xscreensaver-settings

xscreensaver-settings [--display host:display.screen] [--debug]

xscreensaver-settings is the graphical configuration tool for xscreensaver. It allows enabling/disabling individual screensavers, setting idle timeout, lock screen options, and display preferences.The interface has two main tabs: Display Modes for selecting and previewing screensavers, and Advanced for timing, locking, and power management settings. Changes are saved to ~/.xscreensaver.Key settings include idle timeout before blanking, lock screen delay, cycle time between screensavers, and whether to blank all monitors or run different screensavers on each.

--display host:display.screen

The X display to use for both the settings window and the controlled xscreensaver daemon

Print diagnostics to stderr

Blank After: Idle time before screen blanks.Cycle After: Time before switching screensavers.Lock Screen After: Grace period before password required.Power Management: Monitor power saving options.Mode: Disable, Blank Only, One Random, or Random.

Changes saved to ~/.xscreensaver file. GUI not available under Wayland (edit file manually). Requires xscreensaver daemon running. Previously called xscreensaver-demo.

xscreensaver-settings (formerly xscreensaver-demo) is the configuration GUI for xscreensaver, created by Jamie Zawinski in 1992. Xscreensaver became the most popular X11 screensaver, with hundreds of display modules developed over the years.

xscreensaver(1), xscreensaver-command(1)