XScreenSaver Alternatives

XScreenSaver is described as 'the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems running the X11 Window System. The first version was released in 1992. In 2006, it was ported to macOS 10.4' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to XScreenSaver for Windows, Mac, Linux and BSD. The best XScreenSaver alternative is Fliqlo Screensaver, which is free. Other great apps like XScreenSaver are Xscreensaver for Windows, Briblo Screensaver, Gnome Screensaver and Brooklyn Screensaver.

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XScreenSaver

Free • Open Source
Shell Extension

XScreenSaver is the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems running the...

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Fliqlo Screensaver
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
12 Fliqlo Screensaver alternatives
A screensaver that displays the time using a flip clock.
- - Fliqlo Screensaver is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to XScreenSaver.
- - Fliqlo Screensaver is the most popular free alternative to XScreenSaver.
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Fliqlo Screensaver Features
Flip Clock
Xscreensaver for Windows
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Free • Open Source
Shell Extension
Windows
6 Xscreensaver for Windows alternatives
XScreenSaverWin is a Windows port of XScreenSaver. 204 screensavers in XScreenSaver were ported. A few of the screensavers have some issues. Check the status page for more. (This app is no longer free or open source starting with v0.80.
- - Xscreensaver for Windows is the most popular Open Source alternative to XScreenSaver.
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Discontinued
No longer listed on author's website & no new release since March 2016.
Briblo Screensaver
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
11 Briblo Screensaver alternatives
Movable brick block screensaver resembling Tetris with Legos.
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Blocks
Gnome Screensaver
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Free • Open Source
Linux
BSD
6 Gnome Screensaver alternatives
gnome-screensaver is a new screensaver that can replace xscreensaver. It is designed to integrate well with the desktop and provide a control interface that is desktop neutral. It simplifies and streamlines the experience for the user and provides more capability for the system...
- - Gnome Screensaver is the most popular Linux alternative to XScreenSaver.
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Brooklyn Screensaver
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Free • Open Source
Mac
12 Brooklyn Screensaver alternatives
Screen Saver by Pedro Carrasco based on the animations presented during Apple Special Event (October 30, 2018) from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House.
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JPEGSaver
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
12 JPEGSaver alternatives
JPEG Saver is an image displaying screensaver similar to the Windows XP “My Pictures” screen saver or the “Photos” screen saver on Windows 7.
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