You might need to enter your password after pasting this line. sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/share/man/man8 Just move this folder to Desktop and run the following lines of code in the Terminal. After extracting, you’ll get a “sleepwatcher_2.2” folder. Just open the file and your Mac will extract the downloaded file (sometimes it might have to be extracted twice). To detect when the Mac sleeps and wakes up, we need a small piece of software called “Sleepwatcher.” You can download it here. To handle this, we need to go a bit deeper. The problem with running just that line of code is that if you close the Terminal window - or if your Mac goes to sleep - the screen saver closes and your wallpaper goes back to whatever it was by default. Just replace all occurrences of Frameworks/amework/Resources with CoreServices and you will be good to go! System/Library/CoreServices/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background & Use the code below instead of the one above. If you are using High Sierra (or later), the ScreenSaverEngine.app has been moved to a different location. Set Google Featured Photos as Screen SaverĪDVERTISEMENT EDIT: Apple decided to restructure a bit in High Sierra. Next, go to System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Saver and set the Google Featured Photos as the active screen saver. On a Mac, any screen saver can be made to run as a wallpaper with just one line of code.įirst, you have to download and install the Google Featured Photos Screen Saver. You may be wondering why my title says “wallpaper” but then links to a “Screen Saver” app. But a few months ago, Google released a nifty app for Mac called Google Featured Photos. Google selects some of these best photos to create brilliant slideshows.įor a long time, this was exclusive to ChromeCast user. While most users default to Facebook to post photos, a lot of photographers use Google+ to publish their work. Backdrop allows the Chromecast to display a slideshow of beautiful photos when it’s idle. If you’re a Chromecast user, you may be familiar with Chromecast Backdrop. Well, what if I told you that I got my Mac greet me with a brand new, high resolution wallpaper every time I flip it open? And setting new wallpaper manually is tiresome. The default wallpapers on the Mac gets boring after a few weeks. By Aakaash Jois How to hack your Mac and give it the gorgeous wallpapers it truly deserves

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