XKCD Starfield
The XKCD Starfield screensaver is based on issue #1229 of the XKCD webcomic, titled "Screensaver". The strip is based on the classic Starfield Simulation screensaver for Windows, also known as "Flying Through Space". This screensaver copies the idea of the comic that one of the stars is bound to hit the camera at some point. Every once in a while, a star will collide with the "camera" and the signal is lost until the screensaver is restarted.
Free 
10.83-27.72 MB 
for Windows, Mac 
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| Subject | Replies | Last post |
| XKCD Starfield Screensaver Needs Update From 32-bit version to 64-bit version For Mac | 1 | 4 years ago |
| XKCD Starfield doesn't work on OSX10.13 | 1 | 6 years ago |
Anti-virus report for XKCD Starfield
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| Virus scanner | XKCD_Starfield_Screensaver_WIN.exe | XKCD_Starfield_Screensaver.app.zip |
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| Last scanned | 3 weeks ago | 1 week ago |
We have 2 files for "XKCD Starfield"
- XKCD_Starfield_Screensaver_WIN.exe (Windows)
- XKCD_Starfield_Screensaver.app.zip (Mac)
| File report #1 | |
|---|---|
| File name | XKCD_Starfield_Screensaver_WIN.exe |
| Target system | Microsoft Windows |
| File size | 27.72 MB (29,064,678 bytes) |
| File type | Portable Executable (EXE) |
| Anti-virus | |
| Detection ratio | 0/15 (0%) View report |
| Popularity | |
| Total downloads | 692 |
| Last downloaded | 1 week ago |
| File verification | |
| MD5 | 11f89dedb195054a9be42fe18ceb0925 |
| SHA1 | 69bc36e518d39f43ba68c5129b0c18b8fc541031 |
| SHA256 | dee71ec6c8ac941cb4eb120e5de6c9064bc2df94241bd93aaa4b5ec8f47bf41f |
| File report #2 | |
|---|---|
| File name | XKCD_Starfield_Screensaver.app.zip |
| Target system | Apple Mac |
| File size | 10.83 MB (11,360,616 bytes) |
| File type | ZIP archive |
| Anti-virus | |
| Detection ratio | 0/15 (0%) View report |
| Popularity | |
| Total downloads | 955 |
| Last downloaded | 17 hours ago |
| File verification | |
| MD5 | 35c1fe65a1ca644b9fd781c1a461f0f8 |
| SHA1 | 29a5e9a75cd1b7d57072aeb570e220596bd0a1ac |
| SHA256 | b10395b252f5a11c7a96f706816f360655ba0e857c89ad64c8981424ebee303d |
User reviews (2)
Please make this available for MacOS Big Sur! (had to rate it, so +5 for concept, -3 for not being updated)
This great screensaver must be updated from a 32-version to a 64-bit version, or it will lose its functionality on Mac computers. Would you please upgrade the Mac xkcd screensaver? It is the closest screensaver to the old Windows “Flying Through Space” screensaver that is usable on a Mac. The original xkcd screensaver is still Version 1 and has never been updated. The time is now. - Please!
