It’s not that I’m a lover of minimalism. Not at least to an extreme level. However, there are areas where I like this to prevail and my Mac screensaver is one of them. I spend most of the day in front of it, but when I don’t and I keep it, I like that it has a pleasant and useful view in the form of a clock screensaver.
To do this, I vary between two different styles, with a digital clock of those classics that we find in many offices and, on the other hand, with a more analog clock with a particular design that recalls those of the manufacturer Iskra. Downloading and configuring them is very simple. And what’s more, it’s free.
Download the Fiqlo watch, a classic that never fails
Fiqlo’s is by no means a new screensaver for Mac. In fact, in the Applesfera archives we already talked about it in 2008. It remains exactly the same and that’s not a negative thing either. It’s a classic that does what it’s supposed to do: show the time and do it with a simple desktop design.
Steps to download it They couldn’t be simpler. All you have to do is go to the Fiqlo website and in the downloads section, click on “Download” where the file for Mac is offered. Of course, as they warn, its latest version is only compatible from macOS Sonoma.
Once downloaded, we must open the dmg file and, in the pop-up window that opens, double-click on the ‘Fiqlo.saver’ file. Then we will be asked if we want to install it only on our user or on all. You choose there.
How to set up Fiqlo screensaver on Mac
Once the screen saver is installed, it’s time to configure it. There are no strange procedures here, since you must follow the usual steps. If you don’t remember them or have simply forgotten, we remind you that they are:
- Open “System Settings” on your Mac.
- Go to the “Screen Saver” section.
- Scroll down to the “Other” section at the bottom of the section.
- By swiping to the right you will find Fiqlo’s. Click on it.
- Now, at the top and with Fiqlo established, you can click on “Options” to choose the clock format.
NOW, to make the screen saver visible You will need to make sure that you have set it up correctly and that the screen will not go to sleep or turn off. This is also done from the “System Settings”, in this case by entering the “Lock screen” section and setting the time options there. You should also disable the “Show big clock” option when using the screen saver, to prevent the time from being duplicated.
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