Kitsmith / Utilities / SaveHollywood
Plays your own video files — trailers, WWDC sessions, home movies — as a Mac screensaver.
Our take
A long-running freeware utility rather than a new product: useful if you specifically want your own video library as a screensaver, but the developer’s own compatibility notes stop at early Catalina, so treat it as unmaintained on current macOS until verified otherwise.
- Price
- Free
- License
- Proprietary
- Version
- 2.5
- Requires
- OS X 10.8 or later, per the developer — see caveat on newer macOS versions
- Get it via
- Direct
- Developer
- Stéphane Sudre
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What it does
Play your own video library
Point it at a movie or folder of movies — iPhone clips, trailers, WWDC sessions, Keynote exports.
Playback order
Play videos in a manual order or shuffled randomly.
Sizing options
Actual size, fullscreen, or fill-to-screen, with an optional frame border.
Multi-display control
Restrict playback (and audio) to the main display only.
The deal
- Freeware
- 243 KB download, direct from the developer’s site
Worth knowing: The developer’s own site documents unresolved bugs on macOS Mojave through Catalina (10.15.4 and earlier), caused by Apple sandboxing the Screen Saver preferences pane, and states there is "no real workaround" without new private Apple APIs. Compatibility with macOS releases after Catalina could not be verified from the developer’s site as of this listing — confirm it runs on your macOS version before relying on it.
SaveHollywood — questions people ask
Is SaveHollywood still maintained?
The developer’s site documents compatibility issues going back to macOS Mojave/Catalina with no confirmed fix; current macOS compatibility is unverified — check before relying on it.
Is it free?
Yes — freeware, direct download from the developer.
Is SaveHollywood free?
Yes — SaveHollywood is free.
Does SaveHollywood work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — SaveHollywood lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download SaveHollywood?
SaveHollywood is available via Direct.
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Listing hand-verified September 18, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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