XScreenSaver Hack 6.07 + Redeem Codes
Developer: Jamie Zawinski
Category: Entertainment
Price: Free
Version: 6.07
ID: org.jwz.xscreensaver
Screenshots
Description
The XScreenSaver application is a large collection of historic and educational graphics demos.
XScreenSaver is the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems. I released the first version in 1992. In 2006, I ported it to MacOS, and in 2012 I ported it to iOS.
This application is not a screen saver, of course, since iOS doesn't have those. But it does let you play with the hundreds of graphics demos that are a part of the XScreenSaver collection.
XScreenSaver is the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems. I released the first version in 1992. In 2006, I ported it to MacOS, and in 2012 I ported it to iOS.
This application is not a screen saver, of course, since iOS doesn't have those. But it does let you play with the hundreds of graphics demos that are a part of the XScreenSaver collection.
Version history
6.07
2023-08-30
New hacks: `droste', `skulloop', `papercube' and `cubocteversion'.
Updates to `sphereeversion'.
Various other minor bug fixes.
Updates to `sphereeversion'.
Various other minor bug fixes.
6.06
2022-12-11
New hack, Hex Trail.
Marbling works again.
Adjusted some of the very old hacks, which were written when pixels were larger, to be more visible on today's higher rez displays.
Marbling works again.
Adjusted some of the very old hacks, which were written when pixels were larger, to be more visible on today's higher rez displays.
6.04
2022-05-30
New hacks, "Nakagin" and "Chompy Tower". Sliders for various "Speed" preferences are easier to use.
6.03
2022-02-28
New hack, Squirtorus.
Sphere Eversion now has corrugation-mode, and can evert the Earth.
GL Planet is higher resolution, and displays time zones.
Fixed drag-to-rotate, again.
Sphere Eversion now has corrugation-mode, and can evert the Earth.
GL Planet is higher resolution, and displays time zones.
Fixed drag-to-rotate, again.
6.02
2021-10-12
New hacks, Marbling Binaryhorizon. Updates to Atlantis and Headroom.
6.00
2021-04-01
Improved GLSL and GLES3 support: Phong shading in etruscanvenus, hypertorus, klein, projectiveplane, romanboy and sphereeversion.
Updates to cubicgrid.
Added cycle mode.
Various minor bug fixes.
Updates to cubicgrid.
Added cycle mode.
Various minor bug fixes.
5.45
2020-12-08
New hacks: headroom, sphereeversion and beats.
Shader updates to hypertorus.
No more image-loading pause in glslideshow.
BSOD supports GNOME.
Various bug fixes.
Shader updates to hypertorus.
No more image-loading pause in glslideshow.
BSOD supports GNOME.
Various bug fixes.
5.44
2020-03-20
New hacks: Gibson, Etruscan Venus and Scooter.
New color options in Roman Boy, Projective Plane, Hypertorus and Klein.
BSOD supports Tivo and Nintendo.
Supports dark mode.
Fixed image loading on iOS 13.
Fixed rotation on iOS 13 (Apple incompatibly breaks rotation every two years as a matter of policy).
Performance tweaks for Eruption, Fireworkx, Halftone, Halo, Moire2 and RD-Bomb.
Various bug fixes.
New color options in Roman Boy, Projective Plane, Hypertorus and Klein.
BSOD supports Tivo and Nintendo.
Supports dark mode.
Fixed image loading on iOS 13.
Fixed rotation on iOS 13 (Apple incompatibly breaks rotation every two years as a matter of policy).
Performance tweaks for Eruption, Fireworkx, Halftone, Halo, Moire2 and RD-Bomb.
Various bug fixes.
5.43
2019-07-02
New hacks "GravityWell" and "DeepStars".
"GLPlanet" now supports the Mercator projection.
"Bouncing Cow" has mathematically ideal cows (spherical, frictionless).
Foggy toasters.
"Unknown Pleasures" can now use an image file as a clip mask.
"GLPlanet" now supports the Mercator projection.
"Bouncing Cow" has mathematically ideal cows (spherical, frictionless).
