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Add your own wallpapers

4 steps · about 2 min

Your files stay on your computer and are never uploaded. MP4, WebM, MOV, GIF, PNG, JPG and WebP all work. Short loops look best.

  1. 1

    Extension: open My media

    Click the ChartSkins icon → My media tab → Add video / image. (Or on chartskins.com: your Locker → My media.)

  2. 2

    Drop your file in

    Drag a video or picture onto the box, or click it to choose a file. It goes on your chart straight away.

    The My media library with a dropped video
  3. 3

    Desktop app: My media

    Click My media in the sidebar and drop your files on the box. Click Use on any of them to put it on your chart.

    My media in the desktop app
  4. 4

    See it on your chart

    Your file sits behind the candles. Use Dim if it’s too bright to read the chart.

    A chart with a custom video behind the candles

Good to know

  • • iPhone photos (HEIC) can’t be shown: save them as JPG or PNG first.
  • • Files don’t sync between the extension and the desktop app, or between computers: add them on each one.