Grain and a title
A fine, even grain over the whole picture takes the plastic smoothness off a gradient and hides banding. It is on out of the box at a subtle 0.035; it is one of the effects, with a slider for its amount, or off. The grain is about a point across on any display.
| None | Strong |
|---|---|
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Show a title, on the Title page of Settings…, writes a title and a smaller subtitle in the middle of the picture, white on dark pictures and near black on light ones. It is off until you turn it on. These are filled in:
| Placeholder | Becomes |
|---|---|
{computer} |
The computer's name, as in System Settings › General › Sharing |
{user} |
Your full name |
{os} |
The macOS version, for example 26.6 |
{host} |
The network host name |
The defaults are {computer} and {user} · macOS {os}. Handy for telling machines apart in screen shares.


