Search the library
Search 1,200+ ready-made backgrounds
Not sure exactly what you want? Open the Backgrounds gallery and use the search bar to pull from a library of over 1,200 ready-to-use wallpapers, with no uploading or AI required. Just type a place, scene, color, or mood.
Try the chips. These are real backgrounds from the gallery.
5K backgrounds for big, sharp screens New
On a 5K or 6K display (an Apple Studio Display, a 27-inch 5K iMac, a Pro Display XDR) or a 49-inch super-ultrawide monitor, a regular 4K background gets stretched to fill the screen. The 5K tab in the Backgrounds gallery has backgrounds made at 5120 × 2880, so they stay crisp, down to the moss on the rocks.
- There's nothing to turn on: on a 5K screen, these backgrounds load in 5K automatically, whichever tab you pick them from.
- Every other screen gets the regular version, so your homepage loads just as fast on a laptop or an everyday monitor.
- 55 to choose from: mountains, lakes, forests, rivers, waterfalls, coastlines and more.
Create one with AI
Generate a beautiful, one-of-a-kind 4K background in your own style, already sized for your homepage.
- Your first 6 creations are free
- High-quality 4K resolution
- Just describe what you want
- Browse community favorites
Upload your own
Need to compress or resize?
Use the built-in Image Tools right on your homepage.
- Compress images up to 80%
- Resize to any dimension
- No outside sites needed
Tips for great backgrounds
- Darker images tend to look best
- 16:9 aspect ratio (recommended)
- Not too busy or cluttered
- 1920×1080 minimum resolution
Finding images online
Prefer to find your own? You can upload any image. Sites like Google Advanced Image Search or WallpapersWide.com have lots to choose from.
In Google Advanced Image Search, set Aspect ratio to Wide or Panoramic.