# Customize Desktop

You can transform the look and feel of your desktop environment in elementary OS, making it more visually appealing and aligning it with your personal preferences.

Whether it's changing the wallpaper to something that resonates with you or selecting a theme and accent color that suits your style, desktop customization allows you to create a more personalized computing experience.

To customize you desktop, [open the System Settings](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/explore-system-settings#entering-system-settings) and navigate to the **Desktop** section. For example, you can do the following:

* [Set up visual style for system components](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/get-started/customize-desktop/set-up-visual-style)
* [Change desktop wallpaper](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/get-started/customize-desktop/change-wallpaper)
* [Adjust the text size all over the interface](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/get-started/customize-desktop/adjust-text-size)
* [Configure Dock & Panel](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/get-started/customize-desktop/configure-dock-and-panel)
* [Assign tasks to the display corners and set up the maximized windows behavior](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/get-started/customize-desktop/windows-and-corners)

Also, you can be interested in the following settings related to the desktop customization that can be made outside the Desktop section:

{% content-ref url="../overview/system-idiosyncrasies/gestures" %}
[gestures](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/overview/system-idiosyncrasies/gestures)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../overview/system-idiosyncrasies/hot-corners" %}
[hot-corners](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/overview/system-idiosyncrasies/hot-corners)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../overview/system-idiosyncrasies/display-filters" %}
[display-filters](https://da-home-studio.gitbook.io/elementary-os-user-handbook/overview/system-idiosyncrasies/display-filters)
{% endcontent-ref %}