最初创建屏幕保护程序是为了防止在阴极射线管监视器上出现永久性图像老化。现代(Modern)显示器不需要这种保护。这有两个原因。该技术不存在严重的老化风险，或者显示器具有内置的老化保护。
这并不意味着屏幕保护程序没有用或不受欢迎。它们是一种很好的安全措施，特别是如果您选择在屏幕保护程序激活后要求登录详细信息。当您不使用计算机时，它还会隐藏屏幕上的内容。至少，一个好的屏幕保护程序看起来很漂亮。
可悲的是， Windows 10(Windows 10)附带的屏幕保护程序集合并不是那么好。因此，为了帮助您为桌面带来更好的视觉效果，这里有 15 个适用于Windows 10的免费、酷炫的屏幕保护程序。
Note: We’ve scanned each screensaver through VirusTotal, but you should always check downloads yourself because things change!
如果您以前使用过Apple TV 机顶盒，您就会知道它附带了一些Apple委托用作屏幕保护程序的精彩片段。虽然这段视频在大电视上看起来绝对令人惊叹，但许多人也不会介意在较小的电脑屏幕上播放。
可悲的是，Apple不太可能很快为Windows机器制作屏幕保护程序。(Windows)幸运的是，这个屏幕保护程序背后的人找到了一种将这些精彩视频移植过来的方法，Apple TV Aerial Views屏幕保护程序在我们测试机的超宽显示器上完美运行。
我们不确定这有多大的法律灰色地带，但苹果(Apple)还没有试图取消它。因此，当他们另眼相看时，尽情享受吧。
这个很酷的屏幕保护程序早在 2006 年就已经发布了，但它仍然具有讽刺意味，它既酷又是一个很好的方式来恶作剧那些在离开时不费心锁定电脑的人。这个免费的屏幕保护程序显示了一系列经典的Windows错误屏幕，通常被称为蓝屏死机(Blue Screen of Death)。
虽然这显然不会以任何方式伤害您的计算机，但其他任何人都会认为这台机器以某种方式被破坏了。请注意，如果您不警告他们，您的 IT 维修人员可能会受到轻微的惊恐发作。
Pong是最早的视频游戏之一，就像Pacman一样，非常具有标志性。事实上，很难想象在哪个时代，这种简单粗暴的乒乓球复制品不会被认为是复古酷的。
乒乓时钟(Pong Clock)是马克威尔逊(Mark Wilson)为了自己的消遣而创建的，但自从他在 2008 年最后一次更新它以来，屏幕保护程序已经成为经典。这是一个简单的概念。在屏幕的顶部，您会看到当前时间，在时钟本身的下方，有无穷无尽的乒乓球(Pong)游戏供您娱乐。
马克(Mark)还确保这是一个真正的屏幕保护程序。根本没有静态像素。甚至Pong网也会轻微移动以防止老化。这并不花哨，但就酷感(coolness)而言，乒乓时钟(Pong Clock)在我们的书中的比率非常高。
水族馆很棒，但它们也需要大量的工作并且非常昂贵。您的办公室可能也不被允许使用，因此这款Sim Aquarium屏幕保护程序非常适合热爱水生生物的人。
这不是播放真鱼视频记录的屏幕保护程序之一。这当然没有错，但这是一个适当的 3D 渲染屏幕保护程序，这意味着您不会一遍又一遍地查看同一个循环。当然，您需要有一个能够胜任这项任务的GPU 。
免费版的屏幕保护程序只有几种鱼类和一个场景，仅显示阳光斑驳的水面。如果您想解锁其他场景和物种，您必须付费才能解锁它们。但是，仅根据免费内容来判断，这非常值得下载。在合适的硬件上，它是平静、美丽和光滑的。
Plane 9 是另一个很酷的屏幕保护程序，它利用了计算机的 3D 肌肉，但这里没有鱼。这是 250 个 3D 场景的集合，可以可视化您正在收听的任何音频。您还可以混合场景并自定义屏幕保护程序的外观。
它通常是抽象的东西，并且会吸引那些记得旧WinAmp可视化器时代的人。当您听一些曲子时，它非常适合盯着看，也许对您的下一次家庭聚会也有好处。
午夜海滩(Midnight Beach)没什么好说的。这是晚上在海滩上乘船的美丽景象。当海浪进进出出时，水被绝对巨大的月亮照亮。这个概念很简单，执行基本上是完美的。
然而，我们在超宽显示器上的屏幕保护程序确实遇到了一些问题。但是，使用普通的 1080p 屏幕效果很好。
这是另一个时钟屏幕保护程序，但它可能与您见过的其他任何东西都不一样。它为每个计时级别使用一组同心圆。正如您所期望的那样，有几秒钟、几分钟和几小时，还有星期几、日期和月份。
随着每个圆圈的填充，它会重置并再次填充下一个圆圈，为您提供色彩丰富且独特的时间流逝视图。
早在Windows(Windows)的早期，就有一个非常流行的屏幕保护程序包，名为After Dark。这个系列中最具标志性的屏幕保护程序无疑是飞行烤面包机(Flying Toasters)。这个免费的屏幕保护程序是重现这种魔力的最佳尝试之一。如果您知道这很酷的原因，您一定会喜欢这款酷炫的屏幕保护程序。
我们都曾在某个时候拥有过魔方，但我们当中很少有人能在不作弊的情况下解出魔方。(Cube)如果您仍然对这款经典玩具着迷，这款炫酷的屏幕保护程序会实时显示精美的 3D 解决方案。这在很多层面上都很酷，你实际上可能会学到一些技巧。
Endless Slideshow有免费和付费版本，但即使是免费版本也提供了比 Windows 10 附带的内置照片幻灯片屏幕保护程序更出色的产品。您可以将其设置为从互联网上提取图片或显示您自己的收藏。
您还可以调整图像的排列以填充现代屏幕提供的空间。对于任何想要幻灯片屏幕保护程序的人来说，这是必不可少的下载。
重的！我们还需要说什么？这是一个时钟，看起来就像回到(Back)未来(Future)中德洛里安(Delorean)的时间电路。如果你不认为这是我们不想听到的最酷的事情。
在星际迷航(Star Trek)：下一代中看到的计算机操作系统被称为LCARS。这是一个标志性的科幻设计，对一代界面设计师产生了相当大的影响。
