How to Make MacOS Terminal Beautiful With Background Image
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Introduction
MacOS's default Terminal as of it is, is pretty boring and not very good to look at.
It's just some text on a solid background.
The easiest way to customise your terminal is to add a background.
Following are the steps for the same:
Install Iterm2
Iterm2 is a terminal emulator, does everything the default Terminal does and more.
Transparency
Iterm -> Preferences -> Profiles -> Window -> Transparency
Full screen
Iterm Preferences -> General -> Window -> Native full screen windows
Uncheck it.
Use Cmd + Return/Enter to get in the fullscreen mode.
Desktop Picture
Now just add a nice desktop picture and done.
You have a nice background for your terminal.
Other tips
Don't open other apps on the desktop with Iterm for best look and feel.
Bind Iterm2 to a desktop & turn on desktop shortcuts in Keyboard -> Keyboard shortcuts -> Mission Control -> Switch to Desktop #
Binding an app to a desktop
Desktop Keyboard Shortuts
Final result
