This tiny app, when activated, kills Windows’ ClearType font rendering and uses its own OS X-style rendering, which is based off the original gdi++.dll project. No? It’s probably awesome you can’t make out the difference because then you won’t have to like one or the other!Īnyway, for those of you who do like the OS X rendering but are using Windows instead, there’s an easy way to get the former on your PC!Įnter GDI++.Yes? Welcome to the camp! I don’t know which of the two you like, but for me it’s easily OS X.Compare that to the font rendering on OS X, which is like this creamy blending thing that creates more impact on your eyes and….okay I’ve no idea how to describe it, so let me just say it looks tons better! Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the two – The fonts look like thin swords cutting through a piece of fabric that is your PC screen. ClearType is quite cripsy and sharp, but that’s exactly what I don’t like about it. A lot of people don’t get what’s with all the fuss about fonts, but for me it’s always been the little things that matter.Įver since ClearType was introduced a few years into Windows XP, font rendering on Windows has undergone a huge facelift.
Even though I’ve never used Apple’s famed desktop OS, there’s one thing about Mac OS X that has always made love it – the font rendering.
