Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher

BUG: All text lacks antialiasing and is visibly pixelated

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#3837 opened on Jul 16, 2025

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Description

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  • I have checked that this issue has not already been reported.

  • I am using the latest version of Flow Launcher.

  • I am using the prerelease version of Flow Launcher.

Problem Description

Every single bit of text on the UI is visible pixelated and does not have antialiasing, not cleartype no nothing.

I've tested out multiple themes and such, it is global across them.

To Reproduce

  1. Open FlowLauncher

Screenshots

Flow Launcher Version

1.20.2

Windows Build Number

10.0.26100.4652

Error Log

No response

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktopfrontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of C#Familiarity with WPF rendering
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
The issue reports that all text in the Flow Launcher UI appears pixelated without anti aliasing. To fix this, investigate WPF text rendering settings such as TextOptions.TextRenderingMode, TextOptions.TextFormattingMode, or RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode. Check the main window XAML files (e.g., MainWindow.xaml) for any explicit rendering overrides. Also review application level resources in App.xaml for style settings that might disable anti aliasing. Compare with known working configurations from other WPF applications. No linked PRs or maintainer comments yet.