A long line of verse wound into a slowly turning spiral, its letters creeping outwards from the centre in shifting colour.
A long line of verse wound into a slowly turning spiral, its letters creeping outwards from the centre in shifting colour.
In the app you can adjust the colours, text, typeface, spin and line spacing. 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 Spiral Text 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.
Spiral Text FAQ
How do I set Spiral Text as my screensaver on a Mac?
Install SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store, select Spiral Text 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 Spiral Text as a live wallpaper?
Yes. Click Set as Wallpaper in SCRNSVRS and Spiral Text plays on your desktop behind your windows and icons. You can use it as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.
Is Spiral Text free?
Spiral Text 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 Spiral Text a video loop?
No. Spiral Text 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 Spiral Text 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 Spiral Text costs next to nothing in everyday use.
Which Macs does Spiral Text run on?
Spiral Text needs macOS Tahoe 26 or later.
