# bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner

A better way to configure ClearType font smoothing on Windows 10.

Repository: https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bettercleartypetuner
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-11T23:54:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2552, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1179, forks 21 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:53.275757+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows utility that provides a better interface for configuring ClearType font smoothing settings than the built-in OS tuner. It offers live previews of text rendering across GDI, DirectWrite ClearType, and DirectWrite grayscale paths.

## Use cases
- configure cleartype font smoothing on windows
- fix blurry text rendering on windows 10
- switch between grayscale and subpixel font antialiasing
- adjust text contrast and gamma settings for fonts
- preview font rendering before applying settings
- tune font smoothing for rgb or bgr monitors

## When to choose
- you want full control over Windows font smoothing settings with live previews
- the built-in ClearType tuner produces unsatisfactory or unpredictable results
- you need to understand how GDI vs DirectWrite rendering differs on your system
- you run Windows on ARM and want a native tuning tool

## When to avoid
- you are on a non-Windows operating system
- you only need to change font size or DPI scaling rather than antialiasing settings
- you need automated or scripted font configuration rather than a GUI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, configuration-management
- domain: windows, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: cleartype, font-smoothing, text-rendering, directwrite, gdi, font-antialiasing, system-utility, desktop

## Member repositories
- bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.275757+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:25:31.712555+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.275757+00:00, sha a878f6dc2361)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.