Stopping the screensaver is just a matter of hitting Control+Z, or closing the active terminal window. If you split the command into two, there is a period before the second part, so don’t miss that. ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background If you’re having issues copying and pasting the above text, you can split it into two commands.Ĭd /System/Library/Frameworks/amework/Resources System/Library/CoreServices/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -backgroundĪlso, recall that the above commands need to be on a single line in order to execute properly. If you’re on MacOS High Sierra or later, the command syntax must be modified slightly as so to run the Mac screensaver as wallpaper, like so: Having trouble with the above syntax working? Make sure your syntax is correct, and that you’re using the proper syntax for each MacOS version. If you close the Terminal window, the screen saver will end and your Macs wallpaper will return to whatever you had previously. Hit the Return key to execute the command string, this will start the screen saver in the background immediately.Īs long as this command is running, the screen saver will be active. System/Library/Frameworks/amework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background Open Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities/) and paste in the following command:.Click on Desktop & Screen Saver and choose the screensaver you want to set as the background.
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