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Increase SourceTree font size

David Aguiar
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March 4, 2016

Is there any way to increase the font size in SourceTree for OS X? Currently, the font size it uses is so tiny that my eyes hurt a lot after a while managing branches.

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Peter van der Woude
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February 11, 2017

I was hoping more people would have voted for this. I can't really use the font size as it is now.  Just make it a preference?

18 votes
Jeffrey Leung
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October 28, 2018

Not a complete solution, but I just found that you can at least change the diff font size by going to `SourceTree -> Preferences -> Diff tab`. 

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January 9, 2019

this works great!  thanks so much for the answer Jeffrey!  

on Mac:

 

`SourceTree -> Preferences -> Diff tab`

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Jeffrey Leung
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May 31, 2020

Lol, I switched to using the command line ages ago.

Almost 2 years since I posted my answer and still nothing. I even told them about it in person at WWDC last year and they said they would pass the message on...

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RoyCalderon
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July 29, 2020

🤦🏻‍♂️

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alex-anash
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April 18, 2017

It would be cool to add a custom font size adjustment

Since on windows are also bad..

 version 2.0.18.1

 

10 votes
G Kubiak
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September 26, 2018

I agree.  This needs to be fixed so the font can be adjusted.  SourceTree is unusable currently.  On my monitor the SourceTree font measures equivalent to a 5pt font.

8 votes
Edco
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July 20, 2017

The new dark UI helps readability but the text is so, so small. Taking hi resolution monitors into consideration for UI to allow for some type of scaling and font sizing would go a long way in ease of use.

6 votes
stephan1827
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December 11, 2019

Is there any word on this feature?

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Sergey Dmitriev
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May 6, 2019

Please increase font size. It's weird-ously small for HDPI monitors. So I started to use Sublime Merge, which resembles the Tower.

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This app is unusable for me because of the small font size, it's a shame because it seems like it would be very helpful.

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February 1, 2019

Same problem

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MikeS-P
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April 7, 2020

Come on Atlassian, it's 2020 already. Add the ability to increase Sourcetree's font size for crying out loud. So many other Windows application UIs let me hold down the Ctrl key while spinning the mouse wheel to increase/decrease the font size. That should be your goal when addressing this issue. PLEASE. This feature was requested four years ago! I suppose your silence on this thread implies that it isn't going to happen? That'd be a real shame.

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Daniele Campione
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May 6, 2019

On HiDPI screens this is a serious defect.

We cannot read the text without an external LCD non-HiDPI monitor.

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RoyCalderon
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July 29, 2020

It's incredible how something so simple, yet so important can't be achieved by the SourceTree Team 

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George Lewe (Lewe)
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February 7, 2020

I can't believe this hasn't been addressed yet. Sourcetree remains unusable for me.

joan_tothomweb December 13, 2022

For me too. You're not alone.

4 votes
Sergey Boiko
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November 9, 2019

Hello Atlassian developers,

Are there any actions in this direction?

Increasing font-size would be really useful feature in Windows or in Mac OS.

Thanks.

4 votes
baratgab
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July 28, 2019

I have the same problem. I have to use a 14" laptop momentarily, and I feel like I'm going blind.

3 votes
Alex Hajdu
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March 25, 2020

Big +1 for this feature request

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omarabid
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February 12, 2019

Since this dates since 2016 I assume there is no possibility of a future fix. The app works fine on a 27" HD monitor but as people here commented if you are on a 15" Macbook retina you'll practically see nothing.

It is a shame the devs have ignored such a critical thing (reading simple text!)

2 votes
Diego Cantor
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September 28, 2023

Checking on this in 2023 ....

Aaron Dake
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October 6, 2023

Not one response from Atlassian in all these years.  They must be busy... and must not care about their users enough to address it with a "this is super hard to fix" response.  I can't imagine they are using their own product to develop.  I'm presuming they use GitKraken, a product who's owners actually take their product seriously.

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Alex
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August 20, 2023

Anything related to interface font size change?

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joan_tothomweb December 13, 2022

This is embarrassing, Atlassian.

2 votes
Christian Brandt
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June 7, 2021

I have this issue now too. My troubles with Sourcetree started after upgrading my display to 49" ultrawide, which gives me 5120x1440 but renders the application unusable.

I'm gonna go evaluate GitKraken now.

2 votes
tamirad1
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July 7, 2020

Another request to control Sourcetree's font size (not just for diff)

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April 20, 2020

Please Atlassian

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Piyush Mehta
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April 22, 2019

A minor request is getting unheeded by Atlassian.  Even a reply as to why this is ignored or when i may be prioritized would be awesome.

2 votes
Jennifer Bryan
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November 18, 2018

This would be such a big improvement in SourceTree! Look at how unreadable my unstaged files are (right), relative to the humane size used for diffs (left). The very small font size is exacerbated by truly regrettable color choices. The saturated magenta on dark background is practically unreadable.

 

Screen Shot 2018-11-18 at 5.29.11 PM.pngOf course, all of this is substantially magnified from what I am actually looking at in the app itself.

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Rahmat Awaludin
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September 25, 2018

Any news on this?

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