Add my own images to screen savers

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Add my own images to screen savers

Plenty of info around about how to add pictures to the desktop library, but none of the documentation on screen savers tells how to add images. Earlier posts talk about third-party apps.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jul 14, 2022 6:49 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Jul 14, 2022 8:09 AM in response to kabaker

It is not exactly clear what you are trying to achieve.

Several of the available screensavers let you choose your own images - be it from a folder, a Photos album or even your entire Photos library. Other screensavers don't. For example, the Classic screensaver does:

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kabaker Author

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Jul 14, 2022 11:10 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Precisely what I need. Thank you!

If this is documented anywhere in user help, it didn't come up in a search.

By the way, when I changed the source for Classic to use the Desktop Pictures folder (which includes some of my own pictures), it automatically applied also to all the others, down to Snapshots, but not to Monterey, hello and the rest, which use their own image resources. Cool.

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PRP_53

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Jul 14, 2022 7:50 AM in response to kabaker

Under the narrow Definition of " ScreenSaver " in Monterey >> Use a screen saver on your Mac am not really sure that can be done without some Third Party intervention.

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