Quite simply, Screenstagram is a screensaver for your Mac. It consumes photos from the always engaging Instagram service, displaying them in a beautifully suited array on your idling screen. It can consume your friend’s Instagram photos or those otherwise highly-rated from across the Instagram community.

We wanted this, and so it is. That’s all. And now it can be yours. Made with Cinder.

Here’s a video demonstrating Screenstagram and how to install.

How do you install this?
First download the .dmg file above, by clicking the Mac Download button. Then check out this video that demonstrates how to do it.

The screen saver Preferences Panel says it won’t work with my OS X version. Why?
Currently Screenstagram is only compatible with Snow Leopard and up.

Do I need an Instagram account to use this?
No. If you don’t enter your Instagram credential it will just pull from the popular photo feed. If you do put in your Instagram creds it’ll grab your feed and photos for a more personalized experience.

Why is this only available for Snow Leopard?
Apple made drastic changes to the screen server engine in the upgrade between Snow Leopard and Leopard. We haven’t had a chance to pull the levers to allow this to run on Leopard yet. Hopefully we can one day.

This only shows photos on one screen, I’ve got a bunch. Is it broken?
No, it’s limited to one screen for the time being. This will be addressed in the next version.

How did you build this?
With Cinder!

It doesn’t work on my computer! It erased my hard drive! It became Skynet! What’s up?
Screen savers, man. They’re prickly beasts. Please see our disclaimer: “This software is offered as is, and we’re not responsible if you like destroy your computer with it or something”.

1.3
- First public launch.

1.3.1
- Fixed issue for users who had disabled Arial.

1.4
– Added option to hide usernames.
– Added option to not include public photos when you’ve authenticated.
– Speed increases.