snowie2000/mactype
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Better font rendering for Windows. observed · 2026-09-29
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 71
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 72.0
- age_days: 4219
- days_rel: 496
- days_push: 175
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
11971 stars · 448 forks observed · 2026-09-29
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
MacType is a Windows application that improves font rendering system-wide by hooking into GDI and DirectWrite text rendering. It provides smoother, macOS-like font appearance with configurable profiles and a tuning utility.
Use cases
- make windows fonts look smoother
- improve font rendering on windows 11
- get mac-like font smoothing on windows
- fix blurry or jagged text rendering
- customize directwrite font rendering
- enable color font support system-wide
When to choose
- you want better-looking text across all Windows applications
- you find Windows default font rendering too thin or jagged
- you need per-application DirectWrite tuning
When to avoid
- you use Office 2013, which uses its own rendering engine
- antimalware software conflicts with DLL injection and you cannot use Service Mode
- you are not on Windows - it is Windows-only
Facets
application · maturity active
graphics gui configuration-management windows desktop-applications graphics windows cpp font-rendering directwrite freetype typography system-utility
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype · fetched 2026-09-29 · 78ec55ba58a0
- homepage: https://mactype.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1c25422501f1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| snowie2000/mactype | main | 62 |
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