Get started in 3 steps

1. Install. Open the .dmg you downloaded and drag BonneLoops into your Applications folder.
2. Open it. Launch BonneLoops from Applications. The first time, right-click the app icon → Open → Open (see note below).
3. Add your loop. Click + Add, choose the video you purchased, and enter your activation code (looks like BL-XXXX-XXXX). One purchase unlocks one loop.

"Unidentified developer" message? That's normal for a new app — just right-click the app icon → Open → Open. You only do this once.

So BonneLoops shows instead of your Mac's screen saver

Turn off your Mac's built-in screen saver so BonneLoops takes over when your computer is idle:

1. Apple menu → System Settings → Lock Screen.
2. Set "Start Screen Saver when inactive" to Never.
3. Set "Turn display off when inactive" to Never (or longer than your BonneLoops timer).

Then, in BonneLoops → Settings, choose your Idle screen saver time (for example 5 minutes). That's it — BonneLoops now starts when you step away.

Lock with your password when you step away

BonneLoops can lock your Mac when the screen saver ends, so your password is required to get back in. It uses your real Mac login — it never asks for, sees, or stores a password.

Turn it on:

1. In BonneLoops → Settings, tick "Require my Mac password after screen saver."
2. Then set your Mac to require the password: System Settings → Lock Screen → "Require password after screen saver begins or display is turned off" → Immediately.

What to expect (this is normal): when you come back and move the mouse, your screen goes black for about 5–6 seconds, then your usual Mac login screen appears asking for your password. The brief black screen is just your Mac turning the display off to lock it — nothing is wrong. Prefer no wait? You can always lock instantly yourself with Control + Command + Q.

A few quick things

• Keep your original video file. Your activation is tied to that exact file. If you move it, just add it again from its new location.
• It runs quietly in the menu bar so the idle timer keeps working even when the window is closed. To fully quit, click its menu-bar icon → Quit.
• Startup password (when your Mac restarts) is handled by macOS itself (FileVault / login settings), not BonneLoops.
• No sound. Loops play silently, the way a wallpaper should.