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Mac: Video as a screensaver - so it goes

  • Sep 23, 2025
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Also on the Mac, you can use a Video as a screen saver. Not with the supplied tools. But you can download a free extension, with the you then this Option is available. We will show you on the example of the screen saver to "save Hollywood", as in Mac OS 10.8 works.

On the Mac a Video as a screen saver

  1. The free Download of save Hollywood find you here.
  2. Open the downloaded Image (save the Hollywood.dmg) by double clicking.
  3. Install the screensaver by double-clicking on the file "save Hollywood.saver".
  4. Open system preferences and click "desktop & screen saver". There you will find a new entry with the name "save Hollywood".
  5. With a click of the Button "screen saver options ..." to open the settings.
  6. You now Drag and Drop any video in the top field. A whole folder containing multiple Videos you can place there.
  7. You can then select various options. With a click of the "Play in random order" will play your selected Videos in a random order. In addition, it should still be setting options for picture size and as with the sound of the Videos procedures.
  8. With a click on "OK" to finish the input.
  9. In the screen saver selection is used to set the time after which the screen saver should start.
Mac: Video as a screen saver
Save Hollywood supports the most popular formats on the Mac (.mov, .mp4, .m4v). Should you desire the video in a different Format, you can use it with a video Converter like Miro Video Converter in a compatible Format to convert.

Other screen saver for the Mac

To avoid boredom, you can also install various other screen savers on the Mac. Here you will find a selection of popular free Screensaver for Mac, with which you can change can.

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