<ul><li>Text looks nicer on a Mac than on a Windows PC due to deliberate font rendering choices made by each operating system.</li><li>macOS prioritizes aesthetic fidelity, rendering fonts true to their design for a smoother appearance, while Windows prioritizes on-screen readability and sharpness.</li><li>Apple preserves the shape and weight of the typeface, whereas Microsoft 'hammers' outlines to the pixel grid for crispness, resulting in differences in text thickness and crispness.</li><li>These differences in font rendering philosophy explain why text on a Mac may look thicker or smoother, while text on Windows may appear thinner but crisper.</li></ul>

Why fonts look better on macOS than on Windows

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