{"id":78,"date":"2023-10-27T10:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computerrepairkb.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2023-11-05T23:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:57:33","slug":"how-to-install-the-apple-tv-screensavers-on-your-pc-or-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defragg.com\/how-to-install-the-apple-tv-screensavers-on-your-pc-or-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install the Apple TV Screensavers on Your PC or Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are like me then you probably really enjoy the Aerial screensavers that Apple has packaged with their Apple TVs. Now it&#8217;s possible to install these same screensavers on your PC or your Mac. Here&#8217;s how.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Aerial is a free and open-source tool that allows you to install and run Apple TV&#8217;s screensavers on your PC or Mac. Here&#8217;s how to set it up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/defragg.com\/how-to-install-the-apple-tv-screensavers-on-your-pc-or-mac\/#Windows_10_Windows_11_Instructions\" title=\"Windows 10 &amp; Windows 11 Instructions\">Windows 10 &amp; Windows 11 Instructions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/defragg.com\/how-to-install-the-apple-tv-screensavers-on-your-pc-or-mac\/#Apple_Mac_Instructions\" title=\"Apple Mac Instructions\">Apple Mac Instructions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_10_Windows_11_Instructions\"><\/span>Windows 10 &amp; Windows 11 Instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Step 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cDima\/Aerial\/releases\">Download the latest Aerial for Windows zip file.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: After the download completes, go the the location where the zip file was downloaded, right click on it, and &#8220;Extract All&#8221;. You can extract all files to the current location.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Go into the folder where you just extracted all the files. Right click on the Aerial.scr file and select &#8220;Copy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Go into your C:\\Windows directory. Now &#8220;Paste&#8221; the Aerial.scr file into the Windows directory.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Right click on the newly pasted Aerial.scr file and choose &#8220;Install&#8221;. A screen saver settings window will open with your new Apple TV Aerial screen saver selected.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-118 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Windows-Aerial-Screen-Saver-Settings.png\" alt=\"Windows Aerial Screen Saver Settings.png\" width=\"541\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Windows-Aerial-Screen-Saver-Settings.png 541w, https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Windows-Aerial-Screen-Saver-Settings-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apple_Mac_Instructions\"><\/span>Apple Mac Instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Step 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/aerialscreensaver.github.io\/\">Download the latest Aerial Companion zip file.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: After the download completes, go the the location where the zip file was downloaded, and double click the zip file to extract it.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Now drag the Aerial Companion app into the Applications folder to install it<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Go into your Applications folder and double click Aerial Companion to run it.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Follow the instructions to install the screensaver.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1596\" src=\"https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Aerial-Screensaver-Instructions-Screenshot-1024x518.png\" alt=\"go the the location where the zip file was downloaded\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Aerial-Screensaver-Instructions-Screenshot-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Aerial-Screensaver-Instructions-Screenshot-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Aerial-Screensaver-Instructions-Screenshot-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Aerial-Screensaver-Instructions-Screenshot-1536x776.png 1536w, https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Aerial-Screensaver-Instructions-Screenshot-2048x1035.png 2048w, https:\/\/defragg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Aerial-Screensaver-Instructions-Screenshot-585x296.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now you are ready to watch those beautiful Apple TV screensavers on your PC or Mac.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are like me then you probably really enjoy the Aerial screensavers that Apple has packaged with their Apple TVs. 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