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StarMessage screensaver download for Windows and MacOS

https://github.com/starmessage/StarMessage-screensaver

Shows the moon at its current phase, lets you write messages with the stars of the night sky and much more (read below).

• Website: https://www.StarMessageSoftware.com/moonscreensaver

Download the free (Lite edition)

• On Windows:
  • Download the Windows screensaver setup.
  • If you cannot run the normal automated setup, you can also simply extract the screensaver files from the portable zip to the SysWOW64 folder. See instructions below.
• On MacOS (Mac, Macbook):
  • Download the MacOS screensaver DMG image.

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Features

• View the current (today's) moon phase, together with other moon information.
• Get reminders of upcoming new moons and full moons.
• Write messages and wishes in the stars of the night sky; twinkling stars will move around to shape your message.
• Make a wish on a shooting star.
• Read inspiring quotes of wisdom, love, peace and humor; more quotes in the paid version.
• Listen to calming sounds of nature.
• Use it as a clock screensaver, with the digital clock option.
• Adjust the power settings to keep the computer awake for the next X hours.
• Free lite edition.
• Windows 10 screensaver compatible (and all older Windows versions, down to WindowsXP).
• MacOS screensaver compatible.
• Apple store screensaver edition is also available.

For Windows users: How to manually install the screensaver files instead of using the automated setup.

1. Like the case of the screensaver setup package, to follow this procedure you still need to have administrator permissions or know the admin's password.

2. All the files of StarMessage are contained in the zip file "starmessage-portable.zip". Download it from here.

3. Extract it on a new folder on the desktop.

4. Next, You will now need to copy the files to the "SysWOW64" or the "System32" folder of your computer.
   If you have a 64 bit version of Windows, all the files must be copied to the "SysWOW64" folder.
   If you have a 32 bit version of Windows, all the files must be copied to the "System32" folder.

   1. Open the "Run" window by pressing on your keyboard the Windows Logo key and the [R] key at the same time.

   2. In the "Open:" field,
      for 64 bit Windows type: %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\
      for 32 bit Windows type: %SystemRoot%\System32\
      and press Ok.

   3. This will open the Windows explorer at the destination folder.

   4. Copy the files from the folder created at step (3) into the destination folder (SysWOW64 or System32).

5. Go back to the source folder of step (3).

6. Right-click on the StarMessage.scr file (the one with the black sky icon) and in the pop-up menu, select "Install".

7. This will open the control panel where you can select StarMessage as the default screensaver and set the idle time to start the screensaver, for example in 5 minutes.

8. You are done!