Font Smoothing Adjuster

Restores font smoothing controls removed in macOS Big Sur
Oct 09, 2026
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Category:
System Tools › Fonts
Developer:
Bounce Technologies Limited
License:
Open source
Total downloads:
25
Latest version:
2.0.0

Description

Bring back the font smoothing controls that were removed in macOS Big Sur. In older versions of macOS, you could adjust font smoothing from the System Preferences app, but this feature is no longer available in Big Sur. With this small app, you can easily choose your preferred level of font smoothing or disable it completely.

Download of Font Smoothing Adjuster 2.0.0 for Mac was available from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this app available. The program lies within System Tools, more precisely Fonts. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus. This free Mac app was originally created by Bounce Technologies Limited.

From the developer:

Font Smoothing Adjuster allows you to re-enable the font smoothing controls removed in macOS Big Sur. On previous releases of macOS, you could disable font smoothing from the General pane of the System Preferences app, but this option has been removed from macOS Big Sur. This tiny app lets you easily choose what level of font smoothing you would like, or disable it altogether.

You may want to check out more Mac applications, such as Font Catalog Creator, 1000 OpenType Fonts - Commercial Use Fonts or Free Fonts - Christmas Collection, which might be related to Font Smoothing Adjuster.

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