A remake of the classic Windows Starfield screensaver for macOS.
Installation
Download (recommended)
- Download
Forever Stars.saverfrom the latest release's assets. - Open the file to install.
Build from source
- Clone the repo.
- Run
make install.
Found at System Settings → Wallpaper → Screen Saver... → Others → View All → Forever Stars.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
make build |
Compile into /tmp/forever-stars-build/ |
make install |
Build and install to ~/Library/Screen Savers/ |
make run |
Build and launch the test harness (preview window) |
make clean |
Remove the build directory |
Configuration
At the top of ForeverStarsView.swift, two constants control periodic appearance changes:
| Constant | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
randomizeSpeedEnabled |
false |
Randomly vary star speed over time |
randomizeColorEnabled |
false |
Randomly shift star color over time |
Warning
Installing locally numerous times may leave an unwanted cached version installed.
To fix:
- Run
killall legacyScreenSaver - Delete duplicates found between
~/Library/Screen Savers/&/Library/Screen Savers/
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