2024—macOS Sequoia 15

Add a personal touch

Make your MacBook Pro your own by changing the wallpaper, customizing your desktop, and more.

Change the wallpaper. Choose what your Mac looks like. Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Wallpaper, then choose the wallpaper you want. You can select the same image as both your wallpaper and screensaver or select a different image for each.

Add widgets to your desktop. Keep your favorite apps front and center. Add a Photos widget to your desktop to see photos from an album or a memory or add a Podcasts widget to keep your favorite shows on queue. Click the date or time at the top right of the screen to open Notification Center, then click Add Widgets to open the widget gallery to add, remove, or rearrange widgets. Drag new widgets anywhere on your desktop or in Notification Center.

Make a Memoji. Create a Memoji to represent yourself across apps, including in the login window on your Mac, as your Apple Account picture, and as your My Card in Contacts. Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Users & Groups, click the picture next to your login name. Click Memoji, then click to select and compose a facial image. See Change your login picture and Create your Memoji in Messages.

Set up multiple desktops. Use Mission Control to set up multiple spaces to work and play in. To create a space, enter Mission Control by pressing on the top row of your keyboard and click the Add Desktop button . You can drag windows from one space to another and add or delete spaces as you work. See Work in multiple spaces.

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