A pane of glass over a soft gradient cracks from one point, its shards drift apart in slow motion, each catching the light as it turns, then glide back and fuse without a seam.
A pane of glass over a soft gradient cracks from one point, its shards drift apart in slow motion, each catching the light as it turns, then glide back and fuse without a seam.
In the app you can adjust the shards, spread and speed. It runs natively on your Mac, drawn live in real time – no video, never quite the same twice.
Use it on your Mac
- Get SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store.
- Select Drift Shards in the library.
- Click Set as Screensaver or Set as Wallpaper – or both.
Preview free · macOS Tahoe 26 or laterNeed a hand? Read the setup guide.
Drift Shards FAQ
How do I set Drift Shards as my screensaver on a Mac?
Install SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store, select Drift Shards in the library and click Set as Screensaver. macOS starts it whenever your Mac is idle, exactly like a built-in screensaver.
Can I use Drift Shards as a live wallpaper?
Yes. Click Set as Wallpaper in SCRNSVRS and Drift Shards plays on your desktop behind your windows and icons. You can use it as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.
Is Drift Shards free?
Drift Shards is included in SCRNSVRS Unlimited. It's free for your first 7 days; after that Unlimited is $1.99/month or $9.99/year (€1.99/month or €9.99/year) for every screensaver, including new ones. It can also come up in Free this month, when 25 premium screensavers are free for everyone.
Is Drift Shards a video loop?
No. Drift Shards is rendered live on your Mac with Metal, so it never repeats and stays sharp on any display size. The clip on this page is a screen recording of the real thing.
Will Drift Shards slow down my Mac or drain the battery?
No. SCRNSVRS drops to 30 fps on battery and stops rendering when the wallpaper is covered by a full-screen app, so Drift Shards costs next to nothing in everyday use.
Which Macs does Drift Shards run on?
Drift Shards needs macOS Tahoe 26 or later.
