Font Rendering Enhancer

Font Rendering Enhancer for Chrome. Darker and clearer text on the pages.

Font Rendering Enhancer - Improve Font Rendering in Chrome

Font Rendering Enhancer is a Chrome extension that enhances the font rendering in the browser, providing darker and clearer text on almost every page. It modifies the font rendering to be more anti-aliased using CSS3, resulting in improved readability and a better browsing experience.
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Extension stats

By: Festum
Users: 90,000+
Rating: 4.56
(371)
Version: 0.3.0 (Last updated: 2024-05-07)
Creation date: 2014-07-02
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 586.75K
Email: *****@fesq.in

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Extension summary

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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Pros
  • Many users report that it enhances text readability and improves font appearance, especially on Windows.
  • Some users appreciate the update that fixed previous issues, stating it now works well.
  • A few users found it effective in making fonts look bolder or darker.
Cons
  • The extension reportedly causes performance issues, particularly with Chrome's print preview function.
  • There are complaints about it not working properly on Chrome or being stagnant for over a decade.
  • Some users have noted conflicts with other functionalities, such as YouTube subtitles.
Most mentioned
  • Issues with functionality on Chrome compared to other browsers.
  • Performance problems after a Chrome update.
  • The extension significantly improves font rendering for some users.
User reviews

always use
by Omniscience Jin, 2024-09-04

Neverminded, it worked on one page then broke. Please fix!
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Font Rendering Enhancer requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Font Rendering Enhancer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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