Aerial
Aerial is a macOS screensaver and live wallpaper app that brings cinematic aerial videos, local media, and on-screen overlays to the Mac desktop.
What is Aerial?
Aerial is a native macOS app for cinematic screensavers and live wallpapers. It helps Mac users turn the desktop, Lock Screen, and screen saver into rotating video scenes, including Apple TV aerial footage, community expansions, live camera feeds, and personal video files. The app is designed for people who want a more customizable visual experience than the built-in options, with controls for playback, source selection, and display behavior. Aerial also includes tools such as smart pause when the desktop is covered, hotkeys for wallpaper control, and a visual overlay editor for showing information on screen. It runs on modern macOS versions as a desktop app that installs its screen saver through Apple’s newer app extension model. Guillaume Louel publishes and maintains the project.
Key features
- Play cinematic aerial videos as a screen saver or live wallpaper
- Use Apple TV footage, community video packs, live camera feeds, and your own local videos
- Control playback and wallpaper behavior with global hotkeys
- Pause playback intelligently when windows cover the desktop
- Customize on-screen overlays with a visual editor
- Browse and install optional expansion packs from inside the app
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Aerial is legitimate desktop customization software for macOS. Its screen saver and wallpaper functions are consistent with the permissions and background activity users may see, and local video access is expected if you choose to include your own media in rotations. Keep the app downloaded from its official project page, and review any optional media sources or expansion packs before installing them if you prefer a tighter content footprint.
Recommendation: Keep Aerial if you use custom screensavers, live wallpapers, or rotating video backgrounds on your Mac. If you no longer use those features, you can remove it like other third-party apps; doing so will also remove its custom screen saver and wallpaper controls.
Common paths
/Applications/Aerial.app
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