Two ways to bring Christmas to a screen. Cinematic is made from real footage: a decorated fireplace, a living room by the tree, a town square with a giant Christmas tree, a mountain village at night, a street lamp in heavy snowfall, and three skies of northern lights over a forest, a valley and pines. Lay light snow or a blizzard over the scene, frost the edges of the glass, frame it with twinkling string lights, or add bokeh and gold sparkle. Over the outdoor scenes Santa’s sleigh crosses the sky every minute or so, with a shooting star now and then. Sound brings a crackling fire, winter wind, distant church bells and footsteps in the snow; Music plays gentle piano and a music box.
Cartoon is the original: endless snowfall drawn live over a deep-blue winter night, flakes at three depths with a soft parallax, trees, a moon and an optional aurora. It never loops and is easy on OLED screens all evening. Either way, click for fullscreen and put it on the living-room TV while the presents are being wrapped.
What people use it for
Holiday TV ambience
Put the fireplace or the living room by the tree on a smart TV for a cozy background during dinners and gift exchanges, with the fire crackling and soft music on.
Office & shop windows
A monitor facing a window with the town square or falling snow in fullscreen is instant seasonal decoration for storefronts and receptions.
Winter focus screen
The street lamp in heavy snow or the northern lights at low brightness on a second monitor are calm to look at while you work.
Frequently asked questions
Does the snow loop?
In Cartoon, no: flakes are generated in real time, so the snowfall never repeats. Cinematic scenes are real video clips looped with a soft crossfade, so there is no visible jump at the loop point, and the snow layers on top move on their own cycle.
Can I adjust the scene?
Yes. In Cartoon, pick light, classic or blizzard snow, switch the sky to pure black for OLED TVs, hide the trees or turn on the aurora. In Cinematic, choose one of eight scenes and toggle snow, blizzard, frosted glass, the lights frame, bokeh, sparkle and Santa’s sleigh.
Is there sound or music?
Only if you switch it on. Sound gives each Cinematic scene its own ambience: fire, wind, church bells, footsteps and sleigh bells. In Cartoon it is a quiet wind with sleigh bells now and then. Music plays soft piano and a music box, one after the other, in either style.
Will it work on my smart TV?
Any TV with a web browser can open blankscreen.io directly; otherwise cast a browser tab from your laptop or phone. The Cinematic footage is 1080p and loads a few megabytes per scene, so Wi-Fi is best.