[5] On some GNOME-based Linux distributions, GNOME Screensaver was used instead of the framework that is a part of XScreenSaver.

On these systems, the screen savers themselves still came from the XScreenSaver collection, GNOME Screensaver just provided the interface.

However, it no longer runs any screensavers and is more properly referred to as a screen blanker.

Compared to the front end included with XScreenSaver, GNOME Screensaver has a simplified interface but less customizability.

In addition, the inability to configure individual screensavers and the developers' response to this issue has been criticized by some users.