The ability to change Zoom backgrounds is one of the service’s best features (and copied by other video chat apps). If you’re working from home, you might be trying to hide the fact that your home office or bedroom is a bit cluttered. It’s easy when you change your Zoom background so that you appear like you’re on flying on the Millennium Falcon or sitting on the Iron Throne. Over the last few years, millions of people have been using Zoom to attend work meetings, participate in online classes and keep up with friends and family. But even if you know how to use Zoom, you may not be sure how to change your Zoom background. Many people have discovered and enjoyed using the setting that allows you to add a virtual background, which swaps out the real-life background with a video or image. No green screen is required.
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Zoom offers a few default virtual backgrounds, or you can upload your own image to change your Zoom background to something more personal. We rounded up some of the best free Zoom backgrounds you use. Here’s what you need to know about customizing your background.
How to change your Zoom background on the desktop app
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How to change your Zoom background on the mobile app
How to change your Zoom background: Where to find free backgrounds
Check out our list of the best free Zoom backgrounds you can download. They come from brands including Nintendo, Disney, Netflix and Marvel as well as sites like Unsplash (a library of free stock photography), Canva (an online design tool) and Modsy (an e-interior design service). Now when you join a meeting, you can appear to be visiting Wakanda or talking from a Love Is Blind pod or lounging on The Simpsons couch.
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