# Aerial

The Apple TV aerial-video screensaver for Mac, with live wallpaper mode, your own videos, and community expansion packs.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** Free
- **Open source:** yes
- **Official site:** https://aerialscreensaver.github.io/
- **Available via:** GitHub
- **Requirements:** macOS 15+ for the current release (4.1.2); Apple Silicon and Intel
- **Maker:** Aerial community (JohnCoates and contributors; JoshuaMichaels, Hal Bergman for video packs)

## Kitsmith's take

The open-source original this whole category gets measured against — shipping since 2015, nearly a decade before Apple added a limited version of the same idea to macOS itself.

## Features

- **Apple’s full aerial library:** Cities, deserts, oceans, and the ISS at native quality, including the newer 4K 240fps set.
- **Live wallpaper mode:** Registers as a native macOS wallpaper (beta) rather than only a screensaver, and can keep playing on the login screen.
- **Bring your own videos:** Drop .mov or .mp4 files into a folder and Aerial adds them to the rotation.
- **Live camera feeds:** Stream RTSP cameras, HLS feeds, or YouTube live URLs as the screensaver.
- **Overlay editor:** Drag and drop a clock, weather, and location captions into the frame with a live preview.
- **Community expansion packs:** Install curated third-party video packs from inside the app.

## FAQ

**Is Aerial free?**

Yes — free and open source, with no telemetry per the developer.

**How is it different from Apple’s built-in aerial screensaver?**

Apple’s built-in version has a small fixed library and no customization. Aerial adds the full library, your own videos, live camera feeds, overlays, multi-display control, and a live-wallpaper mode.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/aerial/