VideoToScreensaver v1.7

Windows Installer (If you don't have the app)

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Windows Updater (If you already have the app)

• Open the app
• Select Update App
• Wait for the new update to install

Updates

• Fixed the in-app uninstall flow so the button closes the app and launches the installed unins000.exe uninstaller reliably.
• Fixed Install as Screensaver so the elevated install path does not reopen the app UI as a second window.
• Fixed managed screensaver install refresh so successful installs are validated and immediately appear in the managed list.
• Moved per-screensaver config into %LOCALAPPDATA%\VideoToScreensaver\Screensavers\... so Save Settings no longer needs repeated admin elevation.
• Updated uninstall cleanup so the app removes its own %LOCALAPPDATA%\VideoToScreensaver files before launching the uninstaller.
• Fixed mouse-wheel scrolling for the main page while keeping the managed-screensaver list scroll behavior intact.
• Restored balanced left/right page spacing in the main app layout.
• Strengthened Windows dark title-bar requests so supported systems are more likely to show a dark caption bar.
• Bumped app version to v1.7.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.6.2

Windows Installer (If you don't have the app)

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Windows Updater (If you already have the app)

• Open the app
• Select Update App
• Wait for new update to be installed

Updates

• Added dark native title bar support on supported Windows versions so the app window matches the dark UI more closely.
• Refreshed the packaged app icon from the updated source artwork.
• Fixed app-settings detection so installed builds correctly enable the app-management actions when available.
• Bumped app version to v1.6.2.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.6.1

Windows Installer (If you don't have the app)

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Windows Updater (If you already have the app)

• Open the app
• Select Update App
• Wait for new update to be installed

Updates

• Fixed in-app uninstall detection so installed builds correctly recognize the Windows uninstall entry even when the registry display name includes a version suffix.
• Fixed Uninstall App launching so the app starts the registered Windows uninstall command reliably.
• Rebuilt release artifacts for v1.6.1.
• Bumped app version to v1.6.1.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.6

Windows Installer (If you don't have the app)

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Windows Updater (If you already have the app)

• Open the app
• Select Update App
• Wait for new update to be installed

Updates

• Reworked installed screensavers so they are copied into the Windows screensaver directory instead of relying on the app install folder.
• Switched the packaged app to a standalone --onefile build so installed .scr files can run independently.
• Added per-screensaver storage under %ProgramData% for managed video/config data used by installed screensavers.
• Split the main flow into Install as Screensaver for default install and Save Settings for updating the active managed screensaver.
• Added Set selected active in the managed screensaver list and expanded list support to include legacy app-created screensavers.
• Updated preview behavior so selected-source previews use the current behavior settings and exit on Esc or timeout.
• Refined the dark UI with section reordering, button-state improvements, and clearer settings actions.
• Bumped app version to v1.6.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.5

Windows Installer (If you don't have the app)

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Windows Updater (If you already have the app)

• Open the app
• Select Update App
• Wait for new update to be installed

Updates

• Simplified the main UI action flow by removing the duplicate footer Apply, OK, and Cancel buttons.
• Added a dedicated Install as Screensaver action in the main controls row so install is triggered from a single obvious place.
• Renamed the settings launcher button to Open Settings for a shorter, clearer label.
• Reworked install status text and next-step prompts so they match the updated button layout.
• Bumped app version to v1.5.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.4

Windows Installer (If you don't have the app)

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Windows Updater (If you already have the app)

• Open the app
• Select Update App
• Wait for new update to be installed

Updates

• Updater now launches in hidden PowerShell mode so no Command Prompt window needs to be manually closed.
• Updated elevated updater launch settings to keep post-UAC execution cleaner and background-only.
• Bumped app version to v1.4.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.3

Windows Installer (If you don't have the app)

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Windows Updater (If you already have the app)

• Open the app
• Select Update App
• Wait for new update to be installed

Updates

• Reworked the app UI to use themed ttk controls and grouped sections for cleaner layout.
• Improved control alignment so related labels and inputs stay visually paired.
• Replaced raw timeout-seconds entry with a Wait (minutes) input in the main settings row.
• Added a standard footer action row with OK, Cancel, and Apply.
• Updater now supports elevation flow (UAC prompt) when install folder write access requires admin rights.
• Added clearer status messaging when launching elevated updater mode.
• App version is now sourced from src/version.py (single source of truth).
• Installer version now comes from the app version at build time (build_installer.ps1 passes AppVersion into Inno Setup).
• Inno Setup script now uses version preprocessor variables, reducing version mismatch risk.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.2

Windows Installer

• Option 1: Install (new users)
  • Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
  • Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.
• Option 2: Update (existing users)
  • Open VideoToScreensaver.
  • Click Update App and follow the prompts to update in place.

Updates

• Added an in-app Update App button so users can update in place without reinstalling.
• App now checks the latest GitHub release, downloads the zip asset, applies the update, and restarts automatically.
• Improved runtime asset sync to handle file/folder path collisions more safely during updates.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.1

Windows Installer

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Updates

• Updated post-install instructions in the app to tell users to confirm "<yourfilename>_vts.scr" is selected in Screen Saver Settings (instead of VideoToScreensaver).

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.

VideoToScreensaver v1.0

Windows Installer

• Download VideoToScreensaver-Setup.exe from this release.
• Run the installer and launch VideoToScreensaver from Start Menu.

Highlights

• Turn local videos into a real Windows screensaver from a simple UI.
• One-click install as active screensaver.
• Video fit modes: contain, cover, stretch.
• Multi-monitor playback support (same video on all monitors, per-monitor fit).
• Preview mode from inside the app.
• Managed screensaver list with delete options.
• Auto-cleanup of copied video files when their screensaver is removed and no longer referenced.

Notes

• Windows only.
• Unsigned build: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.