Personalization & themes

Open Settings, Personalize to change the appearance of your client. These choices affect your own window; edit Settings, Profile for the styling other members see.

Theme and appearance

Choose a theme from the preview tiles. Each theme has a light and dark scheme. Appearance can follow your system or use a fixed Light or Dark scheme.

Current Personalize settings with theme tiles, light and dark appearance choices, and message style controls

Messages and text

Choose Bubbles, Flat, or Compact message style. Text size offers Small, Medium, and Large. Compact mode hides avatars and tightens spacing; Always show message actions keeps the action controls visible without hovering.

Current Personalize controls for appearance, message style, text size, and message density

Chat background

Choose an image or video behind the conversation. The client keeps your last five backgrounds so you can switch without choosing the file again. Adjust Blur, Opacity, and Dim, and move the focus point to keep the subject visible when the chat pane crops the image.

Populated community chat with an aurora and mountain wallpaper behind readable messages

Download the sample background to try these controls. Start with low opacity or stronger dimming so text remains readable. Video backgrounds may take time to process after changing blur or dimming.

Server list and channels

Place the server list in the Sidebar, Title bar, or Both. The Channel viewer offers Flat and Modern layouts. Choose the layout that suits the size of your channel tree.

For your name, avatar, banner, and card styling, see Profile customization.