Familiar is here to revolutionize the way in which screensavers have always worked. What Familiar does is to create a socially programmed screensaver that will be shown to these Facebook contacts you want to have it shared with. You’re also the one who chooses the photos that will make this screensaver, and you can pick them either by using a desktop app (available for free), or by importing them one by one from your albums on services like Facebook, Flickr and Picassa. And once all the images have been selected, then you can mark down the ones you like best, and have these displayed most of the time. Alternatively, you can turn in a “Shuffle” option and have all your images displayed in random order.

As a service, Familiar couldn’t come at a better time. You’d be hard-pressed to find a month in which more pictures are taken and shared than December. And with support for services like Instagram and mobile devices on the agenda, Familiar might as well become one of the most interesting ways to share pictures with your friends and loved ones in 2012.

Familiar.com In Their Own Words

Turn your computer into a social picture frame.

Some Questions About Familiar.com

How many pictures can a Familiar screensaver hold?