Animated Backgrounds
With Animated Backgrounds, you can watch the aurora drift across your ChatGPT home screen and choose how fast it moves.
Watch the demo apply Northern Lights and return to the ChatGPT home screen with the greeting hidden.
A moving backdrop for ChatGPT
Choose a scene and set its pace
Apply Northern Lights
Open the StylerGPT panel on ChatGPT and choose Backgrounds, then Animated. Selecting Northern Lights from the scene catalog applies it immediately. Close the panel to see the aurora move above snowy mountains.
Adjust speed and opacity
Use Speed to slow the motion or set it to 0x to hold the current frame. Lower Opacity to soften the scene. Animate only on Home is on by default, so you see a still version inside conversations.
Explore the scene catalog
Free includes Clouds & Birds. Pro, Power, and an active trial include all 12 scenes, including Northern Lights, Rooftop Rain, and Ocean Shimmer. For a built-in wallpaper or your own image, see the backgrounds and wallpapers guide.
To give the scene more room on Home, see how to hide the homepage greeting.
Animated background questions
How do I apply Northern Lights in ChatGPT?
Open StylerGPT on ChatGPT, choose Backgrounds and then Animated, and select Northern Lights. It applies as soon as you select it. Northern Lights is available with Pro, Power, or an active trial.
Do animated backgrounds move inside conversations?
By default, Animate only on Home keeps the background still inside conversations. Turn that setting off to allow motion there too.
How do I pause the background or make it more subtle?
Set Speed to 0x to hold the current frame, or lower Opacity to make the background less prominent. To remove the scene, choose None in Backgrounds.
Bring a little motion to ChatGPT
Choose a scene you enjoy and set the pace for your workspace.