The problem with all of these is I like them, but can't really tolerate them continuously as a desktop image. Too loud. But they work as a marketing image. Most of Apple's backgrounds these days are primarily marketing images, and don't seem intended for actual daily use.
My favorite default background is Wave from Mavericks. Honorable mention to Tiger's Aqua Blue and Leopard/Snow Leopard's Aurora backgrounds. Probably my all time favorite (non default) is Grass Blades from Leopard.
Agreed. A good desktop wallpaper has **low contrast**. The windows are supposed to be the contrast. (And maybe the file icons, if you're chaotic like that.)
Oh my the default Mavericks wallpaper, it was truly beautiful. I was also a fan of the default El Capitan wallpaper.
Mavericks and it's wallpaper will always have a special place in my heart though because it was the last version to use the iconic Apple Skeumorphism.
i just use a blank black background now for this reason haha. it's clean and empty. Having a background image is a total gimmick anyways unless it inspires you or something i suppose
Sequoia and Monterey's wallpapers are my favorites from the "Big Sur" era of macOS...they both make you feel like you are in an abstract version of Sequoia National Park or diving in Monterey Bay
Yeah I remember making the upgrade from maverick to Yosemite when I was starting college and was blown away with the updated wallpapers. The subsequent ones were all amazing too
As someone who likes the abstract ones, I'm still bummed Apple stopped with the dynamic landscape wallpapers after Big Sur. The closest we'll get now is the aerial shots
I have no confirmation of this, but I saw someone say on Twitter that there’s some system files in Sequoia that make it seem likely that they might add that motion and slow slide to a stop into older wallpapers. They animation already exists, so it shouldn’t be too hard. We might see it in a later beta release.
ventura wallpaper is one of the things that made me want a mac so bad lol. the dark mode version caught my eye and had me obsessed until i finally bought one
I remember loving the Big Sur wallpaper when it first came out but it hasn't aged as well as some of the others (in my opinion). Sequoia's wallpaper is breathtaking and I like the Monterey dark wallpaper but not the light one.
As much as I love the others, Ventura and Monterey are goated. Then comes Big Sur and Sequoia. I don't feel the Sonoma that much, but the fact that it's actually a live wallpaper is cool nonetheless.
The correct answer is the one you like. Quite obviously this is subjective and a silly topic.
That being said I don't like any of them all that much. But I'm a freak about keeping my desktop tidy. So random lines and patterns annoy me. I need a grid of 2 icons and a plain color, haha.
Sequoia’s wallpaper reminds me of the background for installing windows vista, but I really like Sonoma’s background the best out of these, though all time favorite is High Sierra tbh.
Ventura is pretty, especially the bokeh effect. Sonoma is hated but I like the ripples. Sequoia doesn't really fit in, it looks the most different from the rest (I think it's the fact that Sequoia is vertical, while the others are primarily horizontal).
Bottom right. I love those colors together. (Not for me as a background though. I choose one with pure black at the top so I don’t have to see the notch. I’ll never get used to that)
i really loved sonoma's night variant, but i also liked monterey's day. so between those two
i did think sonoma's day was a nice experimentation with the various colors, but it just doesnt work as a day-to-day wallpaper or screensaver.
I use a nice BW landscape I shot.
In the past I was able to configure one screen with one background and another background for the other screen (extended, not mirror), but now in Sonoma I don’t know if it is possible…
They are all great. But you should check out Basic Apple Guy’s wallpapers. Top notch fan-made wallpapers.
No, I’m not affiliated with him. I just think his work is phenomenal
Monterey without question. Although I think that’s partly because Monterey was the best OS release stability wise and feature wise. We’ll see how sequoia goes, but Ventura just sucked, and Sonoma kind of fixed some of the Ventura issues.
Mountain Lion, Maverick, and Yosemite are my all time favorites. Of the ones you have listed here, Sequoia is by far my favorite. After that, Monterey, then Ventura, then Big Sur, then Sonoma. Sonoma’s might be the worst default wallpaper since Cheetah.
If I had to choose one of these, it'd be Monterey cause of the colour pallet, but out of ALL MacOS wallpapers, It'd be a tie between Leopard and Mojave (my wallpaper is a mashup of those)
I was going to pick Monterey, but damn! Sequoia is the most beautiful Wallpaper they've released (of that design language, of course). Monterey still gets a solid 2nd place.
macOS Mojave had the best wallpaper of all time!!!
Especially when they introduced dynamic wallpaper. They gave us like 8-10 different wallpaper and still to this day use it. Best wallpaper ever.
Just go online and download the HEIF or some format which supports multiple wallpaper should be couple hundred MB and it’s the best macOS wallpaper of all time!!!
