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# Change SSH color and font

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To make a change to all your sessions, head over to ***File – Settings – Types – Terminal – Colors*** and check ***Override terminal colors*** You can also ***Import*** and ***Export***, from this window, to share the settings.

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It is also possible to change the color of the highlighted text and background. These options are located at the bottom of the Terminal Colors page.

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With the dropdown it is possible to select how the terminal text is highlighted. Here are some examples of the ***Selection type***:

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![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/docs_en_kb_KB0003.png)

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/docs_en_kb_KB0004.png)

To change the color of a specific session, go in your connection's ***Properties – Terminal – Display***.

<figure><img src="https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/docs_en_kb_KB4132.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### See also

* [Devolutions Academy – Change your SSH terminal's color and font](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/3182600-change-your-ssh-terminal-s-color-and-font?curriculum_activity_id=5035273\&path_id=2628397\&sid=e896e17c-7fb7-4606-9192-e167f6fd9d26\&sid_i=0)
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Remote Desktop Manager macOS does not directly support the export of color schemes. Instead, color schemes must be created using the Terminal (.terminal) or iTerm (.itermcolors) app.

### Terminal

1. Open ***Terminal***.
2. Go to ***Setting - Profiles***.
3. Create or choose a profile.
4. Export the color scheme by clicking on the button at the bottom left.

   <figure><img src="https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMM6013_2025_1.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
5. In Remote Desktop Manager macOS, you can then import the scheme either on the entry level or in the settings system-wide.
6. To import on the entry level, go in your entry's ***properties.***
7. Select ***SSH terminal - Terminal***.
8. Open the Colors tab.
9. Choose ***Override*** in the Colors drop-down menu.
10. Click ***Import color scheme*** and select ***Import from terminal.***
11. Click ***Save*** to close the properties.

    <figure><img src="https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMM6016_2025_1.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
12. To import in the settings system-wide, go to ***File - Settings***.
13. Select ***Terminal - Types***.
14. Click ***Import color scheme*** and select ***Import*** ***from terminal***.

    ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMM6015_2025_1.png)

### Iterm

1. Open ***Iterm***.
2. Go to ***Settings - Profiles***.
3. Open the ***Colors*** tab.
4. Create or choose a color scheme.
5. Export the color scheme by clicking ***Export*** in the drop-down menu.

   <figure><img src="https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMM6014_2025_1.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
6. In Remote Desktop Manager macOS, you can then import the scheme either on the Entry level or in the settings system-wide.
7. To import on the entry level, go in your entry's ***Properties.***
8. Select ***SSH terminal - Terminal***.
9. Open the Colors tab.
10. Choose ***Override*** in the Colors drop-down menu.
11. Click Import color scheme and select ***Import from iterm.***
12. Click ***Save*** to close the properties.

    <figure><img src="https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMM6016_2025_1.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
13. To import in the settings system-wide, go to ***File - Settings***.
14. Select ***Terminal - Types***.
15. Click ***Import color scheme*** and select ***Import*** ***from iterm***.

    <figure><img src="https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMM6015_2025_1.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### See also

* [Devolutions Academy – Change your SSH terminal's color and font](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/3182600-change-your-ssh-terminal-s-color-and-font?curriculum_activity_id=5035273\&path_id=2628397\&sid=e896e17c-7fb7-4606-9192-e167f6fd9d26\&sid_i=0)
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