How to increase font-size in SourceTree?
Asked by dnv2006:

I am use latest version of SourceTree on Windows 10.

How to increase font-size in SourceTree?


Answers:
author: Dimitre Novatchev
body: Just because of this "minor" issue I am switching to an alternative tool!

comments: author: Fang Jin
body: How \`font-size\` change is minor at the first place is blowing my mind. Technically it could be small (or big), but business wise, it's not especially considering they deliberately set the font size to like 10px or something, which is almost impossible for people older than 40 years !


author: cavecafe
body: [@Dimitre Novatchev](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3486166) Any traction on the font size issues yet? People like me desperately want configurable font sizes, but do you still think the problem is minor? Unless Atlassian does NOT care for SourceTree.


author: joan_tothomweb
body: Same here. I'm now using the git client of VS Code.


author: sshine
body: I am looking for a git browser as simple and uncomplicated as \`gitk\`, but for MacOS.

Sourcetree could be that git browser. I like how it lets me look at other branches than the one I've checked out, and that I can select either the diff for a single file or the diff for any set of files (either all or some specific subset).

Unfortunately, the font size is too small for me to read.


author: firma777
body: Same here also.


author: Neil Saari
body: I have vision problems and can't see the tiny tiny font you use. I hate to say this but I think ADA requires adjusting font size for the vision impaired, like me.


author: Ana Silvia Telleria Mart?nez
body: For now, it can't be changed! I think there is an improvement on the issue tracker of Source Tree.

comments: author: Ana Silvia Telleria Mart?nez
body: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Sourcetree-questions/Increase-SourceTree-font-size/qaq-p/321241>


author: Parker Morse
body: Adding another request for this. As my eyes get older I need the large-print edition of nearly everything, and Sourcetree is tiny little fuzzy letters when I can read my editor and terminal.


author: salunda
body: Over 4 years and nothing has happened. This is obviously not a high priority.

Shame, because SourceTree is my preferred Git GUI. I currently use GitExtensions because of its font size change support.

comments: author: sshine
body: 5.5 years and counting, and the font is still to small to read.


author: Ritik Gupta
body: 6 years and still going strong


author: Edgaralejandro Ramirez Gonzalez
body: 6 and a half years later, here we are... and still still going strong


author: Ian Thomas
body: 7 years, guess folks with anything but perfect vision shouldn't bother with sourcetree


author: BJL2
body: To be fair, if it were an 'easy win', then I'm sure Atlassian would have done it. I assume most of us are software engineers, and are acquainted with how difficult such a change can be, if it was not accounted for in the initial design of the software. (I stay as far away from GUI programming as I can get. :-) ).

Considering the price Atlassian charges for Sourcetree (nothing), I'm sure they'd be happy to give us a refund. :-)  


author: Kevin Cameron
body: The top page on the website says:  

"Visualize your work and push with confidence."  

I am new to GIT. I stumbled across this app, not knowing if it is active or not, but the first thing I needed to do is increase font size. Form this thread it appears as though it is not an active project?   

If it is, are there any old people like me working on the development that can let the youngsters know that it is a deal breaker when the user can literally not "visualize" the work because the font is so tiny.  

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comments: author: Fang Jin
body: Yes, there's old people if you call anyone above 40 old.

But who the heck use font size 10px any more, as a fixture? This is almost insane in UI design.


author: joan_tothomweb
body: Here a 41 years old 'going-blind' user due I was Sourcetree user.


author: David Siegal
body: Mac too please!


author: MattC
body: Just went searching for this, usually it doesn't both me but lately I've been upping the size of most of my programs. Just find it a little easier scanning with my eyes when you can increase font size.


author: salunda
body: Is there a timeline for this issue please?


author: Gravity
body: Really? It's been ++***6***++ years but the Product Owner NEVER considered fixing it.


author: Noam
body: I'm using it on MacBook Pro. The font size is terrible.


author: Ana Silvia Telleria Mart?nez
body: Same here, please add the increase font size feature!


author: BJL2
body: Just adding one more voice. I am actually switching back to Sourcetree, because I like Sourctree better, but this font issue is pretty annoying.


author: JLaz
body: People don't have to have vision issues or sth to have issues reading the text in Sourcetree. Even I (with apparently 125% vision) have issues reading the text some days.  

Atlassian, we have 4k 5k monitors, not 1024x768. Welcome to the 21st century! Make it zoomable!


author: Fang Jin
body: Can you just increase the font size by at least 1px. This is crazy.


author: Mangala Khalsa
body: Amazing how long this has gone ignored, I guess my best option is to uninstall and use something better.


author: Matt Latourette
body: The inability to change the font size is a serious flaw in an otherwise very useful application.


author: Not Sure
body: The font size was fine for me until I recently switched to a 5k monitor. Now I need a bigger font.


author: THERESA_SHEN
body: Hi here,  

If you're a Mac user like me, you can make your text bigger by following these steps... hope this helps....  

<https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchld786f2cd/mac>

comments: author: JLaz
body: Increasing the system zoom, etc doesn't solve the issue at all. instead it creates more, because everything but sourcetree will be huge.


author: joan_tothomweb
body: I have not any visual issue. Simply the fontsize is unacceptable. Since a month ago I migrated to VSCODE git client. SourceTree was my favorite, but I'm not going to get blind cause' of that. No way.


author: joan_tothomweb
body: +1 here


author: Fang Jin
body: Unbelievable, actually there's a solution to this, at least partial solution.

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Sourcetree-questions/Increase-SourceTree-font-size/qaq-p/321241>


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