DropClock: The Most Aesthetically Pleasing Screen Saver I've Laid Eyes On

Updated 02/09/10 11:33 AM · Posted 04/11/08 3:00 AM by GeekSugar · 16 comments

It's been awhile since I've updated my screen saver. I guess I kinda got sick of the default ones which usually show random shapes flying all over your screen — headache much? Needless to say, I need a new one, so when I came across Dropclock, an ingenious and minimalistic screen saver, I knew I had to take it for a test drive. What's neat about DropClock is that it features a motion clock where every minute of real time is numerically expressed with a number dropping into water in slow-motion. Check out the video below to see what I mean. DropClock is available for download for both Mac and Windows operating systems.

DropClock: The Most Aesthetically Pleasing Screen Saver I've Laid Eyes On originally posted on Download of the Day

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BABBY - 4 years ago Report Comment

137MB download?! What on earth did they put in it?!

asilgrif - 4 years ago Report Comment

Eh. Not so much. Plus at 137MB I'm wondering what else they've put in there. I'm really leery about spyware.

Melissa June - 4 years ago Report Comment

I would like to try this out, but am a little challenged... how do you chose it as your default screensaver?

sweetpeabrina - 4 years ago Report Comment

Very cool!

zalary - 4 years ago Report Comment

i much prefer Fliqlo. a very clean and nice clock screensaver and only 1.17MB.

megnmac - 4 years ago Report Comment

I read about this in the Download Dispatch from download.com (mac version) - and had thought it sounded kinda cool... I have been using a flickr screensaver, so my screensaver is random pictures from flickr... but am considering switching to this... hm.

jasmint - 4 years ago Report Comment

I have the Fliqlo one as mentioned by zalary and I love it! I've actually gotten a lot of compliments for it.

macgirl - 4 years ago Report Comment

Yeah I'm going to have to say no to 137mb's for a helper app. Nothing like slowing the machine down. It is VERY pretty though. I don't think you could do something with realistic water rendering for much smaller though.

natali3nguyen - 4 years ago Report Comment

i agree. this is a lot better than the random shapes, but i don't think it's that great to sacrifice my computer speed

marcella - 4 years ago Report Comment

It is pretty! But, it kind of gives me a headache.

calamari - 4 years ago Report Comment

I love it!!! Three cheers for Helvetica!

calamari- noooooooooooooooo. Helvetica is the bane of my font troubleshooting life ;-)

Ha!!! That's funny Macgirl. Okay, three cheers for "Helvetica Neue" (I think there's only one version of that font floating around). Really though, it's too bad that you have to end up dealing with folks who don't manage their fonts better. Having 15 different versions of Helvetica open on your computer is going to slow it down more than a 137mb screensaver ;)

witchbaby - 4 years ago Report Comment

what about the Kaze screensaver?

novangel - 4 years ago Report Comment

137 MB dl? I just have to say...wow!

SiNT4X - 2 years ago Report Comment

137 MB is due to the fact that it contains the video files for the numbers. Processing an effect such as that water would require a BEAST of a computer - therefore, they simply used video files. It's legit - I've used it for about a year now.