ANSI-Saver
A macOS Screensaver
Details
- External ID
- 47288007
- Source
- HN
- Company
- —
- Product
- ANSI-Saver
- Website domain
- github.com
- Launched
- March 7, 2026
- Cohort
- —
- Upvotes
- 104
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.9138991389913899
- Tags
- —
- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Description
Hi, I've been working on something I've been thinking for long time but since I had no experience with macOS screen savers I always posponed. Now thanks to Claude I was able to create a screensaver that scroll ANSI files while your computer is idle.It allow to use local ANS files or packs directly from 16colo.rs.Repo: https://github.com/lardissone/ansi-saver
Enrichment
- Theme
- screen recording and demo creation tools
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Function
- Hardware & robotics
- Audience
- B2C
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- macos screensaver
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes The author explicitly built this macOS screensaver using Claude to parse ANSI files and render them on an idle canvas.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Concerns raised: Pack download functionality not working on Intel Mac/Sequoia, Some recommended pack URLs returning 404 errors, Build certificate errors when compiling from source, macOS version compatibility concerns (older versions), Lulu security software blocking network access for pack downloads
Feature requests: Slow scroll mode simulating modem line-by-line rendering, Default starter art pack included, Per-character wave animation for grid entry, Guidance on which art packs to install/recommendations
Competitors
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Launched 110 days after the earliest competitor.
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Other launches for this product
- No other launches for this product.
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