Lastly, there is the Minimal theme, a decidedly monochromatic take that I imagine will look just as good on the silver M1 iMac as it does the space gray MacBook Pro. As its name implies, Soft Tones is a softer, more pastel-like theme, which features colored text for less contrast. The “hello” text on the Spectrum theme is always white, providing a nice contrast between the background color and foreground text. Colors consists of similar colors that you’ll see on the new iMac, including orange, blue, yellow, and pink. The default Spectrum theme is the one that provides the most visual pop, as it consists of white text on a bright colored background. Hello features three distinct themes: Soft Tones, Spectrum, and Minimal. Let’s briefly break down what each option allows. The Hello screen saver includes three different options: Theme, Languages, and Match System Appearance. What’s really cool is that the screen saver features several configurable options to adjust the look. Select the Hello screen saver, and click preview to see a preview of it in action. Subscribe to 9to5mac on YouTube for more videos

Video: new Hello screen saver for macOS 11.3 Watch our video below if you need additional guidance. Keep in mind that the Hello screen saver requires macOS 11.3, so if you try to install it on an earlier version of macOS, you’ll be met with an error telling you that 11.3 is required. Once verified, the screen saver will be installed and available in System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Saver → Screen Saver.

You’ll be prompted to verify the install using your administrator password. Rename the Hello.saver to Hellocopy.saver and then double-click it to install. From there, it’s just a matter of visiting the following location in Finder: /System/Library/Screen Savers/ and copying the Hello.screen saver to your desktop. To use the new Hello screen saver, you’ll first need to be running the macOS 11.3 RC. Watch our hands-on video for more details.

The new Hello screen saver is available in macOS 11.3 RC, and can run on any M1 Mac (or Intel Mac) with a little bit of finessing.

New M1 iMacs will ship with a new screen saver in macOS 11.3 RC entitled Hello, a not-so-subtle homage to the original Macintosh, and to the original iMac.

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