Change background wallpaper and screen saver

You can personalise your Chromebook with a custom wallpaper for your desktop.

Important: If you use your Chromebook at work or school, your administrator might not let you change your wallpaper. If you can't change your wallpaper, contact your administrator for more help.

Choose a background wallpaper

1. Right-click your desktop.
2. Select Set Wallpaper & style.
3. Select Wallpaper.
4. Select one of the images to set as your wallpaper. You can also select the wallpaper to change daily or refresh.
   • To choose a wallpaper with a light or dark theme, select Radiance.
   • To set a custom wallpaper with an image downloaded to your Chromebook, select My Images.
   • To use a personal photo saved in your Google Photos, select Google Photos.

Tips:

• If you select an image from a shared album, others can still add or edit photos within the album while the album is used for wallpapers.
• You can leave light or dark theme on auto with your Chromebook Plus and it'll change to match the time of day.
• You can also use wallpapers that change to match the time with Chromebook Plus. Learn more about Chromebook Plus.

Customise your wallpaper accent features

To create unique themes for your device, you can customise your accent colours to match your wallpapers. The accent colours also adjust to the light and dark modes.

1. Right-click on your desktop.
2. Select Set Wallpaper & style.
3. Under 'Accent colours', turn Use colour sets that match your wallpaper on or off.
4. Select one of the colour schemes.

Use the same wallpaper across multiple Chromebooks

1. At the bottom right, select the time.
2. Select Settings .
3. In the 'Accounts' section, select Sync and Google services.
4. Select Manage what you sync.
5. Choose what you want to sync. To use all the same settings, including wallpaper, on every Chromebook that you sign in to, turn on Sync everything.

Change the screen saver background

Important: School and work accounts can't access the screen saver option.

1. Right-click your desktop.
2. Select Set Wallpaper and style.
3. Select Screensaver.
4. To turn on the screen saver, on the right, select the switch. 
5. Underneath ‘Screensaver animation’, select Feel the breeze or Float on by to have your photos displayed and animated within simulated frames. 
6. To choose an album to set as your screen saver, select Google Photos or Art gallery.

Tips:

• If you turn on the screen saver, the display stays on while the device charges. Your Chromebook doesn't go to sleep.
• If you select an image from a shared album, others can still add or edit photos within the album while the album is used for screensavers.
• Each Chromebook Plus Dawn to Dark wallpaper comes with its paired screensaver, which animates throughout the day.
  • If you select the image source, you can choose from two screensavers.

Fix problems changing wallpapers

If you're having trouble setting your wallpaper, make sure the image is in a supported format (.png or .jpg).

If you use your Chromebook at work or school, your administrator might not let you change your wallpaper. If you can't change your wallpaper, contact your administrator for more help.