---
name: "driftclouds"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "xscreensaver"
version: "6.15-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/driftclouds"
---

# driftclouds(6)

little fluffy clouds.

## NAME

driftclouds - little fluffy clouds.

## SYNOPSIS

**driftclouds** \[--display *host:display.screen*\] \[--visual *visual*\] \[--window\] \[--root\] \[--delay *number*\] \[--speed *number*\] \[--scale *number*\] \[--fps\]

## DESCRIPTION

Clouds. Little fluffy clouds.

## OPTIONS

- **--visual *visual***

  Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

- **--window**

  Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

- **--root**

  Draw on the root window.

- **--delay *number***

  Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds).

- **--speed *number***

  Animation speed.  2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.

- **--scale *number***

  Resolution.  0.1 - 1.0.  Default: 1.0.

- **--fps \| --no-fps**

  Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

- **XENVIRONMENT**

  to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE\_MANAGER property.

- **XSCREENSAVER\_WINDOW**

  The window ID to use with *--root*.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1), [**xscreensaver**(1)](/xscreensaver/1.md), **https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4tdSWr**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2016 by drift. Anyone and everyone who wishes to use this shader I give my permission to use it in any way that you choose. Credit would be nice but I won't insist on it.

## AUTHOR

drift.