---
name: "xfce4-screensaver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfce4-screensaver"
version: "4.20.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xfce4-screensaver"
---

# xfce4-screensaver(1)

The Xfce Desktop Screensaver and Locker

## NAME

xfce4-screensaver - The Xfce Desktop Screensaver and Locker

## SYNOPSIS

**xfce4-screensaver \[OPTIONS\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Xfce Screensaver is the default screen saver and locker for the Xfce Desktop. It is designed with simplicity and security in mind. **xfce4-screensaver** integrates well with the Xfce desktop, and it supports User Switching and the ability to lock down configuration settings.

## OPTIONS

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use.

-

  - **--debug**

  Enable debugging messages for **xfce4-screensaver**

- **--version**

  Output version information and exit.

- **-h, --help**

  Print standard command line options.

- **--help-all**

  Print all command line options.

This program also accepts the standard GTK options.

## BUGS

### Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:

https://bugzilla.xfce.org

## AUTHORS

### xfce4-screensaver is maintained by:

```
Sean Davis <bluesabre@xfce.org>
Simon Steinbeiss <ochosi@xfce.org>
```

### This Man Page has been updated for the Xfce Desktop Environment by:

Sean Davis \<bluesabre@xfce.org\> (2018)

## HISTORY

### gnome-screensaver was written by William Jon McCann \<mccann@jhu.edu\>

### This manual page was originally written by Sven Arvidsson \<sa@whiz.se\> (2007)

## SEE ALSO

### Further information may also be available at: https://docs.xfce.org/

[**xfce4-screensaver-command**(1)](/xfce4-screensaver-command/1.md), [**xfce4-screensaver-preferences**(1)](/xfce4-screensaver-preferences/1.md), [**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md)