Backgrounds For Mac

Jun 04, 2019  For all the Mac fans out there, especially Windows users. You will love these amazing distinctive default wallpaper found in Mac OSX. Beginning with the simple abstract designs of 10.1 through the various celestial images of more recent releases, they have always been very eye-catching. Here we present you desktop backgrounds that you can download for free in different sizes. These desktop backgrounds work very well for all Windows 7, Windows 8 and Wndows 10 computers as well as for Apple Mac OS computers and MacBooks. Find and download the best Mac Wallpapers. Free Full Resolution Wallpapers for iMac, Retina MacBook Pro, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

Change your desktop picture from System Preferences

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences.
  2. Click Desktop & Screen Saver.
  3. From the Desktop pane, select a folder of images on the left, then click an image on the right to change your desktop picture.
Backgrounds For Mac

In macOS Mojave or later, you can also choose from Dynamic Desktop images, which automatically change throughout the day based on the time of day in your location.

Add a folder of your own images

To add a folder of your own images, click the add button (+) below the list of folders, then choose the folder that contains your images.

Backgrounds For Mac

For best results, choose images that are stored on your startup disk. Images stored on a different disk might not load reliably after restarting your Mac, depending on how quickly the other disk becomes available after startup.

Change your desktop picture from Photos

  1. Open the Photos app.
  2. If you're using multiple displays, drag the Photos window over the desktop that you want to change.
  3. Control-click (or right-click) the image that you want to use.
  4. Select Share from the shortcut menu, then choose Set Desktop Picture from the submenu.

Change your desktop picture from the Finder

  1. From a Finder window or your desktop, locate the image file that you want to use.
  2. Control-click (or right-click) the file, then choose Set Desktop Picture from the shortcut menu. If you're using multiple displays, this changes the wallpaper of your primary display only.
Backgrounds For Mac

If you don't see Set Desktop Picture in the shortcut menu, you should see a submenu named Services instead. Choose Set Desktop Picture from there.

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  • If Location Services is turned off, Dynamic Desktop images change throughout the day based on the time zone selected in Date & Time preferences, not based on your specific location.
  • You can use these image formats for desktop pictures: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PICT.
  • For more information about the settings in Desktop preferences, click in the corner of the Desktop preferences window.