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== Description ==
The '''splash screen''' is an image that appears during the startup of FreeCAD. You can disable the splash screen in the Preferences Menu of FreeCAD by removing the option "Enable splash screen at startup".
The '''splash screen''' is an image that appears during the startup of FreeCAD. For each new release, it's selected in an open voting from user contributions. You can disable the splash screen in the [[Preferences_Editor|Preferences Menu]] by unchecking the option "Enable splash screen at startup".


== Custom splash screen ==
To use a custom splash screen, you have to place an image named ''splash_image.png'' in the following directory depending on the operating system:
* '''Linux:''' ''~/.local/share/FreeCAD/Gui/images/''
* '''Windows:''' ''C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Gui\images\''
* '''MacOS:''' ''~/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD/Gui/images/''
The directory can be found using the ''App.getUserAppDataDir()'' command in the [[Python_console|Python console]]. The ''Gui'' and ''images'' folders may have to be created first. The same custom splash screen will be used for all versions of FreeCAD on a given computer.
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[[Category:User Documentation]]
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Revision as of 09:59, 26 July 2023

Description

The splash screen is an image that appears during the startup of FreeCAD. For each new release, it's selected in an open voting from user contributions. You can disable the splash screen in the Preferences Menu by unchecking the option "Enable splash screen at startup".

Custom splash screen

To use a custom splash screen, you have to place an image named splash_image.png in the following directory depending on the operating system:

  • Linux: ~/.local/share/FreeCAD/Gui/images/
  • Windows: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Gui\images\
  • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD/Gui/images/

The directory can be found using the App.getUserAppDataDir() command in the Python console. The Gui and images folders may have to be created first. The same custom splash screen will be used for all versions of FreeCAD on a given computer.