> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chat backdrop

> A live backdrop or your own photo in a direct chat, group, Saved and the public chat: who sets it, how to hide it

> [!NOTE]
>
> Everyone in the chat sees the backdrop, viewing is free. Setting it needs STAR. In the public chat the presets are free.

| Chat | Who sets it | STAR |
| - | - | :-: |
| Direct | either person | required |
| Group | owner and admins | required |
| Saved | you | required |
| [Public chat](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/public.md) | owner and moderators | presets free, own photo needs STAR |

**1. Right click the chat -> Backdrop**

Or **Info -> Backdrop**. No such item: you lack the rights, a lock is shown. STAR needed: you see an offer.

**2. Pick a backdrop**

A preset (**Aurora**, **Vinyl**, **Sunset** and more), **Own photo** or **From storage**. **No backdrop** removes it.

**3. Done**

Press **Done**.

Own photo and **From storage** work as in a room: [Own photo as backdrop](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/images.md#backdrop). The list of presets: [Room chat](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/rooms.md#star).

## I do not want to see it

| What | Where |
| - | - |
| **Hide backdrop** | Right click the chat. Only for you. **Show backdrop** brings it back |
| **Report backdrop** | Same place. If it breaks the rules |
| **Clear backdrop** | Same place, for those who can change it |

## Also

* You can change it **6 times in 10 minutes** per chat. After that: **Too often**.
* In a direct chat, group or Saved, if the STAR of the person who set it ends, the backdrop goes back to the default look. In the public chat a preset stays.
* Room backdrops are separate: [Room chat](https://docs.getsoundcloud.app/en/chat/rooms.md#star).


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