Foggy toasters.
"Unknown Pleasures" can now use an image file as a clip mask.
5.41
2018-12-28
Plugged many memory leaks at exit.
New hack, Handsy.
Fixed Noof from displaying minimalistically.
Rewrote Unknown Pleasures to be faster, and a true waterfall graph.
BSOD Solaris improved. DVD added.
New hack, Handsy.
Fixed Noof from displaying minimalistically.
Rewrote Unknown Pleasures to be faster, and a true waterfall graph.
BSOD Solaris improved. DVD added.
5.40
2018-08-12
New hacks: FilmLeader and VFeedback.
GLPlanet blends between day and night maps at the dusk terminator.
DymaxionMap animates sunlight across the flattened globe.
Tessellimage can draw either Delaunay or Voronoi tilings.
XAnalogTV includes test cards.
GLPlanet blends between day and night maps at the dusk terminator.
DymaxionMap animates sunlight across the flattened globe.
Tessellimage can draw either Delaunay or Voronoi tilings.
XAnalogTV includes test cards.
5.39
2018-04-13
New hacks, RazzleDazzle, Peepers, Crumbler and Maze3D. Various minor bug fixes.
5.38
2017-12-20
New hack, Esper.
BSOD now accepts Dunning-Krugerrands.
Tweaks for iPhone X.
Various minor updates and bug fixes.
BSOD now accepts Dunning-Krugerrands.
Tweaks for iPhone X.
Various minor updates and bug fixes.
5.37
2017-07-05
New hack, Vigilance. Updates to BSOD. Various bug fixes and performance updates.
5.36
2016-10-11
New hacks "discoball", "cubetwist", "cubestack", "splodesic" and "hexstrut". Several new programs in "m6502". New "circles" mode in "rotzoomer". Better titles in "photopile". Various other fixes.
5.35
2016-05-23
New hacks: DymaxionMap, Unicrud, EnergyStream, Raverhoop and Hydrostat.
Added Windows 10 to BSOD.
Better fonts in BSOD and MemScroller.
Fixed rotation to work with the new iOS 8+ API.
Pong is now playable.
Added Windows 10 to BSOD.
Better fonts in BSOD and MemScroller.
Fixed rotation to work with the new iOS 8+ API.
Pong is now playable.
5.33
2015-07-02
New hacks, `splitflap' and `romanboy'.
Sonar now does asynchronous host name resolution.
Improved Unicode support.
Various minor fixes.
Sonar now does asynchronous host name resolution.
Improved Unicode support.
Various minor fixes.
5.32
2014-11-24
Fixed display-size problems on iOS 7 Retina devices; re-enabled support for iOS 5 and 6.
5.31
2014-11-15
New hacks: GeodesicGears, BinaryRing and Cityflow.
UTF-8 text support in the text-displaying hacks.
GLPlanet now has both day and night maps, and a sharp terminator.
Fixed a transparency glitch in WindupRobot.
Lockward works on iOS.
Rotation works properly on iOS 8.
Added a search field.
UTF-8 text support in the text-displaying hacks.
GLPlanet now has both day and night maps, and a sharp terminator.
Fixed a transparency glitch in WindupRobot.
Lockward works on iOS.
Rotation works properly on iOS 8.
Added a search field.
5.30
2014-09-10
New hack, "WindupRobot".
Many improvements to "Lament", including the Leviathan Configuration.
FlyingToasters: Shading is correct now, and flying toast is now toasted.
SkyTentacles: cel-shading sort-of works now.
Fixed dragging-to-rotate on rotated iOS devices, I think.
Dragging has inertia now.
Most hacks respond to mouse-clicks, double-taps and swipes as meaning "do something different now".
Reworked OpenGL fonts.
Various minor fixes.
Many improvements to "Lament", including the Leviathan Configuration.
FlyingToasters: Shading is correct now, and flying toast is now toasted.
SkyTentacles: cel-shading sort-of works now.
Fixed dragging-to-rotate on rotated iOS devices, I think.
Dragging has inertia now.
Most hacks respond to mouse-clicks, double-taps and swipes as meaning "do something different now".
