The software downloads the most recent Astronomy Picture of the Day and applies it as your desktop wallpaper.
If you are a space enthusiast, you will love AstronomyPictureOfTheDay, a free Automator workflow that automatically downloads the latest image from the Astronomy Picture of the Day site and sets it as your desktop background. But wait, there's more! AstronomyPictureOfTheDay also saves old copies of the images in a folder within ~/Pictures to be used as screen saver images.
But that's not all; the last step in the workflow is to open the APOD page in your default web browser so you can read the description of the picture. Want a new picture downloaded every day? No problem. Just use iCal to schedule an event to run daily to open the application. Easy, right?
Meanwhile, when your screen saver is running and you come across an image you particularly love, don't worry about losing it. Just check the folder where this app saves old copies of images, and voila! You can use it as your desktop wallpaper as well. However, you may want to periodically clean out the screensaver picture folder to remove old pictures.
In summary, AstronomyPictureOfTheDay is a simple yet amazing app that will bring daily awe-inspiring images of the universe to your desktop and screensaver, providing excellent value and convenience for space enthusiasts. Try it out!
But that's not all; the last step in the workflow is to open the APOD page in your default web browser so you can read the description of the picture. Want a new picture downloaded every day? No problem. Just use iCal to schedule an event to run daily to open the application. Easy, right?
Meanwhile, when your screen saver is running and you come across an image you particularly love, don't worry about losing it. Just check the folder where this app saves old copies of images, and voila! You can use it as your desktop wallpaper as well. However, you may want to periodically clean out the screensaver picture folder to remove old pictures.
In summary, AstronomyPictureOfTheDay is a simple yet amazing app that will bring daily awe-inspiring images of the universe to your desktop and screensaver, providing excellent value and convenience for space enthusiasts. Try it out!
What's New
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