Seventeen perfect Zoom backgrounds to spice up your next video call

Your life may be on Zoom now, but it doesn't have to be boring—you can change your background to a place you'd rather be!

People are getting creative with what they're using during their meetings—from New York Public Library's beautiful interiors and exteriors to various scenes from popular shows that fans are bringing to their screens.

You can make pretty much anything your Zoom background, so long as it matches the aspect ratio of your camera, so for example, if your camera is set to 16:9, an image of 1280 pixels by 720 px or 1920 pixels by 1080 pixels would work best.

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So if you're missing your walk in Central Park or you want to "float" out in space, you can go for it. We've gathered some of the most amusing and fun Zoom backgrounds people have created here for your use. 

For the New York City reader

Are you missing the Library? Then you’ll feel right at home with these NYPL-themed backgrounds for your next Zoom call. https://t.co/8yM1oaomPQ pic.twitter.com/Pcvctvi3oM

— NY Public Library (@nypl) April 1, 2020

For the lifelong New Yorker

Looking for a new Zoom background? Browse over 2 million #historic NYC images or order a digital image or two through our online gallery: https://t.co/HdpYFBf280. pic.twitter.com/kmw6MfsQkt

— NYC Dept of Records (@nycrecords) April 17, 2020

For the Central Park lover

Make your next Zoom meeting more inspiring, and download renowned plein air artist Janet Ruttenberg's watercolor, “The People’s Park.” It is now FREE through May 6. #MyCentralPark https://t.co/LFIFJuOckD pic.twitter.com/msN6n0y4et

— Central Park (@CentralParkNYC) May 3, 2020

For the Parks & Rec fan, like Mayor Pete

Contemplating a new Zoom background in honor of #ParksAndRec reunion pic.twitter.com/e9eFPteFpT

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) May 1, 2020

For the Real Housewives wannabes

ICYMI: @BravoTV is offering all of the #RHONY season 12 confessional backgrounds + the NYC intro for your Zoom meeting pleasure! Check out a few below🍎 and download all here: https://t.co/27W4TFSbrr pic.twitter.com/IahbJQKm74

— Real Housewives Confessionals (@RHConfessionals) April 6, 2020

For the artsy folk

Customize Your Zoom Virtual Background with Free Works of Art https://t.co/DsRPuEKG4g

via @openculture pic.twitter.com/YehTiBVJNQ

— YPA London (@ypalondon) April 30, 2020

For the Trekkie

Some Galaxy-class backgrounds for your video calls:#StarTrek pic.twitter.com/3ZuxJb2NFB

— TrekCore.com 🖖 (@TrekCore) April 2, 2020

For the meme fiend

iconic zoom backgrounds: a thread

keep it going pic.twitter.com/GU54B97tiR

— Shell 🐝 (@BeeShellll) March 31, 2020

For the Tiger King obsessed

New Zoom background pic.twitter.com/o84p95uMYN

— Zach Love (@zijital) March 31, 2020

For the Drag Race junkie

Some @zoom_us backgrounds for all of your werk from home / #DragRace viewing party needs 👠✨ #AloneTogether pic.twitter.com/rhUbzdvqIE

— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) March 31, 2020

For the wildlife preserver

Be the coolest person on your next Zoom call with these new backgrounds! #ZoomBackground pic.twitter.com/nGFXKX5Oet

— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) April 2, 2020

For the bohemian Broadway lover

Make your @zoom_us backgrounds a bit more spectacular, Bohemians. Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! pic.twitter.com/NaROQtLhUE

— Moulin Rouge The Musical (@MoulinRougeBway) March 27, 2020

For the Studio Ghibli fan

Ghibli zoom background :
Spirited away ☁️ pic.twitter.com/BqOmyoODKk

— 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 🌷 (@letmesaveyouuu) April 1, 2020 

For the messy one

brb scraping architectural digest for my newest zoom backgrounds cc: @ArchDigest pic.twitter.com/vJcueY7nCd

— Paige Doherty (@paigefinnn) April 2, 2020

For the wishful fifth member of the Rose family

who needs some new @zoom_us backgrounds? pic.twitter.com/a2oTIIbNAL

— Schitt's Creek (@SchittsCreek) March 23, 2020

For the space nerd

Want to add a galactic background to your conference calls or spruce up your desktop with a space wallpaper? Browse and download images for free from https://t.co/ZEGLvXbHbn pic.twitter.com/cag7NtBg9l

— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) March 26, 2020

For the date-goer

We made some date backgrounds to help your Zoom dates feel a little more like real dates. Date from home and stay safe, everyone! #DFH pic.twitter.com/F2A6jzqwSi

— Hinge (@hinge) March 25, 2020

 

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