Customise PuTTy: Change

Background and Font Colors in

PuTTy
PuTTy is a free to use open-source SSH and Telnet client that is used to
connect to a remote server. Through PuTTy, you can connect and execute
commands on a remote Linux/Unix server. However, some new users might
be looking for the settings to change background and font colors in PuTTy.
In this article, we will show you methods for changing the background and
font colors in PuTTy.

How to change colors in PuTTy

Changing Background Color in PuTTy
Changing background color can help to provide a better look for eyes while
working in the command line window. The settings for changing the
background color in the PuTTy can be found in the configuration settings
window. You can choose the pre-loaded colors or enter your own RGB
value for the color. Follow the below steps to change the background color
in PuTTy:
1. Hold the Windows key and press S to open the search function.
Type Putty and press Enter to open it.
Note: If you are in the session, then right-click on the PuTTy command
window and choose the Change Settings option.
Opening PuTTy through Windows search feature
2. Click on the Colors option under the Window section. Now select
the Default Background in the list-menu and click the Modify button.

3. Choose the color that you want for the background or you can also make
a custom color by adjusting options on the right side. Click Ok button
after choosing the color.

Choosing the
color for the background
4. Now click the Apply button and check the background of the session
window.
Background color changed to red
Changing Font Color in PuTTy
Changing the color of the font will depend on the background color. If both
background and font colors are not a good combination for each other
then it will look pretty bad and unreadable. Some background like black
can work with all the font colors except black. Therefore, you can find the
best one for yourself. Follow the below steps to change the color of the
font in PuTTy:
1. Hold the Windows key and press S to open the search function. Search
for Putty and press Enter to open it.
Note: If you are in session mode, then right-click on the command
window and choose Change Settings option to open the configuration
window.

Opening Configuration settings for the running session

2. Go to the Colors settings under the Window list on the left side. Click on
the Default Foreground option in the list-menu and press
the Modify button.
 Opening the font
color settings
3. Choose the color you want or you can make any custom color by
adjusting the colors on the right side. After choosing the color, click
the Ok button and press the Apply button for settings.

Choosing the
color for fonts
4. The font color will change in the command window as shown below:
 Changed font color to yellow
You can also adjust the colors for other options in the same way. More of
the interface options can be found in the Appearance options, where users
can increase the size of the font, the spaces between lines and so on.