A glassy double cone cut by a slowly tilting plane, the cut passing from circle to ellipse to parabola to hyperbola, with the two spheres that touch the plane at its foci.
A glassy double cone cut by a slowly tilting plane, the cut passing from circle to ellipse to parabola to hyperbola, with the two spheres that touch the plane at its foci.
In the app you can adjust the colours, tilt speed and focal spheres. 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 Conic Slices 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.
Conic Slices FAQ
How do I set Conic Slices as my screensaver on a Mac?
Install SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store, select Conic Slices 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 Conic Slices as a live wallpaper?
Yes. Click Set as Wallpaper in SCRNSVRS and Conic Slices plays on your desktop behind your windows and icons. You can use it as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.
Is Conic Slices free?
Conic Slices 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 Conic Slices a video loop?
No. Conic Slices 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 Conic Slices 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 Conic Slices costs next to nothing in everyday use.
Which Macs does Conic Slices run on?
Conic Slices needs macOS Tahoe 26 or later.
