Can I change the login screen wallpaper on macOS Ventura? It's simply staggering that users must abide the jarring login screen image first introduced in Monterey. It remains. For a company so committed to design and user experience, this is both sloppy and confusing. Please let users with multiple accounts and FileVault activated change this.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0
Ralph The Magician wrote:
There are three distinct "login screens" in macOS now.
1) Initial login after a restart or shutdown (disk fully encrypted)
2) Login screen after an initial login has occurred
3) The lock screen
1) Cannot be changed easily. It's the preboot phase of a FileVault protected drive. Everything encrypted.
2) Can be changed (and no need to disable FileVault) -> see below how to.
3) Can be changed by the user : Systems Settings -> Wallpapers
To change 2) :
Note : if you want to have a different wallpaper for login screen and for session : after step 2, redo step 1, then Step 3 & 4
Hope it helps
My friend, this method does not work anymore.
S.I.P doesn't work for me either. Was excited to try it though!
I have a single-user account AND my File Vault is turned off. I'm still getting this ugly orange mess. Any ideas?
Agree. The only reason to want to change the wallpaper is that it is harsh and not relaxing.
I really dislike the Ventura colours chosen. But everyone will have an opinion. A choice would be great.
It worked thank you! now my login screen is the same as my wallpaper:)
This worked!!!! Even on Ventura 13.3!
thanks that does the trick for me
how?? :´)
Setting a message didn't work for me on Ventura 13.4
In my case is more seriously. After change external screen orientation from landscape to portrait and then back to landscape, after reboot the first login screen is now always in portrait orientation on external screen. After success login orientation change on landscape and be in landscape if I'm lock screen or logout, but if I'm reboot mac all come back - external screen in portrait orientation on login screen. One user in the system and file vault is disables.
macOS Ventura login screen wallpaper customization
