Font Rendering Enhancer

Font Rendering Enhancer for Chrome. Darker and clearer text on the pages (http and https).

What is Font Rendering Enhancer?

The 'Font Rendering Enhancer' is a beneficial Chrome extension that originated from Opera Font Rendering. It works to make the text on web pages darker and clearer, improving readability. It applies the text to be displayed in a more anti-aliased format using CSS3 property. This tool is especially beneficial for modern browsers supporting CSS3 and userstyle support. It also includes a control panel for easy modification.

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Users: 108,918 ▲ 958

Rating: 4.59 (364)

Version: 0.1.4.1 (Last updated: 2014-07-03)

Creation date: 2014-07-02

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

*://*/*
storage

Size: 580.61K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2418 ▼ 49

Other rankings

#22829 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 77 #13 in font keyword 67 #218 in property keyword 17

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

Summary

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Description Font Rendering Enhancer comes from Opera Font Rendering by thunder13. Darker and clearer text on almost every page (http and https). Modified and ported Mac OSX Font Rendering by proxxy (from Opera on Presto engine). "The windows browsers render the fonts based on the normal sub-pixel rendering without implementing Font smoothing, anti-aliasing as noticeable as Mac OSX. This tweak applies text to be displayed more anti-aliased using CSS3 property. So modern browsers supporting CSS3 and userstyle support would be able to support it. ;)"

Modified (v 0.1.4):

A Control panel

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User reviews

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These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Improves quality of font rendering
Customizable settings
Effective on mobile browsers, particularly the Kiwi one
Helpful for those who dislike the 'gray text' trend
Particularly good results on Windows

Cons

Causing Chrome Print Preview to hang after a certain Chrome update
Vanishes YouTube subtitles' character edge style
Not very effective on a PC browser
Some issues with certain fonts, specifically the emojis
Unable to handle texts with 'color:transparent' attribute

Most mentioned

Struggles after Chrome updates
Improves the reading experience
Influences on YouTube subtitle styles
Missing features or options
Compatibility issues on different platforms

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Safety

Risk impact

Font Rendering Enhancer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Font Rendering Enhancer if you trust the publisher.