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Tako edited this page Mar 5, 2022 · 13 revisions

The default background is a simple blue/green gradient which will be familiar to former Metro for Discord users. You can change the background, however you should be aware of the following:

  • For performance reasons the backdrop filter is disabled by default.

  • A value of 32px shouldn't cause much of a performance problem on fast computers, but low-end machines may struggle.

  • 240px is the 'technically correct' value for Fluent but it will definitely cause performance issues on low-end machines. This is just a downside of CSS.

    • Simpler wallpapers can use a much lower amount of blur
    • You can try combat this by turning on 'Enable Reduced Motion' in the Accessibility settings.

  • If you can't use the filters try these tips:

    • A good work-around is to find a gradient background image with a similar colour profile to the wallpaper you would ordinarily use (see links section below).
    • If you don't want to use the filters or a gradient image, use a simpler wallpaper, otherwise chat will be hard to read.

Hosting

You can upload your image to a channel in your own private Discord server if you have one. Imgur is an OK alternative. Note that Imgur may delete your image after a period of time.
The default background can be found in the #wallpaper-repo channel in the Fluent Discord server. Use the pinned messages to skip between sections.

Bing Daily Wallpaper

You can use the below URL to use the Bing Daily Wallpaper. This service is by TimothyYe.

https://bing.biturl.top/?resolution=1920&format=image&index=0&mkt=en-NZ

You can change the locale (at the end of the URL) to any of the following:

zh-CN
de-DE
en-AU
en-CA
en-NZ
en-US
ja-JP

Links

  • Fluent Discord server - See #wallpaper-repo for wallpapers in Windows 11.
  • Microsoft Design Wallpapers - A collection of wallpapers used in some of Microsoft's recent marketing materials.
    • Some of the 'Surface' wallpapers may work well with low amounts of blur (like 10px - 30px) or even without any.
    • Note that some of the files are huge. Compressed versions can be found in the Fluent Discord server.
  • Wallhaven is an excellent repository of wallpapers, and is quite well organised.
    • Use this link to search for gradient wallpapers. You can refine the search by selecting a colour from the filters bar.
    • ⚠ Some results may be NSFW even when 'SFW' is the only filter enabled.
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