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Set language and appearance

Personalizing your Olares experience is easy. You can set your preferred language, choose between light and dark themes, and select custom wallpapers for your desktop and login screen.

System language

Olares is currently available in the following languages:

  • English
  • Chinese (simplified)

To change your display language:

  1. Open the Settings app from the Dock or Launchpad.
  2. Select Appearance from the left sidebar.
  3. Click the dropdown and select your language.

Theme

Switch between light and dark themes for system applications.

  1. Open the Settings app from the Dock or Launchpad.
  2. Select Appearance from the left sidebar.
  3. In the Theme panel, select Light or Dark.

The change applies immediately.

Wallpaper

To customize your desktop or login screen background:

  1. Open Settings from the Dock.

  2. Select Appearance from the left sidebar.

  3. In the Wallpaper panel, choose where to apply the wallpaper: Desktop background or Login background.

  4. To use a built-in wallpaper, browse and select from the provided image gallery.

  5. To use a custom wallpaper:

    a. Click Upload image, select an image file from your computer, then click Open.
    b. (Optional) Adjust how the wallpaper is displayed using the drop-down list next to Upload image:

    • Stretch
    • Fill
    • Tile
  6. To remove a custom wallpaper, hover over the uploaded image in Uploaded images and click the close icon.