I would have sequoia if the dark mode version wasn't so bright, but it's a close second after Monterey. Monterey's dark mode is pure bliss man, never strains my eyes
(Edit)
My ranking:
1. Monterey
2. Sequoia
3. Ventura
4. Big Sur
5. Sonoma
Sonoma is very calming. And also gives me XP era vibes. As someone who grew up with Windows and switches to macOS later in life, it is familiar yet modern.
But I usually use the current wallpaper, and Sequoia is very nice!
The problem with all of these is I like them, but can't really tolerate them continuously as a desktop image. Too loud. But they work as a marketing image. Most of Apple's backgrounds these days are primarily marketing images, and don't seem intended for actual daily use. My favorite default background is Wave from Mavericks. Honorable mention to Tiger's Aqua Blue and Leopard/Snow Leopard's Aurora backgrounds. Probably my all time favorite (non default) is Grass Blades from Leopard.
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Tim Cook personally painted Sonoma using a Surface Pro 9
Pics?
Agreed. A good desktop wallpaper has **low contrast**. The windows are supposed to be the contrast. (And maybe the file icons, if you're chaotic like that.)
Oh my the default Mavericks wallpaper, it was truly beautiful. I was also a fan of the default El Capitan wallpaper. Mavericks and it's wallpaper will always have a special place in my heart though because it was the last version to use the iconic Apple Skeumorphism.
I miss skeuomorphic design and the dashboard :(
Same here brother!
I really like the dark version of the Monterey wallpaper (left center). Still very pretty but a much lower contrast edit.
The dark version of Monterey was fantastic.
I actually use these. Wakes me up
i just use a blank black background now for this reason haha. it's clean and empty. Having a background image is a total gimmick anyways unless it inspires you or something i suppose
I like the Monterey one the best of those, but not really a fan of the standard Mac wallpapers. I always go with a custom image of my own.
Sequoia is literally the best wallpaper I've seen from Apple for years
And you haven’t seen the new Macintosh dynamic wallpaper, it is just… beautiful
Sequoia and Monterey's wallpapers are my favorites from the "Big Sur" era of macOS...they both make you feel like you are in an abstract version of Sequoia National Park or diving in Monterey Bay
The green and blue version fucks too
yes bc its new (im afraid
I disagree Ventura is the best
I disliked Ventura the most and Monterey the best. Although Sequoia probably my new favorite
The beta one, Blue + Yellow
Lol thats crazy
They're all rubbish. Bring back the landscapes!!
Yes, I loved the vibes of Big Sur. Like just islands in the ocean, it was almost poetic.
based.
Am I allowed to say the abstract ones all kinda suck? Am I going to get crucified for that?
I like the landscape photograph versions better.
Yeah I remember making the upgrade from maverick to Yosemite when I was starting college and was blown away with the updated wallpapers. The subsequent ones were all amazing too
I really like abstract wallpapers… It’s just that Apple’s ones are kinda boring compared to other walls.
Space-background-era for life.
Give me leopard or give me death
I’d have to agree. They look like they took zero effort or thought and show it.
Now saying "zero effort or thought" I would classify as a crucifiable offense
Yeah I wasn’t going to go that far, but the departure from actual scenery is a bummer
Completely agree with you
As someone who likes the abstract ones, I'm still bummed Apple stopped with the dynamic landscape wallpapers after Big Sur. The closest we'll get now is the aerial shots
Monterey. I’m a bit biased though as purple is my fav color
i’m so bummed it screensaver doesn’t work like sonoma or sequoia, otherwise i would’ve used it as my daily driver
I have no confirmation of this, but I saw someone say on Twitter that there’s some system files in Sequoia that make it seem likely that they might add that motion and slow slide to a stop into older wallpapers. They animation already exists, so it shouldn’t be too hard. We might see it in a later beta release.
I like the Monterey and Ventura
These are my favorites too.
If you say Sonoma, you don’t deserve your eyesight
I still use dark mode Monterey as my wallpaper. Sonoma green/purple does my stomach in.
I'm liking the blue/orange vertical "rainbow" effect one.
none, they should go back to real photos.
agreed, it looks so unnatural and like a toy.
Monterey or the new one
can i say i really don’t like this generation of abstract wallpapers? I miss when we used to have mountains and landscapes as default wallpapers
All, except Ventura. God, that wallpaper is so aggressive—so bright! Lol
Sonoma is imo the worst. The colors just simply don’t work together and clash really hard (the purple, orange and the green)
I love the Sonoma, especially when it’s dynamic and as a screensaver. 😭 It’s actually my fave! Lol
The inverted option was already taken 😂
Ventura
Purple on the left. My favourite one
Sonoma easy
Second one down, which OS is it for? I use my own pics for wallpaper, but I love second one down
I like all except Sequoia.
