GRUB 2.12 menu entry backgrounds gfxmenu mod

Demo using backgrounds from the HyperFluent theme (backgrounds resized to 1920x1080):

VID_20250920_212542.mp4

Installation (precompiled x86-64)

1. cp gfxmenu.mod custom.cfg /boot/grub/
2. Inside your theme folder, create a new folder named backgrounds and copy your background images into this folder. Use the same naming scheme as the icons folder (e.g. backgrounds/arch.png).
3. Resize the backgrounds to match your screen resolution (or smaller if it is slow).

GRUB2 should now automatically load the patched gfxmenu module which dynamically loads a background based on the selected menu entry class.

Compile from source

• Clone the GRUB repository and apply view.patch.
• Build GRUB and copy the module gfxmenu.mod from the grub-core folder.

Disclaimer

I tested it with GRUB 2.12 (EFI), but it should work on any distro with GRUB 2.12. It probably won't work on other GRUB2 versions. Use it at your own risk. I am not responsible for any issues, damage, or loss that may result from using the patched module.