Standard Ebooks Screensaver
The Standard Ebooks screensaver shows new releases from Standard Ebooks, the volunteer project that takes public-domain texts and typesets them properly, gathered key-less by the pipeline from its Atom feed. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Standard Ebooks screensaver works
The background pipeline reads this from Standard Ebooks and saves a snapshot the saver loads.
New releases from Standard Ebooks, the volunteer project that takes public-domain texts and typesets them properly, gathered key-less by the pipeline from its Atom feed..
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
New releases from Standard Ebooks, the volunteer project that takes public-domain texts and typesets them properly, gathered key-less by the pipeline from its Atom feed.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Run
automation/run.py stdebooksto refresh the feed. - Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from Standard Ebooks and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.