If you’re tired of Apple’s default desktop wallpaper, here’s how to change it, either to another stock image or to a photo of your own. Time to dive into good old System Settings.

Selecting Apple’s default wallpapers. There are actually several ways to change the wallpaper or screensaver on your Mac, but the most straightforward method is by using the System Preferences menu.

If you would like to use one as your desktop wallpaper on a Mac, follow these instructions. It is also possible to create a Dynamic Desktop style effect, we’ll look at how to do that next.

If Apple's macOS wallpaper shifts from day to night shots too slowly for you, replace it with video. With just a little preparation, you could have a movie playing on your desktop all day.

I n the past, Apple users had to wait until it was time to upgrade their device to be graced with a new official wallpaper. But Apple has been a lot more generous of late, dropping all sorts of ...

While these are the official wallpapers, they’re not part of iOS 18, so you’ll have to swap them out manually for now. The iOS 26 wallpapers are available here, while the macOS 26 wallpapers ...

By the way, if the bug gets fixed and you fancy using one of the wallpapers that Apple released for the new range of iMacs released last month, you can. There just hidden deep in macOS 11.3.

If this is the case for you, here’s how you can turn “Click wallpaper to reveal desktop” off on macOS: Open the System Settings app Click on the Desktop & Dock menu ...

In the "Desktop & ‌Stage Manager‌" section, look for the option Click wallpaper to reveal desktop, then click Always and choose Only in ‌Stage Manager in the dropdown menu‌ instead. That's ...