--- title: "Blankie - Create and Theme Presets" description: "Save your favorite ambient sound mixes as presets in Blankie, then give each one its own artwork and accent color. Create, edit, theme, favorite and switch soundscapes for sleep and focus." canonical: "https://blankie.rest/guides/create-and-manage-presets/" --- > For an index of every page on this site, see [llms.txt](https://blankie.rest/llms.txt). Every page also has a Markdown version like this one. [Presets & Theming](https://blankie.rest/guides/) # Create and Theme Presets Save your favorite ambient sound mixes as presets in Blankie, then give each one its own artwork and accent color. Create, edit, theme, favorite and switch soundscapes for sleep and focus. 4 min read Updated October 2026 All Platforms A preset in Blankie is just a mix of sounds with their volumes saved together. Maybe you like the sounds of the ocean and white noise for sleep, rain with piano while reading and sounds of the city paired with café sounds while you work. After you set them up, it takes just one click to switch between them. Every preset can also carry its own artwork and accent color, so the moment you switch mixes the app looks the part too. [![Blankie on Mac with the sidebar open: favorites and presets on the left, and the Creekside preset playing Stream, Forest, Birds, Wind and Gentle Guitar.](https://blankie.rest/_astro/mac-preset-sidebar.C9RvN9LC_Z1Wpk2t.webp)](https://blankie.rest/%5Fastro/mac-preset-sidebar.C9RvN9LC%5FZ1Wpk2t.webp) ## Create a preset 1. Click the button at the top of the sidebar (Mac and iPad) or in your Library (iPhone) and choose **New Preset**. 2. Tap **Choose Sounds** to pick what goes in it. 3. Give it a name. On devices with Apple Intelligence, tap the sparkles button in the **Name** field and Blankie will suggest a name based on the sounds you picked. You can add a creator name and artwork too. 4. Click **Create**. TIP Already have something good going on the default preset? Hit its **Edit** button and Blankie will offer to spin up a new preset from whatever you've got playing. ## Edits save automatically When a preset is active, anything you change (flipping sounds on or off, nudging volumes, dragging tiles to reorder them) gets saved to it right away. No save button to forget. ## Rename, edit or delete a preset Right-click a preset on Mac, or touch and hold on iPhone and iPad, then choose **Edit Preset** or **Delete Preset**. The edit sheet handles the name, sound list and order, artwork and theme, all covered below. [![The Edit Preset sheet on Mac for Downtown: name, creator, Favorite, the background artwork, its City, Coffee Shop and Lo-Fi Beats sounds, and Customize Theme, with the share button at the bottom.](https://blankie.rest/_astro/mac-edit-preset-sheet.DQA229Sm_1VAbBG.webp)](https://blankie.rest/%5Fastro/mac-edit-preset-sheet.DQA229Sm%5F1VAbBG.webp) The built-in default preset (**All Blankie Sounds**) can't be renamed or deleted, but it still takes custom artwork and theme settings. ## Add artwork Open the preset's edit sheet (right-click → **Edit Preset** on Mac, touch and hold on iPhone and iPad). In **Artwork**, select the **Background** tile labeled **Add Image** to choose a photo. To replace it, select the tile again; use its remove button to clear the photo. The background image follows the preset wherever it goes: * The **Now Playing** screen and **Lock Screen** still artwork while the preset is playing * The backdrop behind the mixer on Mac, iPhone and iPad * The preset's thumbnail in your Library * **CarPlay**, where artwork makes a preset easy to spot at a glance On iPhone and iPad, the separate **Lock Screen** tile lets you browse animated artwork. You can keep both a background photo and an animation. If you choose an animation without a background photo, its still preview also supplies the mixer backdrop. Remove the animation with the Lock Screen tile's remove button. [![The Edit Preset sheet on iPhone for Rainy Night: Background and Lock Screen artwork, its Rain and Waves sounds, and Customize Accent Color turned on with its color slider.](https://blankie.rest/_astro/iphone-edit-preset.B92aHkgq_1YBgCE.webp)](https://blankie.rest/%5Fastro/iphone-edit-preset.B92aHkgq%5F1YBgCE.webp) ## Customize Theme The **Customize Theme** section takes over from your default theme whenever the preset is active: * **Accent Color**: a color that tints the whole app while this preset plays (all platforms) * **View Mode**: lock the preset to a Grid or List layout (iPhone and iPad) Leave a toggle off and the preset just follows your app-wide settings. On iPhone and iPad, **Blur Background Images** is an app-wide setting in **Settings**, rather than a per-preset control. On Mac, Blankie also displays a dimmed artwork backdrop, with no blur toggle in Settings. [![Now Playing on iPhone for Rainy Night, with the preset's rain-on-glass artwork behind the controls.](https://blankie.rest/_astro/iphone-preset-artwork-now-playing.DU39PQCH_2mhSB.webp)](https://blankie.rest/%5Fastro/iphone-preset-artwork-now-playing.DU39PQCH%5F2mhSB.webp) ## Favorites Tap the **star** on any preset or individual sound row to drop it into the **Favorites** section at the top of your Library. You can drag to reorder favorites in Edit mode, step through them with your keyboard or headphone Previous and Next buttons and put them on your Home Screen with the Favorites widget or at the front of [CarPlay](https://blankie.rest/guides/blankie-carplay/). [![Blankie on iPad with Favorites at the top of the sidebar (Ocean Sleep and Rain Focus) and the Coffee Shop preset playing.](https://blankie.rest/_astro/ipad-favorites.eTEZVMPb_xsHj1.webp)](https://blankie.rest/%5Fastro/ipad-favorites.eTEZVMPb%5FxsHj1.webp) Use a preset from a [Home Screen widget, Siri or Shortcuts](https://blankie.rest/guides/control-blankie-anywhere/) when you want it within reach outside the app. ## Keep reading [Presets & ThemingShare Presets with Friends (.blankie Files)Export any Blankie preset as a .blankie file and share it. Sounds, volumes, artwork and even your imported custom sounds all travel along with it.Read the guide ](https://blankie.rest/guides/share-presets/)[Blankie BasicsQuick Mix, Single Sounds and PresetsHow Blankie's presets, Quick Mix soundboard and single-sound playback work, and how to switch between them without overwriting your saved mixes.Read the guide ](https://blankie.rest/guides/quick-mix-and-single-sounds/)[Blankie BasicsControl Blankie from AnywhereControl Blankie with widgets, Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, the Mac menu bar, headphones, media keys, the Lock Screen, Control Center and CarPlay.Read the guide ](https://blankie.rest/guides/control-blankie-anywhere/) ## Blankie is free, forever. No ads, no paywalls and no privacy tradeoffs. Mix adjustable ambient sounds into your own soundscapes for sleep, rest and focus on iPhone, iPad, CarPlay and Mac. 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