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Blank

A blank (black) screensaver for MacOS/OS X. Tested on 10.12.6, 10.14 and 10.15.3 but will propably work on any version.

Inspired by https://superuser.com/a/328670 but even smaller in size.

Installation

  • Run:

    $ brew tap theseal/blank-screensaver
    $ brew install blank-screensaver
    
  • Follow caveats

Without Homebrew

  • For Big Sur and newer (and Mojave):
    • Install the Blank screen saver
open Blank.saver
  • For all versions of macOS older then Big Sur (besides Mojave):
    • Copy "Blank.qtz" to "~/Library/Screen Savers":
cp Blank.qtz ~/Library/Screen\ Savers/
  • Enable the screensaver(named "Blank") in "Desktop & Screen saver" under "Screen Saver":
open /System/Library/PreferencePanes/DesktopScreenEffectsPref.prefPane