Change how the TYPO3 backend looks and behaves 

Customize the look, feel, and navigation behavior of your backend. These settings only change your own backend, not what other editors see.

  • Color scheme: Choose Light mode, Dark mode or Auto detect, which follows the setting of your operating system.
  • Theme: Choose one of the backend themes.
  • Start up in the following module: Select the module you see when you log into the backend, for example Dashboard, Content > Layout or Media.
  • Format of window title in backend: Set the text of the browser tab, for example whether the page title or the site name comes first.
  • First day of week in calendar popups: Set whether calendars in date pickers start on Sunday or Monday.
The Backend appearance tab with the fields Color scheme, Theme, Start up in the following module, Format of window title in backend and First day of week in calendar popups

The Backend appearance tab

Backend themes 

A theme changes the look of the backend. It does not change where things are or what you can do.

The backend in the Classic theme

The "Classic" backend theme

The backend in the Fresh theme

The "Fresh" backend theme

The backend in the Modern theme

The "Modern" backend theme