Rows of dots sliding back and forth along their own rows, so bands of crowding and thinning travel across the screen like a sound wave through air, with a faint line plotting the pressure.
Rows of dots sliding back and forth along their own rows, so bands of crowding and thinning travel across the screen like a sound wave through air, with a faint line plotting the pressure.
In the app you can adjust the colours, rows, wavelength, amplitude and pressure line. 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 Longitudinal Dots 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.
Longitudinal Dots FAQ
How do I set Longitudinal Dots as my screensaver on a Mac?
Install SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store, select Longitudinal Dots 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 Longitudinal Dots as a live wallpaper?
Yes. Click Set as Wallpaper in SCRNSVRS and Longitudinal Dots plays on your desktop behind your windows and icons. You can use it as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.
Is Longitudinal Dots free?
Longitudinal Dots 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 Longitudinal Dots a video loop?
No. Longitudinal Dots 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 Longitudinal Dots 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 Longitudinal Dots costs next to nothing in everyday use.
Which Macs does Longitudinal Dots run on?
Longitudinal Dots needs macOS Tahoe 26 or later.
