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Quick Overview
Aerial is a macOS screensaver that displays stunning Apple TV aerial videos. It allows users to enjoy high-quality, dynamic screensavers featuring breathtaking aerial footage from various locations around the world, bringing the beauty of Apple TV's aerial screensavers to Mac computers.
Pros
- High-quality, visually stunning aerial videos
- Easy installation and integration with macOS
- Customizable settings, including video selection and playback options
- Regular updates with new video content
Cons
- Requires a stable internet connection for optimal performance
- May consume more system resources compared to static screensavers
- Limited to macOS, not available for other operating systems
- Some users may experience occasional playback issues
Getting Started
- Download the latest version of Aerial from the releases page.
- Unzip the downloaded file.
- Double-click on the
Aerial.saverfile to install the screensaver. - Open System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Screen Saver.
- Select Aerial from the list of available screensavers.
- Click on "Screen Saver Options" to customize settings (optional).
Competitor Comparisons
🍎 🖥 🎆 A curated list of screensavers for Mac OS X
Pros of awesome-macos-screensavers
- Offers a curated list of various macOS screensavers, providing more options and variety
- Includes links to different types of screensavers, catering to diverse user preferences
- Regularly updated with new screensaver additions from the community
Cons of awesome-macos-screensavers
- Not a standalone screensaver application, requiring users to download and install individual screensavers
- May include outdated or unmaintained screensavers in the list
- Lacks a unified installation process or management interface for the listed screensavers
Code comparison
Aerial:
func playNextVideo() {
guard let player = player else { return }
if currentVideoIndex + 1 < playlist.count {
currentVideoIndex += 1
} else {
currentVideoIndex = 0
}
player.replaceCurrentItem(with: AVPlayerItem(url: playlist[currentVideoIndex]))
}
awesome-macos-screensavers:
## Aerial
> Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac.
[](https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial)
Note: awesome-macos-screensavers is primarily a curated list in Markdown format, so the code comparison is limited to how it presents information about screensavers like Aerial.
Mac OS X Screen Saver powered by a Web View
Pros of webviewscreensaver
- More flexible: Can display any web content as a screensaver
- Easier to customize: Users can create their own screensavers using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Lightweight: Smaller file size and potentially lower resource usage
Cons of webviewscreensaver
- Less visually impressive out-of-the-box: Aerial comes with stunning Apple TV aerial videos
- Potentially less secure: Displaying web content may introduce security risks
- More technical setup: Requires some web development knowledge for custom screensavers
Code Comparison
Aerial (Objective-C):
- (void)loadView {
[super loadView];
self.view = [[AerialView alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect];
}
webviewscreensaver (Swift):
override func loadView() {
view = WebView(frame: .zero)
if let webView = view as? WebView {
webView.mainFrame.load(URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://example.com")!))
}
}
Both projects use similar approaches to load their respective views, but webviewscreensaver uses a WebView to display web content, while Aerial uses a custom AerialView for video playback.
:computer: Console application for creating dynamic wallpapers for macOS Mojave and newer
Pros of wallpapper
- Lightweight and focused solely on wallpaper generation
- Supports custom image sources and configurations
- Can be integrated into other projects or workflows easily
Cons of wallpapper
- Limited to static wallpaper generation, no video support
- Lacks the extensive feature set and polish of Aerial
- Smaller community and less frequent updates
Code Comparison
Aerial (Objective-C):
- (void)updateMenuBarTitle {
if (self.preferences.showOptionsInMenuBar) {
self.statusItem.button.title = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", self.preferences.timeString];
} else {
self.statusItem.button.title = @"";
}
}
wallpapper (Swift):
func generate(output: String) throws {
let image = try generateImage()
try image.pngWrite(to: URL(fileURLWithPath: output))
}
Both projects serve different purposes: Aerial is a comprehensive screensaver application with video playback capabilities, while wallpapper is a simpler tool for generating static wallpapers. Aerial offers a more polished user experience with a GUI and extensive customization options, whereas wallpapper provides a command-line interface for quick wallpaper generation. The code snippets highlight the different focus areas, with Aerial managing UI elements and wallpapper concentrating on image generation and output.
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Aerial - Apple TV Aerial Views Screen Saver (old .saver version)
This is the historical repository for Aerial distributed as a .saver.
Version 4.0 was rewritten as an App Extension and is now bundled in what was the old updater App (Aerial Companion), now renamed Aerial.app for simplicity.
App Repository : https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial
Website : https://aerialscreensaver.github.io
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