DotStudio 1.0.0
A native macOS app for building dithered, halftone, matrix, and glitch screensavers — and switching between them without reopening System Settings.
Install
- Download DotStudio.dmg below, open it, and drag DotStudio to Applications.
- Launch DotStudio → Install Screensaver → Open Wallpaper Settings → pick DotStudio once.
- After that, switch screensavers from the app sidebar — no Settings needed.
The app is ad-hoc signed (not notarized). On first launch, right-click the app → Open, or run
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DotStudio.app.
Highlights
- One universal screensaver, switch styles in-app
- 36 real-time Metal effects (full grain.rad set + Bayer/clustered/noise dither algorithms + cool pack: kaleidoscope, bloom, VHS, thermal, …)
- Shared image / video / gradient source across all styles
- Live preview, per-effect controls, 26 demo screensavers
Built and tested on macOS 26 (Tahoe), Apple Silicon. Requires macOS 14+.