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XScreenSaver

XScreenSaver is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems. It has 287 GitHub stars and is released under the X11 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About XScreenSaver

XScreenSaver has about 150 different live wallpapers (and now daydreams as well) to use on your screen - with more coming in future editions! This is one of the best and most robust live wallpaper apps out there. The Android port is fairly recent, some of the demos don't work yet. If you are an Android developer and you'd like to help us finish it, source code is available at

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds XScreenSaver from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.

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FAQ

XScreenSaver FAQ

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Is XScreenSaver free and open source?

Yes. XScreenSaver's source code is public on GitHub under the X11 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.

How do I install XScreenSaver?

You can install XScreenSaver from F-Droid (package org.jwz.xscreensaver); the links are on this page.

Is XScreenSaver still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 11, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Feb 23, 2025. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.