Ambient Canvas for macOS

A full-screen screensaver that translates your local solar geometry and live weather into quiet, architectural data art.

Download for macOS
Version 1.1.0 · 3 October 2026 · Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later

Install

  1. Unzip the download and double-click AmbientCanvas.saver.
  2. macOS will ask whether to install it for this user, so choose Install, then pick Ambient Canvas in System Settings → Screen Saver.

If macOS blocks it

This build isn't notarised yet, so Gatekeeper may refuse to open it on first launch. Either right-click AmbientCanvas.saver and choose Open, or clear the quarantine flag in Terminal after installing: 

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Library/Screen\ Savers/AmbientCanvas.saver

The Circadian Sun view is free. The Topography view requires a membership key, so learn about membership.

What's new in 1.1.0

## [1.1.0](https://github.com/nazimjamil/formdata.studio/compare/screensaver-v1.0.0...screensaver-v1.1.0) (2026-10-03)


### Bug Fixes

* **screensaver:** locate via IP instead of CoreLocation ([9603f9d](https://github.com/nazimjamil/formdata.studio/commit/9603f9db90ffeee640dd5eee8d94ea9f8030ba98))