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Screen Saver

Chooses a screen saver that hides the desktop when you are away from your Mac.

In macOS 14

System Settings then Screen Saver

“On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Screen Saver in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)” — Apple User Guide

Where it has lived

  1. macOS 26 and later

    System Settings then Wallpaper then Screen Saver

  2. Before macOS 26

    System Settings then Screen Saver

Checked against Apple's User Guides from macOS 14 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.

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Last verified 8 Oct 2026

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