System 47屏幕保护程序是我们见过的最好的 LCARS 屏幕保护程序之一，Start Trek 什么时候不酷(Start Trek)了？
世界正在经历一场 Whovian 革命，还有什么比Tardis更具有标志性的特许经营权，Tardis 是(Tardis)医生(Doctor)用作交通工具的警察局时间旅行机器？屏幕保护程序有一个非常漂亮的Tardis渲染，但还包括来自节目历史的精彩剧照。
Nyan Cat是一个永不消亡的表情包，但即使这只糖果小猫不再是热门话题，它也是一个色彩绚丽（也许还很酷）的屏幕保护程序。感受彩虹，让这个整洁的小屏幕保护程序显示你愚蠢的一面。
Electric Sheep（这可能是对Philip K. Dick故事的参考）比它最初出现的要多得多。虽然它起初 可能看起来有点像Plane 9等可视化屏幕保护程序，但它实际上是一个协作社区屏幕保护程序。(Plane 9)
每个抽象动画都被称为“羊”。在屏幕保护程序运行时，您可以使用光标键向上或向下投票。因此，作为一个群体，每个使用屏幕保护程序的人都会帮助视觉效果发生变化和适应。平等的艺术项目和实用的屏幕保护程序，无可否认， Electric Sheep(Electric Sheep)有一些很酷的东西。
15 Coolest Free Screensavers For Windows 10
Screensavers were origіnally created to prevent permanent imаgе burn-in on cathode ray tυbe monitors. Modern displays don’t need this sort of protection. This is for two reasons. The technology doesn’t have a serious risk of burn-in or the displays have built-in burn-in protection.
That doesn’t mean screensavers aren’t useful or popular. They’re a good security measure, especially if you choose to require login details after the screensaver has activated. It also hides what’s on your screen when you’re not using your computer. At the very least, a good screensaver is simply nice to look at.
Sadly, the collection of screensavers that come with Windows 10 aren’t that great. So to help you bring some better eye candy to your desktop, here are 15 free, cool screensavers for Windows 10.
Note: We’ve scanned each screensaver through VirusTotal, but you should always check downloads yourself because things change!
If you’ve ever worked with an Apple TV set-top box before, you’ll know it comes packaged with some amazing footage that Apple commissioned for use as a screensaver. While this footage looks absolutely amazing on a large TV, many people wouldn’t mind it on their smaller computer screens either.
Sadly, Apple is unlikely to make a screensaver for Windows machines any time soon. Luckily the people behind this screensaver found a way to port those awesome videos over and the Apple TV Aerial Views screensaver worked flawlessly on our test machine’s ultrawide monitor.
We aren’t sure how much of a legal gray area this is, but Apple hasn’t tried to take this down yet. So enjoy it while they look the other way.
This cool screensaver was published all the way back in 2006, but it’s still both so ironic it’s cool and a great way to prank someone who doesn’t bother to lock their computer while away. This free screensaver shows a series of classic Windows error screens, popularly known as the Blue Screen of Death.
