Split Letters — a live screensaver and wallpaper for your Mac.

Real-time · Typography · PremiumFree this month

A word sliced in two, its halves drifting apart and back, held together by hundreds of fine swaying threads.

A word sliced in two, its halves drifting apart and back, held together by hundreds of fine swaying threads.

In the app you can adjust the colours, text, threads, spread, randomness and cut height. It runs natively on your Mac, drawn live in real time – no video, never quite the same twice.

Use it on your Mac

  1. Get SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store.
  2. Select Split Letters in the library.
  3. Click Set as Screensaver or Set as Wallpaper – or both.
Download on the Mac App StorePreview free · macOS Tahoe 26 or later

Split Letters FAQ

How do I set Split Letters as my screensaver on a Mac?

Install SCRNSVRS free from the Mac App Store, select Split Letters 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 Split Letters as a live wallpaper?

Yes. Click Set as Wallpaper in SCRNSVRS and Split Letters plays on your desktop behind your windows and icons. You can use it as screensaver and wallpaper at the same time.

Is Split Letters free?

Split Letters 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 Split Letters a video loop?

No. Split Letters 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 Split Letters 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 Split Letters costs next to nothing in everyday use.

Which Macs does Split Letters run on?

Split Letters needs macOS Tahoe 26 or later.

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