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3rd party screensavers for M1 Mac.

I’m looking for a good safe place to download 3rd party screensavers for my new Mac Mini M1. I’m replacing a Mid-2011 iMac and had the Freefall screensaver on it for years (was a view of Earth with all artificial satellites tracking around it) which is no longer supported and won’t run in the Mini. I went and tried to DL the SETI@Home screensaver and it looks like that’s been discontinued as well. So now I’m looking to get a Matrix like screensaver or something else. Anyone know a good reputable site? And do screensavers developed for Intel Macs need to be upgraded by the developer to work on the M1 processor? It’s hard to tell with a lot of screensaver sites I’ve been visiting which are reputable and which might be peddling malware or junk. Thanks for any suggestions.

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 12:22 AM

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Apr 27, 2021 10:29 PM in response to Stephen Fischer

Stephen Fischer Said:

"3rd party screensavers for M1 Mac. Thanks, I know this would work, but I'd prefer not to have to resort to running Windows on my Mac to solve the issue. Hopefully someone else here knows of a good place for 3rd party screensavers."

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You are welcome.


Use the App Store:

I'm not so certain that trusting third-party is trustworthy enough when it comes to screensavers. So, there are apps on the App Store for screensavers.

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Apr 25, 2021 12:53 AM in response to Stephen Fischer

Stephen Fischer Said:

"3rd party screensavers for M1 Mac.

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For Thought:

Run this Through a Virtual Machine:

If there ends up being not solution for your macOS, consider using a Virtual Machine(VM) for running a screensaver, by maximizing the screen while the screensaver is running. All would be accessed and would operate as desired on the VM. Virtual Machine applications include VMWare Fusion and ParallelsLearn more here: What Is a Virtual Machine? - VMWare Support.

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