This (https://sylvan.apple.com/Aerials/2x/entries.json) appears to be the new URL for all the screensavers. The new entries file includes both normal and HDR versions of each of the screensavers, though on non-HDR displays, the SDR versions look a lot better than the (converted) HDR ones [1]. Unfortunately, all the new screensavers are encoded using HEVC [2] so they can't easily be played on OS versions without native support.
[1]: https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial/issues/378#issuecomment...
[2]: https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial/issues/378#issuecomment...
In Watch All the Apple TV Aerial Video Screensavers (2015)JohnCoates
Aerial
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JohnCoates / Aerial
Aerial
Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac
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| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Aerial - Apple TV Aerial Views Screen Saver (old .saver version)
This is the historical repository for Aerial distributed as a .saver.
Version 4.0 was rewritten as an App Extension and is now bundled in what was the old updater App (Aerial Companion), now renamed Aerial.app for simplicity.
App Repository : https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial
Website : https://aerialscreensaver.github.io
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MIT License
Read the full README on GitHubWhat Hacker News says
6 sourcesFor those that are wondering: this installs these screensavers on MacOS. https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial
In Watch All the Apple TV Aerial Video Screensavers (2015)Windows screensaver: https://github.com/cDima/Aerial
Mac screensaver: https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial
In Watch All the Apple TV Aerial Video Screensavers (2015)see also: https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial
In Watch All the Apple TV Aerial Video Screensavers (2015)Aerial [1] for macOS is nice and quite relaxing. It plays the fly-over/aerial screensaver videos from the Apple TV.
Note that it does download a whole bunch of HD videos -- don't start this on mobile broadband!
[1] https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial
In Lost Joys of the Screen SaverAerial is a Mac screen saver based on the new Apple TV screen saver that displays the aerial movies Apple shot over New York, San Francisco, Hawaii, China, etc.
https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial
In Ask HN: Best screensaver for my work desktop