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@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ title: Custom Unlaunch Backgrounds
description: How to make custom Unlaunch backgrounds and install them using TWiLight Menu++
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You can find premade Unlaunch backgrounds on the [TWiLight Menu++ skins site](https://skins.ds-homebrew.com/unlaunch/).
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Using TWiLight Menu++ you can patch the Unlaunch installer to have a custom background image. This needs to be a 256 x 192 GIF, with a few restrictions:
- Only the first frame will be shown, no animated backgrounds
- The file must be less than or equal to 15,472 bytes
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1. Save the optimized GIF and open it in GIMP
1. In the menu bar at the top, select `Windows` -> `Dockable Dialogs` -> `Colormap`
1. Change your current `Foreground color` to #080808 and add 14 new colors with the `+` button
- If your image doesn't have at least 133 colors you will also need to add filler colors to arrange the text colors in the correct spots
- If your image doesn't have at least 133 colors you will need to keep adding colors until the last is index 146
1. Right click a color in the Colormap and select `Rearrange Colormap...`
1. Arrange your new colors so they match these: (The 2nd and 3rd columns starting at index 49)<br>
![Palette with correct text colors](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/614278143527878658/770777177904906240/unlaunch-palette.png)
1. Arrange your new colors so they match the ones outlined in red: (The 2nd and 3rd columns starting on the 4th row)<br>
![Palette with correct text colors](/assets/images/custom-unlaunch-bg/unlaunch-palette.png)
1. Use the color picker to make your new colors match those in the above image
1. In the menu bar at the top, select `File` -> `Export As...`, give it a name with the extension `.gif`, and click `Export`
1. In the next popup, make sure `GIF comment` is off and click `Export`