While this obviously won’t hurt your computer in any way, anyone else will think the machine is busted somehow. Just be aware that your IT repair guy might get a mild panic attack if you don’t warn them.
Pong is one of the earliest examples of a video game and, just like Pacman, is pretty iconic. In fact, it’s hard to imagine any era in which this simple, crude replica of table tennis wouldn’t be considered retro-cool.
The Pong Clock was created by Mark Wilson for his own amusement, but since he last updated it in 2008, the screensaver has become a classic. It’s a simple concept. At the top of the screen you’ll see the current time, underneath the clock itself there’s an endless game of Pong playing for your amusement.
Mark also made sure that this is an actual screensaver. There are no static pixels at all. Even the Pong net shifts slightly to prevent burn-in. It’s not fancy, but as far as coolness is concerned the Pong Clock rates very highly in our books.
Aquariums are awesome, but they are also lots of work and very expensive. You probably aren’t allowed one in your office either, so this Sim Aquarium screensaver is perfect for those who love aquatic life.
This isn’t one of those screensavers that play back a video recording of real fish. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but this is a proper 3D-rendered screensaver, which means that you aren’t looking at the same loop over and over again. Of course, you need to have a GPU that’s up to the task.
The free version of the screensaver only has a few fish species and a single scene that only shows a sun-dappled water surface. If you want to unlock other scenes and species you’ll have to pay to unlock them. However, judged only on the free content, this is more than worth a download. It’s calming, beautiful and butter-smooth on the right hardware.
Plane 9 is another cool screensaver that makes use of your computer’s 3D muscle, but there are no fish here. This is a collection of 250 3D scenes that visualize whatever audio you’re listening to. You can also mix scenes and customize the look and feel of the screensaver.
It’s generally abstract stuff and will appeal to people who remember the old WinAmp visualizer days. It’s great as something to stare at when you jam out to some tunes and maybe also good for your next house party.
There’s not much to say about Midnight Beach. It’s a beautiful scene of a boat on the beach at night. The water is lit by an absolutely gigantic moon as the waves wash in and out. The concept is simple and the execution is basically flawless.
We did however have some trouble with the screensaver on an ultrawide monitor. Using a normal 1080p screen worked perfectly however.
This is another clock screensaver, but it’s probably unlike anything else you’ve ever seen. It uses a set of concentric circles for each level of timekeeping. There are ones for seconds, minutes and hours as you’d expect, but also for the day of the week, the date and the month.
As each circle fills, it resets and fills the next one a little more, giving you a colorful and unique view of the passage of time.
Back in the early days of Windows there was a very popular screensaver package called After Dark. The most iconic screensaver from this collection is undoubtedly Flying Toasters. This free screensaver is one of the nicest attempts at recreating that magic. If you get what makes this cool, you’ll love this cool screensaver.
We all had a Rubik’s Cube at some point, but few of us ever solved one without cheating. If you’re still fascinated with this classic toy, this cool screensaver shows a beautiful 3D solution in real time. This is cool on so many levels and you might actually learn a few tricks.
Endless Slideshow has a free and paid version, but even the free version offers a far superior product to the built-in photo slideshow screensaver Windows 10 ships with. You can set it to pull pictures from the internet or show your own collection.
You can also adjust the arrangement of images to fill the space modern screens have on offer. This is an essential download for anyone who wants a slideshow screensaver.
Heavy! What more do we need to say? This is a clock that looks like the time circuits from the Delorean in Back to the Future. If you don’t think that’s the coolest thing ever we don’t want to hear it.
The computer operating system seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation is called LCARS. It’s an iconic sci-fi design and has been pretty influential on a generation of interface designers.
The System 47 screensaver is one of the best LCARS screensavers we’ve seen and when has Start Trek not been cool?
The world is going through a Whovian revolution and what’s more iconic to the franchise than the Tardis, the police box time travel machine the Doctor uses as transport? The screensaver has a very nice render of the Tardis, but also includes awesome stills from the history of the show.
Nyan Cat is a meme that’s never died, but even if this confectionary kitty is no longer quite the hot topic, it makes for a wonderfully colorful (and perhaps ironically cool) screensaver. Feel the rainbow and let your silly side show a bit with this neat little screensaver.
Electric Sheep (which is probably a reference to the Philip K. Dick story) is much more than it first appears. While it might look a little like visualizer screensavers such as Plane 9 at first, this is actually a collaborative community screensaver.
Each of the abstract animations are called “sheep”. While the screensaver is running, you can vote a sheep up or down using the cursor keys. So as a group, everyone using the screensaver helps the visuals change and adapt. Equal parts art project and practical screensaver, there’s something undeniably cool about Electric Sheep.
