A very dim, warm, slowly breathing glow with no blue light at all – enough to see by at night without waking you up.
A very dim, warm, slowly breathing glow with no blue light at all – enough to see by at night without waking you up.
In the app you can adjust the brightness and tone. 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 Night Light 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.
Night Light FAQ
How do I set Night Light as my screensaver on a Mac?
Install SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store, select Night Light 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 Night Light as a live wallpaper?
Yes. Click Set as Wallpaper in SCRNSVRS and Night Light plays on your desktop behind your windows and icons. You can use it as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.
Is Night Light free?
Night Light 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 Night Light a video loop?
No. Night Light 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 Night Light 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 Night Light costs next to nothing in everyday use.
Which Macs does Night Light run on?
Night Light needs macOS Tahoe 26 or later.
