Fix blurry/thin font on macOS Mojava

Posted on 2018-09-25 Updated on 2018-09-25

Apple disables the subpixel font anti-aliasing on macOS mojava. It makes most of the font become blurry and thin. Most of the programs such as VS Code, firefox have this program.

If you are using a retina display, it is not a problem that all of the graphics are rendered in high DPI mode. But in a non-retina display, everything looks horrible.

Solution

These commands can enable the font smoothing feature on your macOS. You need to re-login your account or restart your computer to take effect.

defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 3

Reference:

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/51132
https://www.howtogeek.com/358596/how-to-fix-blurry-fonts-on-macos-mojave-with-subpixel-antialiasing/

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