When Apple launched the latest version of its streaming device, the Apple TV, in 2015, it unveiled a set of stunning slow-motion screensavers for the device. The short videos that play when the box is idle depict aerial footage of some of the most famous skylines and landscapes around the world, and yesterday, Dec. 16, it introduced some new ones, including the skyline of Dubai, and the snowy hills of Greenland.

If you’re a fan of the new Apple TV 4 aerial views screen saver, then you can download it for your Mac as well, here’s how. Apple’s latest and greatest set-top box, the Apple TV 4, is now. The Github project Aerial is a free macOS screen saver that gives you the same Apple TV experience right on your Mac. To use it, head over to the project’s website and download the latest version.

For some reason, Apple has confined this set of beautiful screensavers to the Apple TV. But if you’d like to have these vistas greet you when you return to your idle Mac laptop or desktop, there’s actually a pretty simple way to do that, according to Cult of Mac.

To add the screensavers to your Mac, follow these steps:

1. Download the Aerial project from GitHub. (It should automatically download from that link, but if it doesn’t, try reading this.)
2. Open the .zip file and double-click the file “Aerial.saver” to install it.
3. If your system’s setup doesn’t automatically allow downloads from untrusted developers, open System Preferences, click on “Security & Privacy,” and there should be an option to open the file after you enter your admin password.
4. Return to System Preferences, click on “Desktop & Screen Saver,” then “Screen Saver.”
5. Scroll down to find Aerial and select it.
6. Click Screen Saver Options to customize which scenes Aerial uses.

There are different options that you can choose to determine which flyovers you want to use as a screensaver, but by default, it’ll randomly choose one every time the computer is idle.

And that’s it, you should now have some stunning flyovers available as screensavers that are far more interesting than the standard Mac options.

This screensaver brings all of the screensavers included in the Apple TV media device, featuring aerial views of New York, San Francisco, China, Hawaii and other places (by day and/or night), to your Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows computer. The screensaver features automatic updates of the latest available videos, an option to show a different aerial view whenever it starts, and the ability to add specific views to a list of favorites. Requires OS X version 10.9 (Mavericks) or newer, or Windows version 7, 8 or 10.

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• File can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer
  • Quick fix: instead of double-clicking the file, right-click it, then select 'Open'.
• How to fix the 'blocked plugin' error
  • Quick fix: update the Adobe Flash Player via System Preferences.

Installation instructions

Microsoft Windows

1. Extract the screensaver file from the AerialScreensaverWin.zip file you downloaded to the Windows folder on your hard drive, then right-click it and select 'Install'.

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User reviews (37)

best but, not work on catalina

is not working at catalina, help

Says Windows Media Player can't play the file.

It's Great

good

Prefect
!!!!!!!!!!!

Using it on Macbook Air with Mojave 10.14.2. The screen just goes blank when the screensaver is about to start. Any idea why?

Screensaver Filename: Aerial.scr
VirusTotal: 0
Score: 4 / 5
Tested on: 2019-01-09
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (full updated)

Need a good PC to run this one.
Thanks!

Have I done it wrong? Downloading Aerial.saver.zip, unzipping ... Contents folder does not have .saver file. Tried to simply rename .saver.zip to .saver, does not work either

Awesome screensaver. If you're looking for an up-to date version of this screensaver with 4K videos and many other features, visit the project homepage to download: https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial

Is there any way to make it offline? Or download just 2-3 video and set its path within the app? It's bit disappointing that I need to connect to internet everytime to use this.

It is - or rather was - truly stunning screensaver, however as soon as you move to Mojave (am on the latest Beta version) it ceases to function!!

Great screen saver. However, I am beta testing MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and the screen saver does not work with that version. It will need to be updated.

Aerial Views

Running MacBookPro14,2 with macOs 10.13.5 (17F77) I've experienced total jamming after a few seconds of beautiful scenery view. Looked like synchronisation issue of display, healed as soon as clock is set to be displayed. Then, just awesome!

This screen saver is not working on my Windows 10 machine. I think it would be very beautiful, but can't get it to work.

Not working, any special requirements

Hands down, this is THE BEST SCREENSAVER I have ever come across.

Great screensaver but only works while clock is displayed.

This screensaver is excellent and is an amazing piece of software. However i had discovered a bug where certain screensavers appear to shake in a glitchy fashion. Almost as if it it is trying to adjust to a different screen resolution. I would really like this fixed to have a perfect screensaver.

its pretty good

This is amazing as the other have said just tried it quickly and it is great - you get short Aerial videos each time. Great on a big retina screen.

The most breathtaking screensaver in full performance.

This screensaver is BREATHTAKING on Windows 10, especially with a nice size display. Make sure to follow the instructions on unzipping a file. Enjoy!

I love the pictures, but i wish I knew where these places were! I suggest adding the information at the bottom
Of the screen!

I was awestruck. It's so beautiful <3.

I never give feedback on anything online. This screen saver is outrageously awesome!

It is the most incredible screensaver I have ever seen! Gold star for the people behind it. I'm totally blown away!!!

When Windows Firewall blocks everything, then this screensaver gets an error message and cuts!

Screensavers Planet: The high-quality videos are much too large in file size to be included in the download here, so the screensaver streams them from Apple's servers. If you block its connection to the internet, the Aerial Views screensaver will not work.

Nice views

Amazingly beautiful. Putting this on my 55' tv in my living room while music plays on my stereo is great for entertaining. Love it.

wow

yay

Aerial Views Mike Smith

perfect best screen saver

Guau... It's amazing!!!

Gorgeous, but on Windows 10 my monitor stays on indefinitely, ignoring its auto-off setting. It's only supposed to do that when viewing full-screen video, not for screensavers.

mi piace , ma questo screensaver dovrebbe includere l'Italia

Good!

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