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
A picture without grain, close up The same picture with strong grain

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.

A light silk picture with a title in the middle