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Almost 90% of all desktop users have customized desktop backgrounds. Customized desktops give it's users the feeling that the computer is indeed theirs, and by personalizing it, they are applying their own tastes and styles. The most common photos used are personal pictures taken from digital image-capturing devices such as digital cams, handy cams or cellphone cameras, while other graphic images are downloaded from wallpaper websites or taken from photo storage websites. With the advent of the Internet today, the options are limitless, and the choices come in various categories that characterizes every user's personality and preference.

There are free desktop wallpapers online, and they can be downloaded from various websites such as community or socialization websites, wallpaper websites and graphic art websites.

In community or socialization websites, especially forums that specifically cater to computer technology or art, wallpapers may be discussed and mentioned. Consequently, this sharing can lead to an exchange of wallpaper ideas, wallpaper images swapping or even wallpaper customization services among its members. The great thing about social community websites is that you meet people of common interest to yours, and therefore, you may be able to share the same preferences.

Graphic art websites are also popular today. They allow graphic artists to share and upload their own digital art for people to see and review. While most of these photos may be copyrighted by their respective owners, finding a great graphic art and setting it as your wallpaper does not violate any copyright law. For as long as you do not reproduce or distribute the picture, you can use it as your desktop wallpaper. The only catch, is that the picture must be compatible to your screen's resolution, so you'll save its quality.

Wallpaper websites are now very much in demand because of the variety of free desktop wallpapers that they offer. Popular images that are taken from these websites would include flashy car images, sexy women's images, movie billing images and celebrity images. Other people would also prefer to see nature on their desktop, and there are also lots of that online. Abstract images, or extreme graphical artistry may also be found in these sites. For wallpaper websites with an interactive membership, you get to choose from creations of other members and use them for your own.