I tried different font settings in the font settings and it didn’t improve much (font hinting, anti aliasing, custom DPI settings, different font size)

The font is the default one which is Ubuntu Regular with font size set to 10

Sub pixel order is set properly to RGB Linux Mint xfce

Even when running windows in a virtual machine, the font rendering in it is miles ahead of what I got on my Linux setup!!!

    • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
      152·
      7 months ago

      Definitely very subjective. People keep saying macOS has amazing font rendering but for me it just looks like a blurry mess, especially on non-retina displays. My fonts are set to be as sharp as possible on Linux because when coding and in the terminal I want very sharp fonts so they’re easier to read for me.

      Seconding the dependence on the particular font as well. Cantarell, Ubuntu and OpenSans are all fairly blurry regardless, unless seen on HiDPI screens in which case they do look more like macOS. DejaVu Sans can be very sharp in contrast at very low resolutions because it’s been made in the 800x600 and 1024x768 days and optimized to look sharp when small.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        83·
        7 months ago

        I gotta highly disagree with the blurry mess comment. To my eye Linux is looking about 90% as good as Mac these days. Mac fonts look the best but that os is worse in a lot of other ways. Windows always has looked worst font wise, though I will say it looks better these days than it used to.

        • flying_sheep@lemmy.ml
          6·
          7 months ago

          Objectively, Apple is focusing on leveraging high DPI over subpixel tricks.

          It makes sense that people who value sharpness on low DPI screens prefer subpixel rendering over grayscale.

    • Gianni R@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      I’m partial to macOS and I agree, I think Windows font rendering looks like garbage. On GNOME, I’ve found things to be okay. Sucks that patents are involved in this mess

      • sunbeam60@lemmy.one
        22·
        7 months ago

        Everyone believes what they look at every day “looks right”. It’s just habit.

    • massivefailure@lemm.ee
      5·
      7 months ago

      Windows and Mac rendering have always been ugly as sin to me and I vastly prefer Linux font displays. They always look cleaner and less processed.

    • Im28xwa@lemdro.idOPEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Thanks a lot for the info! I just went and installed segoe Ui font, and it looked even worse than Ubuntu Regular and I tried all the hinting options and made sure to restart after each change!!!