Bot backgrounds
Thirteen backgrounds for group chat, bot chat and project home, all built, you choose
Lead: You get all thirteen in the app and pick one in Settings → Appearance or from the stage. Twelve move slowly behind glass panels, and the thirteenth is today's plain colour. Each takes its colour from the screen. A bot uses its own colour, a group chat mixes its members' colours, and a project uses its colour. The conversation and composer become frosted glass, so the bottom of the screen matches the rest.
The thirteen options, live
Use the buttons to switch the option, the screen and light or dark. The movement is slow on purpose: it must not pull your eye from the conversation. With reduced motion turned on, every option stays still.
How each option works
| Option | Movement | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aurora | Three blurred clouds drift over about 30 seconds | Low |
| 2 Glass mesh | The gradient corners shift over about 20 seconds, with fine grain | Lowest |
| 3 Constellation | Points drift and link when close, like the bot graph | Medium: a small canvas |
| 4 Spotlight | A soft light moves to whoever speaks, with dark edges | Low |
| 5 Horizon | Three wave layers scroll slowly along the bottom | Low |
| 6 Silk | Three wide ribbons sway over about 20 seconds | Low |
| 7 Bokeh | Soft lights rise slowly from the bottom | Low |
| 8 Grid glow | A light passes across a dot grid every 14 seconds | Lowest |
| 9 Lava | Four blobs merge and split | Low |
| 10 Prism | A colour wheel turns once every 80 seconds | Lowest |
| 11 Fireflies | Small lights drift and blink | Low |
| 12 Dusk | A sky gradient shifts slowly; the bot's colour glows at the bottom | Lowest |
| 13 Plain | Still | None |
All thirteen share these rules:
- Colour comes from the screen: the bot's colour, the group members' colours, or the project's colour.
- The conversation, composer and top pill become frosted glass, so the bottom of the screen matches the rest.
- Dark mode uses the graphite base with the same colours, slightly stronger.
- Reduced motion and a hidden tab keep the background still.
- Phone and m.allternit.com get the same backgrounds at a smaller scale.
Where you choose
- Settings → Appearance → Background: one choice for every bot chat, group chat and project home, with a live preview tile per option.
- On the stage: a small background button cycles through them, so you can try each one in place. It saves the same setting.
I am building all thirteen now. Aurora is the default until you pick another.