Ergonomic Screensavers? [ 1999/07/10]

CMatrix - CMatrix simulates the display from "The Matrix" and is based on the screensaver from the movie's website. It works with terminal settings up to 132x300 and can scroll lines all at the same rate or asynchronously and at a user-defined spee {(L)GPL}

xscreensaver-4.02 - Save your screen while you entertain your cat

wmcube-gdk-0.98p2_1 - wmcube-gdk is a modified version of the dockapp wmCube

gkrellmaflag-0.1 - A GKrellM Plugin that displays a waving American flag

gkrellmearth-0.3 - A plugin for GKrellM that displays a rotating earth

xpenguins-2.2 - Cute little penguins that walk along the tops of your windows

xoj-1.0 - O. J. Simpson Simulator root window demo

oneko-sakura5-1.2 - A cat, Sakura or Tomoyo chasing a mouse all over the screen

xeji-1.2_1 - An old man watching your mouse cursor

ja-xmsgsaver-1.8.1 - An X11 screensaver using VFlib

electricsheep-2.1 - A nice distributed screensaver

xblood-2.0 - Makes the root window bloody

xosmulti-1.00 - A littele girl catoon on the top of the active window

xfireworks-1.3 - Fireworks on X

acidwarp-1.0 - SVGAlib demo which displays trippy mathematical images in cycling colors

backfract-1.1.2 - Fractal image animated wallpaper program

explosions-0.2001.10.29 - 3D objects flying around resembling explosions with various effects

xbaby-pl2 - Babies hide under your windows

x3eyes-1.0 - An xeyes-like game except with 3 eyes

sl-3.03 - A steam locomotive runs across the screen if you type "sl" instead of "ls"

speyes-1.2.0 - WindowMaker dockapp/xeyes clone using SouthPark characters

wmmatrix-0.2 - A DockApp that runs a version of the xmatrix screenhack

xchadance-1.0 - Display a dancing girl "ChaCha."

wmeyes-1.0 - The world's most useless WindowMaker dock app

xmulti-2.00b4 - a X11 mascot based on gal-game "To Heart"

xteddy-1.0 - A cuddlesome teddy for the X desktop. [X]

xspringies-1.1 - a mass and spring simulation system. [X]

xlife-3.0 - John Horton Conway's Game of Life

x3arth-1.1 - Updates X root window with satellit views of earth

xballoon-1.0 - Balloons move on root window

eterm-bg-0.9 - Image files for background of Eterm

xsnow-1.41 - Create a snowy and Santa-y desktop [X]

xstarroll-1.04 - Letters fly to far, far, far away

xantfarm-1.16 - ant hill simulation on X11 root window

xfishtank-2.2 - Make fish swim in the background of your screen. [X]

xmangekyou-2.0.1 - A kaleidoscope on X

xmascot-2.6a - Moving mascot on your X11 screen

xskyroot-920428 - realtime sky drawer for X root window

rain - rain drops keep falling on my (non-curses) screen, {oss}

moontool - The moon on a Sun {oss}

slock-1.0 - a curses screen lock with logging, screensaver, {oss}

saver - Small SUN screen-saver {oss}

xscreen - Screensaver for X window system {x,oss}

XRazzle! - XRazzle! is an XScreenSaver hack which draws animated, abstract (No "hidden pictures") stereograms (the kind you have to cross your eyes to see). {(L)GPL}

GLeyes - A GLUT version of Xeyes {x,GPL}

XScreenSaver - Modular screen saver and locker for the X WindowSystem {x,BSL}

Xtacy - Graphics hack for X11 {x,GPL}

xflame - Graphic hack to draw a cool flickering flame {x,GPL}

XGlobe - A toy that displays a globe on your X desktop {x,GPL}

TenchiLock - Modified version of xlockmore 3.7 which displays two different anime images {x,BSL}

Xlockmore - screen saver / locker for the X Window System {x,BSL}

WMGlobe - The whole Earth spinning on your desktop {x,GPL}

Wildlight (Jewel Case)

Eternal Light By David C. Miller (Jewel Case)

Hubble:Mysteries Revealed (Jewel Case)

Alaska Wilderness By Art Wolfe (Jewel Case)

Windows To Paradise (Jewel Case)

Astrophotography (Jewel Case)

Landscape Of The Spirit (Jewel Case)

Moonsong (Jewel Case)

CyberPounce

America's Great Wilderness (Jewel Case)

Perfect Moment By Steve Hanks (Jewel Case)

Lost Worlds By Chayan Khoi (Jewel Case)

Mountains Of The World (Jewel Case)

Wilderness Collection (Jewel Case)

Wildlight by Kennan Ward

Sea Breezes and Beyond by Edgardo F. Garcia

Oceans of Life

National Parks by David Muench

Alaska Wilderness by Art Wolfe

Through the Eye of Hubble

Sundial: The Hawaii Collection Upgrade

Sundial: The California Collection Upgrade

Mountain Splendor (Jewel Case)

Dragon Tales (Jewel Case)

AlteredSaver 3.0

Country Garden Spring Screen Saver

Beautiful Garden Flower Screen Saver

Dave's Fractal Madness Screen Saver

Altair & Beyond Screen Saver

Along the Maine Coast Screen Saver

Screen Saver Studio Deluxe 6.0

Screen Creator Deluxe 6.0

xautolock - automatic X screen locking/saving {x,free to use but restricted}

PyroTechnics - OpenGL firework simulator [X] {GPL}

Applications and Utilities

plasma-kmod-0.1 - A plasma-effect screensaver kernel module

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See also: Mouse and Pointer Interfaces

Up to Graphical User Interfaces - including window managers, screen savers, et al.

Up to Window Managers - GUI window managers

freshmeat.net : Topic : Desktop Environment : Screen Savers

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/graphics/hacks/ - eye candy for your computer

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/graphics/hacks/screensavers/ - various screen savers and lockers

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/graphics/hacks/X/ - eye candy for X desktops

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/sound/lightshow/ - map sound to pretty graphics

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/X11/demos/ - cute little programs that aren't terribly useful These programs are mainly idle hacks and eye candy intended to run in your root window or interact with your desktop in amusing ways.

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/X11/screensavers/ - various screen savers and lockers