Originally released in preview back in 2019, Windows Terminal has since been updated with additional new features and functionalities. We have already published a detailed article on how to install and use Windows Terminal. And now, we will show you how to customize your Windows Terminal. We will see who to change its theme, colors, font, and even background image to personalize the app to your liking.

The Windows Terminal can run Command Prompt, PowerShell, and Bash commands in the same window. It’s also highly customizable, which means you can change its background and foreground color, font, and more. So today, we will see how you can easily customize Windows Terminal on your PC using the ‘Settings’ option. You can download the app from the Microsoft Store (Free) if you haven’t already.

  • Use Dark Theme in Windows Terminal
  • Change Color Scheme and Font
  • Change Background Image

Note: Originally, you needed to use a highly technical and long-winded process to change themes and color profiles in the Windows Terminal. However, Microsoft has since introduced a GUI option that requires little technical know-how to customize the app.

  • To change the theme in Windows Terminal, you first need to click on the drop-down button in the title bar. Then, click on Settings. The Settings UI will open in a new tab.

Change Color Scheme and Font

  • You can choose your own color schemes using hexadecimal strings or a simple GUI in Windows Terminal. To do that, go to the ‘Color schemes‘ section on the left pane of the Settings window. Here, you can either select a built-in color scheme from the drop-down menu or create your own. For the second option, hit the ‘Add New‘ button.

  • To change the background image on Windows Terminal, scroll down to the bottom of the ‘Appearance‘ tab. Here, you can either use your desktop wallpaper as your Terminal background or choose any image file on your PC.

  • Here’s how my Windows Terminal looks with a background image:

So now that you know how to change the theme on Windows Terminal, we suggest you go ahead and customize the UI to your heart’s content. Meanwhile, both the Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell also allow users plenty of customization options. So if either of those is your command line tool of choice, check out how you can customize the Command Prompt and the PowerShell in Windows 10 by following our tutorials. For more power-user options, check out how to use God Mode and how to use PowerToys on a Windows 10 PC.