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Aerial 3 Screen Saver for Mac Gains Redesigned UI, New Video Overlay and Storage Options, and More
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If you have Companion already installed, either :
- look for the icon in your menu bar, and press "Check Now", it will prompt you to update
- Go into your application folder, launch companion, and it should prompt your right away
Hmmm... again, it's likely me being stupid... but I launch the companion and neither of those two things happen...
I can't find the icon in my menu bar, and the app doesn't seem to open...
[Update: I was being stupid. Sorted it. Sorry. Stupid. Will throw you a tip!]
No. Not a third party. The warning is right in the Safari extensions panel when you install it.
I have no idea what you installed but this is definitely NOT "my" Aerial.
This is a Safari Extension which has nothing to do with the screensaver. I'd recommend you remove this if you didn't meant to install it.
To install, as pointed in the article, either download this (if you want auto updates) : https://github.com/glouel/AerialCompanion/releases/latest/download/AerialCompanion.dmg
OR this if you just want the screensaver without updates (make sure you close System Preferences before installing, then unzip and double click the .saver to install) : https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial/releases/download/v3.0.0/Aerial.saver.zip
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there's a fatal bug which causes ariel to stop working if you change the cache location. a programmer at github says they are working on it now.
/guy
/guy
belay my last. just got a notice from the github programmer that he's fixed this cache bug. although i can't see the option you can have the companion check for update or you can do what i did and get it direct from the link on this github page. also, there might be a bug in displaying the menubar app for the companion if you use bartender and he said he'd get to that when he could.
github.com
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Release 3.0.1 · JohnCoates/Aerial
Important: Fix a hang/crash when setting a cache location on an external/network drive. Sorry about that one ! If you want automatic updates, please install the Aerial Companion app that you'll f...
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I bought this one a while back, when Apple first introduced the ability for wallpaper to change with the time of day or night:
apps.apple.com
It's really nice too, although I think I paid more like $5 than the $9.99 that seems to be the current price? Either way, they added a LOT of great scenes that update hourly - so it's another good one.
24 Hour Wallpaper
24 Hour Wallpaper is the perfect app for people who want their wallpaper to match the time of day. The app includes a collection of beautiful wallpapers in a wide range of styles. Powered by our ProTime engine, the app syncs the images perfectly with the time at your location, or wherever, or...
apps.apple.com
It's really nice too, although I think I paid more like $5 than the $9.99 that seems to be the current price? Either way, they added a LOT of great scenes that update hourly - so it's another good one.
Well, this is disappointing. I had this screensaver a few years ago on my Mojave iMac, but one day in late 2019 it stopped working. Just a blank screen. I was hopeful that a much newer update may have fixed the problem, one way or another, but no such luck. Same thing - black screen for the screensaver itself, and the Screen Saver preference pane is also blank. Which means I can't even select a different screensaver.
Oh well, I've been having the screen turn itself off rather than running a screensaver since then anyway.
Oh well, I've been having the screen turn itself off rather than running a screensaver since then anyway.
Have been using Aerial. It is very good. The new update seems to have some solid improvements
If you only want to use apple approved apps no matter what then just don’t use this cool and amazing utilities. That warning serves this very purpose to customers like you.
Update: saw an updated post. Ok that one is kind of sketchy. My bad.
Just to give an update (I'm the author of Aerial the screensaver), someone is "squatting" the Aerial name with that safari extension (Aerial view tab) on the mac App Store. I wasn't aware of that and I believe that's how the person above got confused into getting it.
Aerial (the screensaver) is NOT on the mac App Store, there are links to github on the article that points directly to the Aerial described in the article.