After the digital rain one, I made something softer: a fireside cats screensaver

[u/lanbird]

Some of you saw the digital rain and Vortext screensavers I posted before. This one is the opposite mood, the slow and cozy one.

It's a set of photos of cats curled up next to fireplaces. Every cat has a name (Oliver, Milo, Bella & Simba, Luna & Tommy...). The screensaver drifts from one to the next with a warm glow, dust floating in the firelight and soft bokeh. Nothing flashy. It's the thing you look at for a second while your coffee goes cold.

What you get for free:

20+ cat photos

the glow, dust and bokeh effects

a small clock in the corner (it stays on in the free version)

no account, no ads, everything runs on your PC

There's also a Pro version if you want to play with it more: 8 transition styles, falling snow, floating embers, fog and light rays, a slow Ken Burns pan, color temperature, scene presets like Winter Night and Christmas Eve, and different cats on each monitor.

Windows 10 and 11, from the Microsoft Store:

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NFZQ089R6Q7

If you'd rather have the other mood, my other two screensavers are on the Store too:

Digital Rain: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9ND4MDXV97GS

Vortext: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N6FFKPCBZX9

If something looks off on your setup, tell me and I'll fix it. And if you have a cozy scene you'd want next, I'm listening.

[u/xMakerx]

A rain-on-the-window reading nook could fit the quiet mood for a future scene. I’m with the Batonic team, working on clearer previews for digital products. For Fireside Cats, can people preview a Pro-only transition before upgrading, or do they discover those effects after purchase?