# XScreenSaver (open-source utility app)

> XScreenSaver is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems. It has 285 GitHub stars and is released under the X11 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Zygo/xscreensaver |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 285 |
| License | X11 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.jwz.xscreensaver/ (package org.jwz.xscreensaver) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Utilities |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Sep 4, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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