This New App Brings 1990s 'After Dark' Screen Savers to Modern macOS

<img alt="" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1061666" height="90" src="https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2026/08/Afterglow.jpg" width="160" />As noted <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/08/27/afterglow">by <em>Daring Fireball</em>'s John Gruber</a>, developer Jeff Halter has released a new <a href="https://morphing.cloud/afterglow/">Afterglow app</a> that allows you to run classic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(software)">After Dark</a> screen savers on modern macOS versions. <br /> <br /> "Afterglow is an emulator built specifically for running After Dark modules -- the original 68k module code, not a remake or port -- with no dependencies on ROMs or classic Mac OS," said Halter, who has <a href="https://morphing.cloud/">several fun nostalgic projects</a>, such as After Dark space shooter Lunacy and HyperCard player Stacks.<br />This article, &quot;<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/28/after-dark-screen-savers-on-modern-macos/">This New App Brings 1990s &#039;After Dark&#039; Screen Savers to Modern macOS</a>&quot; first appeared on <a href="https://www.macrumors.com">MacRumors.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/this-new-app-brings-1990s-after-dark-screen-savers-to-modern-macos.2488134/">Discuss this article</a> in our forums<br /><br />