betterlockscreen

Lock screen

$ betterlockscreen -l

$ betterlockscreen -u path/to/image.png

$ betterlockscreen -l pixel --text "Custom text"

$ betterlockscreen --off 5 -l

betterlockscreen [OPTIONS]

betterlockscreen is a minimal lock screen wrapper for i3lock. It provides a simple and visually pleasing lock screen with customizable background images and effects.

-l, --lock [effect]

Lock the screen (effects: dim, blur, dimblur, pixel)

Update lock screen background image

Display custom text on lock screen

Turn off monitor after specified seconds

Set desktop wallpaper

Requires i3lock-color and imagemagick. Background images are cached for faster locking. First-time setup requires running -u to generate cached images.

betterlockscreen is a wrapper script enhancing i3lock with blur and pixel effects.

i3lock(1), xscreensaver(1)