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Aerial 4.1.11

One zip. Drag Aerial.app into /Applications, open it, and the setup assistant takes it from there.

Download Aerial 4.1.11

11 MB · Released November 10, 2026 · macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later
Apple Silicon and Intel

Or install with Homebrew

Aerial is on Homebrew. The cask installs the right build for your macOS: the current release on macOS 26 (Tahoe) and later, Aerial 4.0.16 on macOS 15 (Sequoia).

$ brew install aerial

Stable. The latest release.

Coming from Aerial 3? Open the app once after installing. It offers to move your downloaded videos over, then sets up the new screensaver and wallpaper for you.

Compatibility

  • Aerial 4.1.11: macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later
  • Apple Silicon and Intel
  • One display or many

Updates

Aerial updates itself through Sparkle. You can switch between the stable and beta channels in Settings › Auto Updates.

After installing

  1. Open Aerial.app from /Applications.
  2. The setup assistant asks three things: screensaver only, still wallpaper or live wallpaper; which overlay style you want; and whether Aerial should live in your menu bar or in the Dock. Everything can be changed later in Settings.
  3. Then pick what plays from the Video Library, or just let the Apple videos rotate.

Stuck? Check the FAQ, ask on Discord, or open an issue on GitHub.

On an older Mac?

Aerial 4.1.11 requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later. Aerial 4.0.16 is the last version for macOS 15 (Sequoia), and two much older builds are still around for Macs that can't run that either. Neither of those two is maintained.

Aerial 4.0.16 for macOS 15 (Sequoia)

The last release of the 4.0 line. It has the screensaver, the overlay editor, playlists, live feeds and your own videos, but not the native wallpaper extension, which needs macOS 26. Sparkle won't offer it the 4.1 update, so it stays put until you upgrade macOS.

Download Aerial 4.0.16 Release notes

Aerial Companion 1.5.2

For Macs that can't run macOS 15. This is the previous generation, from when the app and the screensaver were two separate pieces, hence the name.

Important: after installing, open its settings and disable auto-updates, otherwise it will offer you versions your Mac can't run.

Download Aerial Companion 1.5.2

Aerial 3.6.3 (.saver)

The standalone screensaver bundle from the original repository, for the oldest macOS versions.

No app and no auto-updates: you install the .saver from System Preferences.

Download Aerial 3.6.3

Direct download URLs (the same ones Sparkle uses):

Stable: https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial/releases/download/v4.1.11/Aerial-4.1.11.zip

macOS 15 (Sequoia): https://github.com/AerialScreensaver/Aerial/releases/download/v4.0.16/Aerial-4.0.16.zip