After Dark: Flying Toasters

me.rsms.After-Dark--Flying-Toasters · System Extensions · v1.0
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About This App

After Dark: Flying Toasters is a screensaver plugin for macOS that recreates the iconic 1989 After Dark screensaver featuring cartoonish toasters that fly across the screen toasting bread and scattering crumbs. The plugin is developed by Rsms as a nostalgic recreation of the original Berkeley Systems screensaver. It integrates with macOS's native screensaver system and runs when the screen locks or after a period of inactivity. The Flying Toasters screensaver has been popular among users who want to relive the retro computing experience on modern Macs.

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After Dark: Flying Toasters is a screensaver plugin that runs within macOS's built-in Screen Saver system, not as a standalone application. According to search results and GitHub mentions, a native Apple Silicon build has been in development (referenced as version 1.1 with Apple Silicon support), but it is not yet in a stable, widely available release—community reports from 2024 note that the Intel version works on newer macOS versions but runs with choppy performance on Apple Silicon Macs, indicating the native build may still be in beta or incomplete. To get the latest version, visit the developer Rsms's GitHub repository (search for "rsms after-dark-flying-toasters") and check the releases page for the most current version available. If a native build has been released since these reports, downloading and installing the latest version will automatically replace the screensaver in your Library/Screen Savers folder. Keep checking the project's releases page periodically, as native Apple Silicon support is actively being worked on. The screensaver is not updated through the App Store or a vendor installer—it is installed by extracting the .saver bundle directly into ~/Library/Screen Savers/. Since this is a screensaver rather than a full application, there is no host app update mechanism beyond manually downloading the latest version from the developer.