Reworked OpenGL fonts.
Various minor fixes.
5.27
2014-06-04
New hacks, `tessellimage' and `projectiveplane'.
Added support for pthreads.
Minor iOS tweaks to the `analogtv' hacks.
Minor updates to `boxed' and `klein'.
Fixed possible crash in `apple2', `noseguy', `xmatrix', `shadebobs'.
Updated `webcollage' for recent changes.
Performance improvements.
Added support for pthreads.
Minor iOS tweaks to the `analogtv' hacks.
Minor updates to `boxed' and `klein'.
Fixed possible crash in `apple2', `noseguy', `xmatrix', `shadebobs'.
Updated `webcollage' for recent changes.
Performance improvements.
5.23
2013-11-11
Huge performance improvements and various minor bug fixes.
Fixed aspect ratio bug in non-rotating apps when launched in landscape mode.
New hack, "geodesic".
Added Android to "bsod".
"Phosphor" now supports amber as well as green.
Fixed a font-metrics bug.
Fixed aspect ratio bug in non-rotating apps when launched in landscape mode.
New hack, "geodesic".
Added Android to "bsod".
"Phosphor" now supports amber as well as green.
Fixed a font-metrics bug.
5.22
2013-07-16
New modes: kaleidocycle, quasicrystal, unknownpleasures and hexadrop.
Fixed possible crashes in apple2, maze, pacman, polyominoes, fireworkx, and engine.
Fixed preferences crash on old iOS 5 devices.
Fixed "Shake to Randomize".
Fixed weirdness with the "Frame Rate" sliders.
Display the name of each mode when launching it.
Fixed rotation problems with pacman and decayscreen.
Better dragging in fluidballs.
Performance improvements for interference.
Ignore orientation changes in modes that aren't affected by them.
Fixed possible crashes in apple2, maze, pacman, polyominoes, fireworkx, and engine.
Fixed preferences crash on old iOS 5 devices.
Fixed "Shake to Randomize".
Fixed weirdness with the "Frame Rate" sliders.
Display the name of each mode when launching it.
Fixed rotation problems with pacman and decayscreen.
Better dragging in fluidballs.
Performance improvements for interference.
Ignore orientation changes in modes that aren't affected by them.
5.20
2012-10-16
Support for iPhone 5 screens. Various minor bug fixes.
5.18
2012-08-01
Ways to hack XScreenSaver
- Redeem codes (Get the Redeem codes)
Download hacked APK
Download XScreenSaver MOD APK
Request a Hack
Ratings
4.8 out of 5
85 Ratings
Reviews
CmdrWestside,
I’ve loved these on…
…desktops, laptops (now tablets, phones) operating systems, for, literally, decades. Also, jobs, though I really shouldn’t have put those on the computers where I last worked (I retired from there, so they can’t get me now).
AND, I’m not a big Microsoft fan either. I had to force myself to use them at work.
Wonderful stuff, belongs in every computer everywhere. Except one with windows.
AND, I’m not a big Microsoft fan either. I had to force myself to use them at work.
Wonderful stuff, belongs in every computer everywhere. Except one with windows.
Mic E Melee,
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my profound gratitude to Jamie Zawinski for developing XScreenSaver. 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}
Cordially yours,
José {with the help of
OpenAI, bits
but not all}
blaine00,
This is awesome
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!
MaxAgHammer,
Amazing and beautiful and FREE!!!
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.
RustVel,
So nostalgic just what I wanted
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.
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.
La-a Johnson,
Great Screensavers, But UI Needs Work
I’m a huge fan of xscreensaver, but the interface of the app 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.
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.
TwuoFom,
Peak of Nostalgia
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!
spiffyfitz,
Old and New Open Source Screensavers You Know and Love
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? 😃
WundermonkeyZA,
Thank you.
Thank you so much, xscreen-savers is one of my favourite things about linux / Mac. Now I can carry it on my pocket!
lauren ashley burns,
Needs favorites option
I love this app, the designs are super cool. Wish it had the option to favorite some, as there are a lot of them
