如果您同时使用 macOS 和Windows,您可能已经观察到Mac中的字体看起来与(Mac)Windows系统中的字体不同。与Mac(Mac)系统相比,Windows系统中的文本显得更小、更不清晰。与Windows(Windows)相比,有些人还更喜欢Mac中的颜色表示。因此,在某些人看来,与Mac不同, (Mac)Windows中的文本并未针对阅读长篇文章进行优化。
Windows 字体与 Mac 字体
字体在您机器上的显示方式取决于名为Font renderer的软件。Apple关心Mac的美感,并在现代 UI 和字体渲染等方面投入了大量精力,这些都将Mac与Windows等其他系统区分开来。Windows使用DirectWrite 技术(DirectWrite technology)来渲染字体,而Mac使用Free-Type 字体渲染(Free-Type font rendering),其字体平滑能力比Windows更好。
截至目前,微软为最新的Windows版本提供了(Windows)ClearType软件技术,以提高笔记本电脑屏幕和平板液晶(LCD)显示器上的文本可读性。对 ClearType 的设置进行简单的调整,可以提高文本的可读性并尝试平滑显示器上的字体。然而,像设计师和艺术家这样的大多数用户仍然更喜欢使用 Mac 的Freestyle,而不是Clear Type技术。如果您的工作涉及在Mac OS(Mac OS)和Windows系统之间不断切换,您可能希望在Windows机器上拥有类似 Mac 的平滑字体。
阅读(Read):如何让 Windows 10 看起来像 Mac。
获取适用于 Windows 11/10 的 Mac 字体
虽然像开发人员和网页设计师这样的一些Window用户只是喜欢Windows呈现字体的方式,但一些用户可能更喜欢Apple呈现字体,因为文本看起来更清晰、更好且更易于阅读。在本文中,我们将解释如何使用MacType和GDIPP等免费程序将Windows字体替换为类似 Mac 的(Mac-like)平滑字体。
1] MacType在 Windows 上安装Mac字体
顾名思义,MacType是一个功能强大的程序,旨在在Windows 11/10Mac的流畅字体。最新版本的MacType与Windows 11/10完全兼容,并且易于使用附加自定义选项。请按照以下步骤在Windows 11/10MacType。
(Download)在此处(here)(here.)下载最新版本的MacType 。运行安装程序文件并在安装过程中选择完全安装。
安装 MacType 后,启动(Launch)程序并选择语言为英语。( English.)
在MacType Wizard窗口中,单击(Click)带有选项Load with MacTray 的单选按钮。(Load with MacTray.)
选中带有以管理员身份运行选项的复选框,然后单击带有(Run as Administrator)独立加载模式(Standalone loading mode.)选项的单选按钮。
单击下一步( Next)按钮。选择中文标记的(Chinese)MacType默认字体平滑配置文件,然后单击完成(Finish)按钮。
在确认对话框中单击确定以应用更改。(OK)
字体(Font)配置文件确定字体平滑过程中涉及的组件。您可以使用MacType 控制面板(MacType Control Panel)创建新的字体配置文件或编辑现有的字体配置文件,该面板将在安装完成后立即创建为您的桌面快捷方式。
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2] 适用于 Windows 11/10 的 GDIPP
GDIPP是一个简单的程序,旨在为您提供像Mac OS一样的 windows 文本效果。它非常易于使用,并且可以在 32 位版本Windows和 64 位Windows上轻松自定义 它允许您分别安装 32 位组件和 64 位组件。但是,这两个组件共享相同的设置文件。安装程序后,32 位进程只会渲染 32 位应用程序,64 位组件只会渲染 64 位Windows版本的 64 位应用程序。
(Download)在此处(here)(here)下载最新版本的GDIPP 。运行下载的安装程序。
安装完成后,您将 在Windows机器上拥有类似Mac的流畅字体。
阅读下一篇(Read next):使用 DfontSplitter 将 Mac 字体转换为 Windows 兼容字体(Convert Mac font to Windows-compatible font using DfontSplitter)。
Get Mac font for Windows using MacType or GDIPP
If yоu are using both macОS and Windows, you might have observed that the font in the Mac looks different than the fonts in the Windows system. The texts in the Windows systеm appear smaller and less shаrp as compared to the Mac system. Some also prefer the cоlor representation in Mac than in Windows. It may, therefore, appear to some that, unlike Mac, the texts in Windows aren’t оptіmized for readіng long-form artіcles.
Windows Font vs Mac Font
The way the fonts appear on your machine depends on the software called Font renderer. Apple cares about Mac’s aesthetic and puts in a lot of effort to the stuff like modern UI and font rendering that distinguishes Mac from other systems like Windows. Windows uses DirectWrite technology to render fonts and Mac, on the other hand, uses Free-Type font rendering that has better font smoothing capability than Windows.
As of now, Microsoft offers ClearType software technology for the recent Windows version to improve the text readability on laptop screens and flat LCD monitors. A simple tweak on ClearType’s settings,s improves the readability of text and attempts to smooth the fonts on your monitor. However, most of the users like designers and artists still prefer using Mac’s Freestyle than Clear Type technology. If your work involves constantly switching between Mac OS and Windows systems you may wish to have a Mac-like smooth font on a Windows machine.
Read: How to make Windows 10 look like Mac.
Get Mac font for Windows 11/10
While some of the Window users like developers and web designers simply love the way the Windows renders the font, some users might prefer an Apple render fonts as the texts look sharper, nicer and easier to read. In this article, we explain how to replace your Windows font with Mac-like smooth font using free programs like MacType and GDIPP.
1] MacType installs Mac font on Windows
As the name suggests, MacType is a powerful program which aims to provide Mac like smooth fonts on Windows 11/10. The latest version of MacType is fully compatible with Windows 11/10 and is easy to use with additional customization options. Follow the below steps to use MacType on Windows 11/10.
Download the latest version of MacType here. Run the installer file and during installation choose complete install.
Once the MacType is installed, Launch the program and select the language as English.
In the MacType Wizard window, Click on the radio button with option Load with MacTray.
Check the box with option Run as Administrator and click radio button with option Standalone loading mode.
Click the Next button. Choose the MacType default font smoothing profile labeled in Chinese and click Finish button.
Click OK in the confirmation dialogue box to apply the changes.
The Font profile determines the components involved in the font smoothing process. You can create a new font profile or edit the existing font profile using MacType Control Panel which will be created as your desktop shortcut soon after installation is complete.
Read: How to add Custom Fonts to Command Prompt in Windows.
2] GDIPP for Windows 11/10
GDIPP is a simple program that aims to provide you with the effect of windows text appear like Mac OS. It is extremely easy to use and can be easily customized on both 32-bit version Windows and 64-bit Windows It allows you to install 32-bit components and 64-bit components separately. However, both these components share the same setting file. Once the program is installed, the 32-bit processes will only render 32-bit applications, and 64-bit components will only render 64-bit applications in 64-bit Windows version.
Download the latest version of GDIPP here. Run the downloaded installer.
Once the installation is complete, you will have the smooth Mac like fonts on your Windows machine.
Read next: Convert Mac font to Windows-compatible font using DfontSplitter.