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Editors’ Review

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Dream Aquarium Screensaver is a multimedia and screensaver & wallpaper tool that simulates a lively, realistic fish tank right on your desktop. With smooth animations, ambient sounds, and vivid details, it captures the peaceful beauty of aquatic life. The program appeals to users seeking a calming, interactive display while preventing their screens from going idle.

Dream Aquarium Screensaver offers a hypnotic, lifelike underwater experience with fluid animation and immersive visuals. Perfect for desktop enhancement or peaceful work breaks, it effortlessly transforms idle screens into a serene, calming aquatic escape that goes beyond simple aesthetic appeal.

Lifelike animation with calming charm

The visual quality of the program is its biggest strength. Fish swim fluidly, complete with subtle body movements and lighting effects that mimic real underwater behavior. The tank environment includes gentle bubble sounds and animated plants, giving it a nearly photo-realistic touch. While the default fish variety is somewhat limited, the overall presentation remains unmatched in realism compared to many similar tools.

Setting up the screensaver is quick and hassle-free, launching automatically when the system goes idle. Users can adjust basic settings like fish count, bubble sounds, and resolution through a simple interface. While it’s easy to use, it lacks deeper customization, such as tank decor or background changes. This simplicity works for casual users, but those wanting more personalization may find it somewhat limiting in the long run.

Dream Aquarium Screensaver performs smoothly across a wide range of systems, with minimal installation size and low CPU usage even during long idle periods. It avoids common pitfalls like ads, browser extensions, or bundled software, resulting in a clean install. However, it does fall short on multi-monitor support, as the visuals may not extend properly across screens, slightly limiting its appeal for users with advanced display setups.

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Dream Aquarium Screensaver 0/3
  • Pros

    • Realistic fish animation
    • Low system resource use
    • No bundled software
    • Easy to configure
  • Cons

    • Limited customization options
    • No multi-monitor support

Bottom Line

A beautiful break from routine

Dream Aquarium Screensaver delivers a peaceful and realistic visual escape that runs reliably on most systems. It remains one of the most immersive digital aquariums, thanks to its lifelike fish movement and ambient details. While the limited customization may leave some users wanting more, its ease of use, smooth performance, and polished presentation make it ideal for anyone seeking more than just a static or generic wallpaper experience.

What’s new in version 2.0

  • Improved fish movement algorithms for added realism
  • Updated compatibility for Windows 11 systems
  • Reduced CPU usage during extended idle periods
  • Fixed display issues on high-resolution monitors


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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 8
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 2000
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
2,069,651
Downloads Last Week
25

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3.8/5

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Developer’s Description

Disply a virtual aquarium with unsurpassed realism.
Created by an Academy Award winning visual effects artist, this next-generation virtual aquarium brings the beauty of a lush freshwater aquarium to your screen, complete with gently swaying plants, rippling light effects, and the most realistic fish movement and behavior of any virtual aquarium and screensaver. Watch as your amazing fish school together, chase each other, peck at object in the tank, or drop in some food and watch the feeding frenzy begin. Watch the feisty fiddler crab run after and try to catch nearby fish. Once you try Dream Aquarium you'll realize what all our fans and customers know--that no other aquarium screensaver even comes close to the beauty and realism of our product. Our free trial version lets you preview several of our species in action, and isn't loaded with toolbars, adware or any other garbage. We just do fish, and we do them well. Full version includes 27 fish species. Some species have randomly generated patterns, so each one you plop in your tank is unique. There's even a fish you can color yourself. Try it, we know you'll be hooked.

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