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24 alternatives to MacOS Live Screensaver – A screensaver that plays live video streams
Use live streams as screensavers/lock screens on MacOS - hauxir/macos-live-screensaver
MacOS Live Screensaver is a screensaver application for Mac that displays live video streams instead of static images. It allows users to customize their screensaver experience by choosing from available live video… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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ScreenVeil▲86Hide what shouldn’t be seen on your computer
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A Mac screensaver for counting down to a date
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MacOS screensaver that displays the time using 24 clocks
2022 · amiantos.s3.amazonaws.com · its alternatives →
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Backdrop▲170Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler. For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos. I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too. The…
2025 · cindori.com · its alternatives →
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LiveView▲96Stream part of your Mac's screen to an iOS device.
2014 · zambetti.com · its alternatives →
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DejaVideo▲93Continuous screen recorder for Mac, jump back anytime.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Display websites through your screensaver
2015 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →
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A github project to collect a bunch of bash-based screensavers/visualizations.
Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NothingHere▲297A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen
Mar 2026 · solee0524.github.io · its alternatives →
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Capso▲269Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac
Apr 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →
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Screensavers for your terminal. Contribute to cxreiff/ttysvr development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DemoVeil▲94Prepare your Mac screen for calls, demos, and captures
Apr 2026 · demoveil.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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BitTorrent Live▲254Live streaming video. iPhone, Apple TV, MacOS. Android soon.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Hi, I've been working on something I've been thinking for long time but since I had no experience with macOS screen savers I always posponed. Now thanks to Claude I was able to create a screensaver that scroll ANSI files while your computer is idle. It allow to use local ANS files or packs directly from 16colo.rs. Repo: https://github.com/lardissone/ansi-saver
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Download Presentify - Screen Annotation by Softal Limited on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Presentify -…
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Saba▲134Watch any live tv channel on macOs in one keyboard shortcut
2023 · saba.mintlify.app · its alternatives →
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ScreenMark▲79Menu bar app for live annotations, whiteboard overlay + more
Aug 2026 · ceritmustafa.github.io · its alternatives →
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