Dependencies

• WebViewScreensaver

Usage:

1. Clone this repo

git clone https://github.com/drldcsta/web_screensaver.git

2. Place an .mp4 in the /videos/ folder and change its name to screensaver.mp4
3. Navigate to Screen Savers in OSX System Preferences [System Preferences] => [Desktop & Screen Saver] => [Screen Saver]
4. Select WebViewScreenSaver, then open Screen Saver Options...
5. Check Fetch URLs Remotely
6. In the URL field, enter the address for the player.html file in this repo: file:///Users/PATH/TO/REPO/web_screensaver/player.html Make sure to replace /PATH/TO/REPO with the correct destination
7. Enjoy your video as your screensaver

Tips

An easy way to grab videos is using youtube-dl (available via brew install youtube-dl).

Some cool videos I use for screensavers:

• https://vimeo.com/260200031
• https://twitter.com/jesseringrose/status/997607807078690816
• https://vimeo.com/5606758