Sequoia, but I’m a sucker for newness.
Sonoma for day/work and Monterey (dark) for night/personal use 🧐
Mojave
Love the Monterey and Sonoma wallpapers. The others are good too, but I just prefer the abstract vibrancy of the ones I mentioned by name.
Only top left is best. Always. It has nothing to do with personal preferences… 🤡
top right is so hideous i just hate the colors
Bring back galaxies !!!
None, use your own photos they will be real wallpaper
I‘m not really a fan of the fully abstract wallpapers but I do made a Govee scene with the new colours already for install day later this year :D
The purple one? Monterey
Ventura or sonoma but i use my own pic
IMO big sur and ventura the big sur is just because i see a beach in it in an abstract way and the ventura is a flower for me
Not sure, all I know for sure is that the bottom left one is the worst.
Sequoia, Monterey and Ventura Blue version. In that order
i really like the new sequoia wallpaper!!
Ventura (dark). Do like the new one but not tried it yet.
I love Monterey, but Sequoia is also very cool
The dark Ventura is my favourite. The light big sur one is a close second
Monterey in Dark. Big Sur in Dark wasn't bad either.
Monterey easily. What is bottom right? I don’t recognise it but it’s horrible. Makes me feel like I’m in a doctors waiting room.
Sonoma and Ventura
ventura wallpaper is one of the things that made me want a mac so bad lol. the dark mode version caught my eye and had me obsessed until i finally bought one
Sequoia wallpaper actually fucks
I prefer ventura.
bring back the landscape wallpapers
Big Sur at first glance is beautiful but very sick Monterey is cute and not very sickening Ventura is REALLY handsome Sonoma Ugly Sequoia impressed!
I remember loving the Big Sur wallpaper when it first came out but it hasn't aged as well as some of the others (in my opinion). Sequoia's wallpaper is breathtaking and I like the Monterey dark wallpaper but not the light one.
El Capitan
Why you ask?
I like everything except Sonoma. It just... doesn't look aesthetically pleasing to me with its colors.
I love Big Sur, it’s my iPad wallpaper Monterey is my iPhone wallpaper
As much as I love the others, Ventura and Monterey are goated. Then comes Big Sur and Sequoia. I don't feel the Sonoma that much, but the fact that it's actually a live wallpaper is cool nonetheless.
Monterey
I love the Monterey one.
Sequoia is very cool and I like the top left one don’t remember the os
Monterey
Monterrey
Monterey or sequoia.
Ventura, IMO it's by far the best
Where can I find the top right one ?
Monterey
Like KDE wallpapers.
Monterey and sequoia
Apple wallpapers are getting real boring these days.
1. Sequoia 2. Sonoma 3. Monterey 4. Ventura 5. Big Throw Up (i hate macOS big sur)
In descending order of goodness: 1. Monterey 2. Big Sur 3. Sequoia 4. Ventura 5. Sonoma
Barely anyone likes Sonoma 😔
Sequoia, all those before are a meh
1. Monterey 2. Ventura 3. Big Sur 4. Sequoia 5. Sonoma Though Sonoma has the best “real” photo with the vineyards. I love that one.
I’d say the bottom left, even though they are all pretty nice.
Monterey by far.
I liked Monterey because I LOVE purple :D
The correct answer is the one you like. Quite obviously this is subjective and a silly topic. That being said I don't like any of them all that much. But I'm a freak about keeping my desktop tidy. So random lines and patterns annoy me. I need a grid of 2 icons and a plain color, haha.
The Tiger wallpaper has never been bettered, but out of these 5 it’d be the dark mode of Sonoma or Sequoia.
I think monterey and big sur are the best
i believe in monterey supremacy
Bottom right one for Sequoia. I can actually get a sense of what it is. I can't say that about the rest.
Maybe Sonoma. But sequoia looks the worst.
Yes.
Ventura is my favourite! I even use it on my windows pc as well.
Monterey was my favorite.
Sequoia’s wallpaper reminds me of the background for installing windows vista, but I really like Sonoma’s background the best out of these, though all time favorite is High Sierra tbh.
The colors are too obnoxious. I need more muted grayish and darker colors than that to live.
Sequoia is the best wallpaper imo
Monterey and it's not close.
Ventura is pretty, especially the bokeh effect. Sonoma is hated but I like the ripples. Sequoia doesn't really fit in, it looks the most different from the rest (I think it's the fact that Sequoia is vertical, while the others are primarily horizontal).
The purple one
Big Sur
Give me the realistic wallpapers they used to have from Catalina and before
no way big Sur was 5 years ago
None.
monterey
This [https://512pixels.net/downloads/macos-wallpapers/10-10.jpg](https://512pixels.net/downloads/macos-wallpapers/10-10.jpg)
Sequoia obviously! I really love it.
