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Install aerial with Homebrew Cask
Apple TV Aerial screensaver. Version 4.0.16 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Apple TV Aerial screensaver
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Project history and usage
Aerial is an open-source macOS screensaver and live-wallpaper application built around Apple's aerial footage and extensible video sources.
Project history
Aerial began in 2015 as a way to play Apple TV aerial footage on a Mac. The current project is maintained by Guillaume Louel; its official site links both the current repository and the original 2015 repository.
The modern application expanded beyond Apple's video catalog with user videos, live feeds, community expansions, overlays, playlists, multi-display layouts, and wallpaper operation. Aerial 4 moved distribution to an application containing a screensaver app extension for newer macOS releases.
Adoption history
The project says it has been maintained continuously since 2015. It evolved from a replacement Apple TV-style screensaver into a power-user tool with community video packs, per-display controls, overlays, playlists, and live-wallpaper support.
How it is used
Users install Aerial as a macOS application, select Apple or community footage, import personal videos, or configure live streams, then control screensaver and wallpaper playback from its menu-bar interface.
Aerial stores settings and cached content beneath `/Users/Shared/Aerial/`; deleting that directory resets settings and removes cached data.
Why package nerds care
Aerial is a prominent example of a macOS-native, open-source application distributed through Homebrew Cask. Its long evolution also tracks Apple's transition from the legacy `.saver` mechanism to modern app-extension-based screensavers.
Timeline
- 2015: The original Aerial project brought Apple TV aerial footage to macOS.
- 2026: Aerial 4 adopted an app-extension-based screensaver architecture and expanded native wallpaper functionality.
Related projects
- Apple TV aerial screensavers
- PaperSaver
- Sparkle
Sources
- Official FAQ and data-location guidance: https://aerialscreensaver.github.io/faq/
- Official project overview and history: https://aerialscreensaver.github.io/
- Official repository README: https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aerial. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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/Users/Shared/Aerial/
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version4.0.16
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerialnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:aerial |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/aerial |
| Homepage | https://aerialscreensaver.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial |
| Upstream docs | https://aerialscreensaver.github.io/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial/releases/download/v4.0.16/Aerial-4.0.16.zip |
| SHA-256 | 33a6b4008b9e4b6271daf0d450363fdbddb452fd3836ff81966ba5fa80ccbfe9 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | aerial |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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