Free for Mac
The news on your Mac’s screen saver
When your Mac sits idle, baba News fills the screen with the day’s top stories, one after another. An office Mac or a laptop left open at home becomes a quiet news display.
Download for MacFree, with no account. Signed by ZipLyne LLC and notarized by Apple.
On a phone? Screen mode in the baba News app does the same on an iPhone, iPad or Android. Get the app
Set it up
Open the download
Double-click the zip file, then open baba News Screensaver. Drag it to Applications first if you want to keep it.
Install the screen saver
Click Install screen saver. The app adds it to your Mac and opens System Settings.
Choose baba News
On macOS 26, open Wallpaper, then Screen Saver, and pick baba News under Other. On macOS 14 and 15 it is in System Settings under Screen Saver.
Your Mac starts the screen saver after the time set in System Settings, under Lock Screen.
Make it yours
Click Options next to the screen saver in System Settings.
A screen that stays on
The app can also show the news in a window that fills a display and keeps it awake. Use it for a second monitor at the office, a screen in a shop, or a laptop left open over Shabbat. Press Escape to close it.
Questions
Does it cost anything?
No. It is free and needs no account.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later, with Apple silicon or Intel.
Is it safe to install?
The app is signed by ZipLyne LLC, the company behind baba News, and notarized by Apple, which checks it before macOS will open it.
Chrome says the file isn’t commonly downloaded
Chrome says that about any new file it has not seen many people download yet, and stops once it has. Choose Download suspicious file to keep it; macOS then checks Apple’s approval again when you open the app. Safari does not show this warning.
Where do the stories come from?
The same place as news.itsbaba.com: Israel’s newsrooms, translated and grouped into stories, with the front page’s top stories first. It refreshes by itself.
How do I remove it?
In Finder, choose Go, then Go to Folder, type ~/Library/Screen Savers and delete baba News.saver. Then drag the app to the Trash.