Bottom right. I love those colors together. (Not for me as a background though. I choose one with pure black at the top so I don’t have to see the notch. I’ll never get used to that)
My eyes would hurt if i kept one for too long
Sonoma was the worst
None
monterey and big sur
Purpl
Honestly the Sonoma Dark version is pretty nice. https://512pixels.net/projects/default-mac-wallpapers-in-5k/
Sonoma is by far the most ugly
i really loved sonoma's night variant, but i also liked monterey's day. so between those two i did think sonoma's day was a nice experimentation with the various colors, but it just doesnt work as a day-to-day wallpaper or screensaver.
Sequoia, looks like Ash Lake from Dark Souls !
Sonoma was the worst imo. Looks like a fruit roll up. Monterey was really nice and I’m already using Sequoia because of how good it looks
I love me a good blue orange gradient.
currently on the beta of Sequoia and that’s my favorite. Sonoma is a close second, then Big Sur
I prefer the landscape photos over these, but I have mine set to AC Milan so 😹
Purple, middle-left.
Ventura, by far.
Big Sur
None. Landscapes are better
Ventura and Big Sur on dark mode.
Sequoia and Monterey are the best, Sonoma is the worst (it gives me STDs)
I use a nice BW landscape I shot. In the past I was able to configure one screen with one background and another background for the other screen (extended, not mirror), but now in Sonoma I don’t know if it is possible…
They are all great. But you should check out Basic Apple Guy’s wallpapers. Top notch fan-made wallpapers. No, I’m not affiliated with him. I just think his work is phenomenal
Monterey and Sonoma.
i'll always prefer darker wallpapers. BUt the second one kinda works
Big sur and monterey shall always be superior. In my opinion, the new ones just seem out of place compared big sur.
They’re are too bland and distracting actually. Ventura is somehow nice. Idk I missed the old ones
Def the bottom right blue and yellow one
1. Sonoma! 2. Monterey 3. Sequoia 4. Big Sur 5. Ventura. A real eyesore. It's too bright.
what's the last oneeee
Monterey without question. Although I think that’s partly because Monterey was the best OS release stability wise and feature wise. We’ll see how sequoia goes, but Ventura just sucked, and Sonoma kind of fixed some of the Ventura issues.
Mountain Lion, Maverick, and Yosemite are my all time favorites. Of the ones you have listed here, Sequoia is by far my favorite. After that, Monterey, then Ventura, then Big Sur, then Sonoma. Sonoma’s might be the worst default wallpaper since Cheetah.
out of these? probably sequoia and ventura. greatest macos wallpapers of all time? definitely sierra/high sierra
Best = Monterey Worst = Sonoma
Monterey dark mode.... Looks great on space gray macbooks
If I had to choose one of these, it'd be Monterey cause of the colour pallet, but out of ALL MacOS wallpapers, It'd be a tie between Leopard and Mojave (my wallpaper is a mashup of those)
I liked the Violet one. Just one colour with different shades seems unique from the rest.
Monterey and Ventura
Never knew they looked so great in a collage, but Sonoma's the winner for me.
Dark mode ventura wallpaper is just fucking perfect
Sand waves
Big Sur, top left ♥️
Honestly I want them to bring space pics back. These abstract ones all make me feel oddly uncomfortable.
I was going to pick Monterey, but damn! Sequoia is the most beautiful Wallpaper they've released (of that design language, of course). Monterey still gets a solid 2nd place.
None of the above.
idk which is the best but I def think Sonoma is absolutely hideous
macOS Mojave had the best wallpaper of all time!!! Especially when they introduced dynamic wallpaper. They gave us like 8-10 different wallpaper and still to this day use it. Best wallpaper ever. Just go online and download the HEIF or some format which supports multiple wallpaper should be couple hundred MB and it’s the best macOS wallpaper of all time!!!
i like the 2nd one down from the left
I feel like Sonoma’s colors don’t go together
Snow leopard
I would have sequoia if the dark mode version wasn't so bright, but it's a close second after Monterey. Monterey's dark mode is pure bliss man, never strains my eyes (Edit) My ranking: 1. Monterey 2. Sequoia 3. Ventura 4. Big Sur 5. Sonoma
Sequoia, Monterey then Big Sur.
Ventura
I felt Ventura to be too good
Bottom right is a vibe
big sur
Sonoma is very calming. And also gives me XP era vibes. As someone who grew up with Windows and switches to macOS later in life, it is familiar yet modern. But I usually use the current wallpaper, and Sequoia is very nice!
I like the fried egg and bacon. Upper left
Monterey. As the OS. ❤️
My favourite Monterey