Axialis Professional Screensaver Producer

There are hundreds of programs out there for creating screensavers, but this has to be one of the most comprehensive. You can create a multitude of different types - sprite, Flash, video or FLI/FLC (a common 3D animation format) based, or slideshow style screensavers.

The program is very easy to use, although it does appear rather daunting at first, what with its huge array of buttons. Overcome this, though, and you'll soon be whizzing through the creation process.

The program's interface will be familiar to most, closely mimicking Windows Explorer. You view, create, edit and compile your screensavers in separate windows within this Explorer-type interface.

As you would expect, all the images, graphics, animations and other content you wish to use in your screensavers have to be designed elsewhere, and Axialis is simply used to piece everything together. Should you wish to, you can make use of the various media provided with the program.

Screensavers can be compiled either as a plain screensaver file (.scr) for placing in the Windows system folder, or as a self-executable file for distribution. The latter option installs itself in the same manner as a normal program, and is ideal for distributing your screensaver or offering as a download.

Although not for the beginner, this is great for those with some experience. If you want something truly simple, try Fandango 2.