Microsoft has just updated Chromium to enhance text rendering on Windows computers. Chrome version 124 will now support contrast and gamma adjustments from Windows ClearType Text Tuner, thus addressing long-standing user complaints.
This update brings Chrome in line with Microsoft Edge’s font and text rendering improvements, enabling users to greatly improve text readability on webpages with contrast and gamma adjustments. Previously, Chrome utilized Skia for text rendering, which lacked ClearType’s benefits.
ClearType, a Windows font technology simulates printed text on screens. Microsoft engineers have integrated ClearType Text Tuner into Chrome, ensuring it adapts to changes in contrast and gamma, like other Windows apps.
Kurt Catti-Schmidt, a senior software development engineer at Microsoft, led these efforts, focusing on accessibility enhancements for Edge and Chrome.
These changes reflect Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to enhancing Chromium-based browsers on Windows, following its adoption of Chromium for Edge over five years ago. Microsoft has contributed expertise to improve scrolling, touch support, and more across Chromium browsers on Windows.