All Mac settings
Settings Pathfinder · Mac
Wallpaper
Chooses the wallpaper shown on your desktop.
In macOS 26
System Settings then Wallpaper
“Go to the System Settings app on your Mac. Click Wallpaper in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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macOS 14 and later
System Settings then Wallpaper
Checked against Apple's User Guides from macOS 14 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Customize the wallpaper on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 14.0
- 1 Customize the wallpaper on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 15.0
- 1 Customize the wallpaper on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Customize the wallpaper on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide