Professional Zoom background images

Sure, comic book backgrounds are fun, but sometimes, you need a low-key background for a video conference. So, for a genuinely realistic Zoom virtual background, look for images reminiscent of home. These backgrounds are simple and don’t draw too much attention to your virtual environment while reflecting some aspects of your aesthetic or personal style.

SEE: How to Use Zoom: 15 Tips & Tricks for more information.

1. Mid-century living room

Image caption: West Elm has collaborated with interior designers to create several room images using West Elm products. The perspective and depth make the photos look like your living room.

2. Open concept kitchen

West Elm has a way of finding the best kitchen images. Let your co-workers think you have the best interior design skills with this photo.

3. West Elm NYC Waterfront

This waterfront view will make it hard for your colleagues to keep their minds on work.

4. Working with Williams Sonoma

Get a combination of interior design and tasteful settings with the virtual backgrounds from Williams Sonoma Home.

5. Patio professionalism

Get some greenery into your meetings with a patio view from the Kathy Kuo Home interior design blog.

6. Backgrounds for bibliophiles

Bring more comfort into your virtual home office with a dark academia-style study from LUXVT’s real estate site.

Zoom office backgrounds

Finding a home office background can be beneficial if you work from home but don’t have the typical home office environment. These backgrounds can include everything from rows of books and shelving to framed images and desk set-ups that always make it look like you have the perfect office, even when you don’t.

7. Cozy corner office

Image caption: Feel the warmth of the fireplace with an office layout from the Kathy Kuo Home interior design blog.

8. Office with a view

Get a campus view with a top-floor office at Texas State University.

9. Upscale office decor

Consider Phillip Jeffries Zoom backgrounds for each season due to their custom office backgrounds that use wallpaper prints to replicate an accent wall.

10. Collaborative workspaces

Recreate a collaborative workspace with Louisiana State University’s classrooms and labs.

11. Open office layout

For those who miss being back in the office, Microsoft Copilot offers multiple virtual backgrounds replicating the open floor plans and workspaces of a 21^st-century office building.

12. Conference room presentation

When giving a big presentation, Microsoft Viva’s conference room backgrounds add professionalism to your virtual office.

Best of book backgrounds

One of the best options for virtual backgrounds is the bookshelf. Whether it’s a university library, an eclectic collection, or a curation of classics, this background shows off your personality and intellect (even if you haven’t read them all).

13. Bold bookshelf

Image caption: Put yourself in front of a credible bookshelf with options from Penguin Random House Canada.

14. Classic bookshelf

Go for Penguin Classics if you want book suggestions for your next meeting.

15. NPR background

This bookcase background from NPR TinyDesk looks authentic, with just the right amount of quirk for music lovers and public radio fans.

16. Library for Game of Thrones fans

George R. Martin fans will enjoy this Game of Thrones-themed library shelf from the University of Chicago. The University’s website also offers Zoom backgrounds, including the city skyline, popular buildings, and natural settings.

17. Millennial mysteries

Readers who love a good mystery and a millennial classic will appreciate this bookshelf background, including authors from young adult fiction to romance and thrillers.

18. Studying in the stacks

There’s something about working in a library that can make you feel more focused and productive. So, bring some of that energy into your meetings with a background from the Cornell University library stacks.

Work from anywhere Zoom backgrounds

Some of the best images recreate the experience of working in whatever environment you want. Whether a fictional forest or an international vacation, you can work from anywhere with realistic Zoom virtual backgrounds.

SEE: How to Use Virtual Backgrounds on Your Phone

19. Hobbit house

Image caption: Doesn’t everyone want to hang out with the Hobbits? ISA Study Abroad has shared images from several of its sites.

20. The Bridge to Big Ben

The Westminster Bridge and Big Ben in London, UK, are favorites of many.

21. Maui, HI

Alaska Airlines has shared images for use as virtual backgrounds, which will make you feel like you are traveling to a tropical destination — all from the comfort of your desktop.

22. Outdoor adventures

Enjoy the great outdoors with REI’s cabins and camping backgrounds. The sporting goods store also offers images of rock climbing, kayaking, and other nature scenes for the adventurer working from home.

23. Meetings at the movies

Many studios and television networks are creating Zoom backgrounds that recreate your favorite film sets. So, whether you’re a fan of Top Gun Maverick or the latest Netflix series, you can bring your favorite movies to your next meeting.

24. Lost at sea

Travel twenty thousand leagues under the sea with Zoom backgrounds from the NOAA Ocean Exploration. Each of these images features aquatic creatures, ships, and other photographs that will get you lost in the majesty of the sea.

Artistic Zoom backgrounds

While most Zoom backgrounds focus on images of specific environments or locations, not everyone wants to feel like they are in an office or on vacation. In that case, choose an artistic background focusing on color and composition. You can also keep things simple and blur your Zoom background.

25. Basic bricks

Image caption: A solid-brick background is good when you don’t want a distraction. Chapman University in Irvine, Calif., offers a great selection of free Zoom backgrounds on its site.

26. Intricate background

Opt for a detailed, non-specific background, such as this Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) ceiling view.

27. Simple seasonal branding

You can’t go wrong with Zoom’s branded images for a classic virtual background. The platform offers a variety of static and moving images that are simple but visually interesting.

28. Refreshing food images

Although no one needs a reminder that lunch is almost here, Williams Sonoma offers several unique photo spreads to make your coworkers hungry.

29. Artistic imagery

Some of the best images for your background can be found at your favorite museum. For example, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) offers many Zoom backgrounds using pieces from its archives.

30. Paintings & prints

Find more paintings turned Zoom Backgrounds from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Custom downloadable Zoom backgrounds

For backgrounds that are more personalized to you, you can find Zoom virtual backgrounds that are downloadable or customizable to add unique touches to the image. Then, you can save these images on your computer or mobile device, making uploading and changing your background easier.

31. Campus settings

Image caption: Find a Zoom background from your favorite college campus to represent your alma mater or tap into the calm of a university setting, like the flowers blooming in front of the University of Michigan’s Rackham building.

32. Affirmation backgrounds

Add positivity to your virtual office by downloading Zoom backgrounds with positive affirmations and natural landscapes from the organization Breathe for Change.

33. Natural scenes & settings

Science nerds will enjoy the many aquatic and animal images from the California Academy of Sciences.

34. Seasonal backgrounds

On the Zoom website, you can access multiple downloadable backgrounds in the design, sports, and entertainment realms. Additionally, Zoom offers custom backgrounds to reflect each season.

35. Creature coworkers

There’s nothing more exciting than seeing an animal friend make an impromptu appearance on a Zoom call, and animal lovers can find many furry friends to share meetings with from the San Diego Zoo.

36. Microsoft Teams backgrounds

Before AI agents, there was Microsoft Clippy. Microsoft Teams’ nostalgic virtual backgrounds allow those using Zoom or the Microsoft suite to reminisce about the early days of Office. Download images featuring everything from Solitaire to your old friend Clippy, the paperclip.

SEE: How to Blur and Change Your Background in Microsoft Teams