How To Convert A Screen Saver From .swf To .saver For Mac



Replace screensaver.swf with your screensaver SWF file and config.swf with your preferences SWF file. Close the package and double-click the screensaver. Enjoy your new screensaver! FAQ: Features How does SWF Screensaver work? SWF Screensaver for Mac is a native Mac OS X screensaver built with XCode. Just copy your own files. Screensaver option allows you to convert any SWF/FLV/Projector EXE file into an eye-catching screensaver which you may configure later using the standard Windows “Display Properties” dialog (right-click the empty space anywhere on your desktop and select “Properties” menu option). On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Desktop & Screen Saver, then click Screen Saver. Open the Screen Saver pane for me. Click a screen saver on the left, then set options for how it will look on the right. The options available vary depending on the screen saver you selected.

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Mac OS X comes with a set of really awesome, HD screensavers. But, they can never be enough. You will want to download and install other exciting screensavers from the web – say, for example, new movie screensavers or festival-themed screensavers.

Installing screensavers were easy (they’re still easy), but the way you added them to your library has changed in Mac OS X Mavericks or Yosemite. The updates in software and GateKeeper security have made the procedure a little lengthier. And for a few people, complicated.

It is no longer a “double-click and install” procedure, especially for third-party apps. If you try to do so, you will get an error message that the file cannot be opened, as it is from an unknown developer. However, do not be disheartened! Here are a couple of ways to install your favorite screensavers from the web on your Mac OS X.

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This method works for files having an extension of, “.saver.” For the files having the extension of “.qtz” extension, follow method #2.

Step #1. Open “Finder” from your dock.

Step #2. In it, locate the screen saver you want to install. It will end with extension “some_name.saver” (some_name being the file name.) Right-click on file and choose “open.”

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Step #3. A warning message will pop up, “some_name.saver is from an unidentified developer. Are you sure you want to open it?” Click “Open.”

Step #4. Your “System Preferences” will automatically start in your Screen Saver window. With it, you will get a dialogue box asking to install the selected screensaver for the current users or all users on your Mac. Check the appropriate box and click on “Install.”

Step #5. Now, activate the new screensaver from the list as usual.

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This method works for the files having the extension of, “.qtz.”

Step #1. Press Command+Shift+G and type ~/Library/Screen Savers/

Step #2. Drag the downloaded screen saver file in the “Screen Savers” folder. (side note: you can drag .saver files into the folder and they’ll work too)

Step #3. Go back to the “Apple” menu → System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Savers to locate this file and use it.

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Note that if you want the screen saver to be available for all users on your Mac, in the first step, go to /Library/Screen Savers/ (skip the ~).

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