Want to set a custom image as screensaver

[grautela6]

Hi All,

Greetings

I am looking to set custom screensaver (Only 1 static image) in around 20 Macbooks enrolled in JAMF, I tried all the steps but nothing works so far.

We have machines with Sonoma, Monterey, Catalina, and BigSur.

[AJPinto]

What steps are included in the "all the steps" that you have tried? Knowing what you did and why did not work may help us help you.

I would suggest pushing the image to the devices with a package, and using a configuration profile to force that image as the screensaver. However, not all images will work as there are limitations. 

Side note: Get rid of anything running Catalina and Big Sur. Catalina was retired last August, and Big Sur will be retired this coming August. Never run an unsupported/patched operating system.

[howie_isaacks]

This has been a challenge for all of us setting screen savers in Sonoma. This thread is long but it will provide a lot of information for Sonoma. https://community.jamf.com/t5/jamf-pro/custom-screensavers-in-sonoma/m-p/310023#M269660

My final solution was to use a script that we were using for Ventura modified to use a different file path for the screen saver component that drives the slideshow and also a script from this Github repository. https://github.com/itjimbo/macOS-Screen-Saver-and-Wallpaper

When I finished this project I was even more against setting screen savers on our Macs. No one sits and stares at their screen when they're not using their Mac, and the best way to "save" a screen is to allow it to turn off when not in use.