Mr-MRF-Dev / Py-Screen-Saver

A simple Screen Saver App Made with Python.

🖥️ Py Screen Saver

A simple screen saver app made with Python Tk that displays a clock in the center of the screen.

📥 Installation

1. Clone Code

   use Git on your system

   git clone https://github.com/Mr-MRF-Dev/Py-Screen-Saver.git

   or use GitHub CLI

   gh repo clone Mr-MRF-Dev/Py-Screen-Saver

2. Change your directory.

   cd Py-Screen-Saver

3. Install tkinter and pyinstaller ( by using requirements.txt )

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create exe File

   cd src

   pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --windowed  .\main.py

5. Change File Format to scr

   cd dist

   ren main.exe main.scr

6. Move the file to C:/windows/system32 (Administrator access is required)

   mv main.scr C:/windows/system32

7. Install the new screen saver (with registry):

    reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v SCRNSAVE.EXE /t REG_SZ /d C:\Windows\system32\main.scr /f

   reg add flags: /v <Valuename>, /t <Type>, /d <Data>, /f Adds the registry entry without prompting for confirmation. More about reg command

Done :)

💡 Tips

• To see all screen savers:

  dir c:\windows\system32\*scr

• You can adjust the duration of the screen timeout (600 sec):

  reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v ScreenSaveTimeOut /t REG_SZ /d 600 /f

• Also, you don't need to rename the file to 'scr' extension. Instead, you can directly install the file with the 'exe' extension.

  reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v SCRNSAVE.EXE /t REG_SZ /d C:\Windows\system32\main.exe /f

🤝 Contributing

we welcome any contributions you may have. If you're interested in helping out, fork the repository and create an Issue and PR.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.