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Improve sharpness of UI Text in Warp on Windows & Linux.
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Describe the bug
The sharpness of the text in the UI is absolutely horrible and terrible on the eyes. I have 20/20 vision, no eye sight issues, and I struggle to look at the text with ease.
To reproduce
Changed appearance settings and also deleted and reinstalled Warp.
Expected behavior
The text on the UI, not just in terminal but the UI itself, needs more sharpness. I dunno what the hell is wrong with the app but I have never had an app with such a terrible looking appearance.
Screenshots, videos, and logs
Operating system (OS)
Windows
Operating system and version
Windows 11
Shell Version
No response
Current Warp version
v0.2025.10.15.08.12.stable_01
Regression
No, this bug or issue has existed throughout my experience using Warp
Recent working Warp date
No response
Additional context
No response
Does this block you from using Warp daily?
Yes, this issue prevents me from using Warp daily.
Is this an issue only in Warp?
Yes, I confirmed that this only happens in Warp, not other terminals.
Warp Internal (ignore): linear-label:b9d78064-c89e-4973-b153-5178a31ee54e
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Hi @aloskam88, thanks for your report. There's no need to be rude, though - I expect you wouldn't appreciate someone speaking in the same manner about whatever you work on.
Thin strokes is Mac only, but contrast settings are in Warp on Windows for sure. Also try tweaking the font weight (if others are available) and the font in general, i prefer nerd fonts. I hope that helps!
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If you're interested in helping us fix things instead of just being inflammatory, some information that might assist us:
- What is your monitor resolution?
- Please share your Warp logs (so we can see information about GPU and rendering backend).
Wasn't being inflammatory, simply providing an honest critique.
My monitor resolution is 2560x1440.
I can reproduce this on Linux (Fedora) as well, using monitors with the same resolution as @aloskam88 (2560×1440), using a display scale of 125 % in my system settings. I believe the issue title should be updated to reflect this.
Honestly speaking, the text is really horrible to read, and the difference to other apps on my system is very clear. I don't have this problem with other apps, but the font blurriness in Warp was immediately noticable for me. It's disappointing, as I was genuinely excited to re-test this application now that #1443 is resolved and the UI can be zoomed. However, the fonts appear blurry regardless of the UI zoom level. The text in my system's default terminal (Ptyxis) is more readable than Warp's, even if I zoom Warp's text to be twice the size compared to my system terminal. The blurriness issue in Warp seems to affect all text in the application (menus, temrinal, notebooks, etc.).
I'm using the latest RPM release of Warp (v0.2025.10.22.08.13.stable_02).
I can reproduce this on Linux (Fedora) as well, using monitors with the same resolution as @aloskam88 (2560×1440), using a display scale of 125 % in my system settings. I believe the issue title should be updated to reflect this.
Honestly speaking, the text is really horrible to read, and the difference to other apps on my system is very clear. I don't have this problem with other apps, but the font blurriness in Warp was immediately noticable for me. It's disappointing, as I was genuinely excited to re-test this application now that #1443 is resolved and the UI can be zoomed. However, the fonts appear blurry regardless of the UI zoom level. The text in my system's default terminal (Ptyxis) is more readable than Warp's, even if I zoom Warp's text to be twice the size compared to my system terminal. The blurriness issue in Warp seems to affect all text in the application (menus, temrinal, notebooks, etc.).
I'm using the latest RPM release of Warp (v0.2025.10.22.08.13.stable_02).
I updated the title based on your experience.
Font rendering in Windows is extremely bad in all areas of Warp; wherever you look, some fonts are almost unreadable. This definitely has absolutely nothing to do with graphics drivers or screen resolution, it's simply the technology Warp uses for font rendering. I'm pretty sure once Warp changes to another display technology, fonts will be as crisp and legible as they're in all other apps. This is really the show stopper that prevents me from using Warp...
