Geek Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/customize-the-mac-login-screen.jpg" alt="customize the mac login screen" title="customize the mac login screen" width="611" height="538" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11491" /></p> <p>If you want to customize your <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> login screen but don’t feel like getting your hands dirty mucking around in system files <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/22/customize-the-mac-os-x-login-screen/">the old fashioned way</a>, check out a free app called Ravissant. </p> <p>You can <strong>easily customize and change your Mac login screen</strong> details including:</p> <ul> <li>The login screen logo (see below for a copy of the retro rainbow Apple logo</li> <li>Customize the Mac OS X text to say anything</li> <li>Custom the login welcome text and message</li> <li>Customize the login wallpaper background (much easier than <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/01/25/change-the-mac-login-screen-background/">doing this manually</a>)</li> <li>Host Info can be adjusted to show Date & Time, IP Address, Host Name, Build Number, Serial Number, System Version, and Network Account Status</li> </ul> <p>The GUI is very easy to use, just click on things, type a new message, drag in a new wallpaper or logo, then click ‘Apply Changes’ and reboot to see your new custom login screen. Did I mention this is free?</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Download Ravissant to customize your Mac login screen</h2> <p>The Ravissant developer doesn’t seem to have a website, so you’ll have to <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/32240/ravissant">get it from MacUpdate</a> or <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/download/32240/Ravissant.zip">use this direct download link</a>. </p> <p>Here’s the retro rainbow Apple logo as a transparent PNG file used in the screenshot above:</p> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Old-Apple-Logo.png" alt="Old-Apple-Logo" title="Old-Apple-Logo" width="400" height="300" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11490" /></p> <p>And if you’re curious how to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2009/11/06/how-to-type-the-apple-logo/">type the Apple logo</a> that is shown on both sides of the OSXDaily text in the screenshot, just hit Command+Shift+K to make </p> <p>Happy customizing!</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10JLvpHw3QE4ZYQtKa-i7m_2tNE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10JLvpHw3QE4ZYQtKa-i7m_2tNE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10JLvpHw3QE4ZYQtKa-i7m_2tNE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10JLvpHw3QE4ZYQtKa-i7m_2tNE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=J3yF9Y8vvHw:VKOm3HT1rOw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=J3yF9Y8vvHw:VKOm3HT1rOw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=J3yF9Y8vvHw:VKOm3HT1rOw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=J3yF9Y8vvHw:VKOm3HT1rOw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=J3yF9Y8vvHw:VKOm3HT1rOw:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=J3yF9Y8vvHw:VKOm3HT1rOw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=J3yF9Y8vvHw:VKOm3HT1rOw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/J3yF9Y8vvHw" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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