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WebViewScreenSaver

brew install --cask webviewscreensaver v2.5

Screen saver that displays web pages

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# WebViewScreenSaver\n[![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/liquidx/webviewscreensaver/ci.yml?branch=master)](https://github.com/liquidx/webviewscreensaver/actions)\n[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/liquidx/webviewscreensaver)](https://github.com/liquidx/webviewscreensaver/releases)\n\nA macOS screen saver that displays a web page or a series of web pages.\n\n\u003e [!WARNING]\n\u003e If the Options button doesn\u0027t do anything on macOS 26 Tahoe close and reopen System Settings. This seems to be an OS-level bug with no known code workaround.\n\n## Installation\n\n* Using [brew](https://brew.sh/).\u0026#42;\n\n``` bash\nbrew install --cask webviewscreensaver --no-quarantine\n```\n\n* Directly from the [releases](https://github.com/liquidx/webviewscreensaver/releases) page. Unpack and double click to install.\u0026#42;\n\n* From source (requires [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)):\n``` bash\n/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liquidx/webviewscreensaver/master/install-from-source.sh)\"\n```\n\n**\u0026#42;Note**: The package is **adhoc signed** (since v2.2.1, previously unsigned).\n\n`--no-quarantine` disables macOS\u0027s Gatekeeper during installation.\n\nOtherwise when opening it the first time you will get multiple security prompts about Apple not being able to verify the software. \u003cbr /\u003e\nHit **ok** (cancel in older macOS) and go to **Privacy \u0026 Security** and scroll to bottom.\u003cbr /\u003e\nYou\u0027ll find a section explaining that \"WebViewScreenSaver.saver\" was blocked click **Open Anyway**.\u003cbr /\u003e\nUpon returning to screensaver options you\u0027ll get a second prompt that can be confirmed by clicking **Open**.\n\n**Alternative** if you installed it via direct download run the folllowing command to remove the file from quarantine:\n``` bash\nxattr -d com.apple.quarantine WebViewScreenSaver.saver\n```\n\n## Configuration\n\nOpen up System Preferences \u003e **Desktop and Screen Saver** \u003e Screen Saver and **WebViewScreenSaver** should be at the end of the list.\n\nIn the ad",
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