---
title: Personal preferences in Kibana
description: Change how Kibana looks and behaves for you only, including color mode, contrast, language, the space Kibana opens at login, and your navigation menu layout.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/personal-preferences
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless
  - Elastic Documentation
  - Kibana
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Personal preferences in Kibana
You can change how Kibana looks and behaves for you without affecting anyone else. Kibana saves each preference with your user in the current project or deployment, so it stays in place when you switch browsers or devices.

## Preferences you can set


| Preference                                                                                                                                         | What you can do                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Where it applies      |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| [Color mode](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/personal-preferences/dark-mode)               | Show Kibana in light or dark colors, or match your operating system.                                                                                                                                                                                                         | All your spaces       |
| [Contrast](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/personal-preferences/high-contrast)             | <applies-to>Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available</applies-to> <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.1</applies-to> Use normal or high contrast to improve visibility, or match your operating system.                                              | All your spaces       |
| [Language](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/personal-preferences/change-interface-language) | <applies-to>Elastic Cloud Serverless: Beta</applies-to> <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta since 9.5</applies-to> Show the Kibana interface in another language.                                                                                                                | All your spaces       |
| [Space at login](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/deploy-manage/choose-and-switch-spaces#remember-last-selected-space)                              | <applies-to>Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available</applies-to> <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.5</applies-to> Open the last space you used when you log in, or show the space selector instead. Availability depends on your deployment type. | All your spaces       |
| [Navigation menu layout](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/customize-navigation)             | <applies-to>Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available</applies-to> <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.5</applies-to> Reorder the apps in the navigation menu and hide the ones you don't use.                                                        | Each space separately |


## Find your preferences

For color mode, contrast, language, and space at login, where you open the preference depends on how you sign in to Kibana:
- If you sign in with your Elastic Cloud account, open the user menu in the global header and select the item for the preference, such as **Appearance** or **Language**.
- If you sign in any other way, for example with a username and password or on a self-managed deployment, select **Edit profile** from the user menu in the global header. Your profile page has a section for each preference.


## Settings that apply to everyone

Some settings change Kibana for everyone in a space instead of only for you. Administrators manage these settings. For more information, refer to:
- [Manage Kibana Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/deploy-manage/manage-spaces)
- [Advanced settings](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/reference/kibana/advanced-settings)

To manage your Elastic Cloud account, such as your email address, password, or organizations, refer to [Manage your Cloud account and preferences](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/cloud-account).

## Related pages

- [The Kibana interface](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/kibana-interface)
- [Select and switch Kibana spaces](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4492/deploy-manage/choose-and-switch-spaces)