alan Smith (March 29th, 2008, 12:54 pm)

    Not sure if this website was out when this article was published, but what about Link [www.screenspro.com]. The quality of their screensavers is simply stunning.

  69. 69.

    mi (April 9th, 2008, 11:27 am)

    I think “Fliqlo” is cool!

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    ajju (April 29th, 2008, 9:48 pm)

    These look great. Too bad all of the best ones aren’t available for Linux.
    kodakua.blogspot.com

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    Jake (June 14th, 2008, 7:48 pm)

    If you are on a CRT monitor, make sure you use a screensaver. While all of my main computers have LCD monitors, the older machines still use CRT monitors. I didn’t think to use a screensaver and burnt in the Link [www.damnsmalllinux.org] onto one nicer CRT monitor. Some of the screensavers do not look like they will really help prevent burn-in.

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    mayra (August 7th, 2008, 10:17 am)

    bueno gracias por cplocar esta pagina la encontre buena

    y muy buenos lo protecores

    les digos q si coloquen ma sporq encuentro q igual son muy pocos

    ya gracias y adios

    (((((((((**mayrita**))))))))))))))

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    andy (August 25th, 2008, 9:04 am)

    Very cool screensavers I’ve used the Sim Aquarium screensaver for many years. Also, check out Link [www.cassdesign.com], they have a cool Ansel Adams screensaver.

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    Éric Senterre (September 20th, 2008, 7:32 am)

    For a amateur photographer like me, I would like a Screensaver that can display RAW images (.CRW/.CR2), on multiple monitors. Slickr (a Flickr Screensaver) is almost perfect, except that it can’t display RAW images.

    The one that came with Vista is not that bad, but doesn’t work on multiple monitors. Does anybody have the “perfect” slideshow screensaver I’m looking for ? :-D

  75. 75.

    abetageek (October 5th, 2008, 3:16 am)

    I have over 700 deep space photos, Hubble et al, on my webshots screensaver for over 2 years, and keep adding. Helps me remember where I came from.

  76. 76.

    Flo (October 21st, 2008, 1:04 pm)

    Hi,
    I just want to say that there’s a new version of the Kuler Screensaver.
    It’s for Mac and Windows now.

    Link []

    Florian

  77. 77.

    IMSA12 (November 24th, 2008, 9:50 pm)

    I’ve been using the Really Slick Screensavers for a couple of years now. Some are a bit dull and almost quaint, but most are, well…really slick, and their display settings can be changed by the user.

    I’m glad that there are a few dozen people out there on the web producing cool stuff like this for the rest of us to enjoy.

    (That Blue Screen of Death one could be a real hoot if used properly.)

  78. 78.

    Jay (November 25th, 2008, 8:06 am)

    At one office I worked at a coworker got a call from the IT department. They periodically monitor the computers and they told him his computer had a problem and was continually rebooting. It was his BSOD screen saver.

  79. 79.

    David Johnston (December 19th, 2008, 5:47 pm)

    It was mentioned that ‘Snoqualmie’ is no longer available, but I have re-released it as “Zen Light” available (Link [zendogsoftware.com]), and updated it for the power of today’s CPUs.

  80. 80.

    Jurgi (January 12th, 2009, 10:28 am)

    I loved Flurry which run great on my old Duron komp with almost none CPU time eating. But on my new C2D it kills system, taking almost all CPU time. Whazzup? :-(

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