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Zero Width Shortener VS MacType

Compare Zero Width Shortener VS MacType and see what are their differences

Zero Width Shortener logo Zero Width Shortener

Shorten URLs with zero-width characters

MacType logo MacType

MacType render windows font smoothly and much more convenient to read.
  • Zero Width Shortener Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-29
  • MacType Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-11-01

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Zero Width Shortener and MacType)
Link Management
100 100%
0% 0
Fonts
0 0%
100% 100
URL Shortener
100 100%
0% 0
Web Fonts
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, MacType seems to be a lot more popular than Zero Width Shortener. While we know about 15 links to MacType, we've tracked only 1 mention of Zero Width Shortener. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Zero Width Shortener mentions (1)

  • Oda gets sent an IP grabber 1 hour before Runescape DMM tourney
    It works for link shorteners like https://zws.im/ so it will work for ip grabbers too. I don't think I've seen one like that though. Source: almost 2 years ago

MacType mentions (15)

  • Text Fringing? looks bad on the new Samsung OLED G9...
    Download Mactype. If you download the beta version (warning: it will trip windows defender) you can use one of the QD-OLED profiles, if you download the last stable version (has an installer and will not trip Windows defneder), use a grayscale rendered font like this one. It doesn't work on chromium browsers though so you're gonna have to use Firefox if you want it to be on your browser. Source: 10 months ago
  • [HUB] One YEAR Using The Alienware AW3423DW QD-OLED - My Thoughts
    Already supported in WPF and DirectWrite. AFAIK DirectWrite by default only uses y-axis at large font sizes. I think MacType enables it system-wide. Source: almost 1 year ago
  • [Oled_Gaming] Bessere Textwiedergabe für OLED-Displays (ClearType loswerden)
    Step 2: Install it from the MacType homepage, it is an open-source project so it seems safe to me. I recommend installing it in "Load with MacTray" -> "Standalone Mode". Source: about 1 year ago
  • Recently got Windows 11, is there a way to fix this? The squished font looks terrible.
    You could try this : Https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype. Source: over 1 year ago
  • AW3423DW
    I also use Mactype enabled as well with UnadvisedApollo's ini, and followed his steps for Mactype. Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Zero Width Shortener and MacType, you can also consider the following products

Polr - An open source URL shortener. A great non-profit and free alternative to bit.ly, TinyURL, or goo.gl.

gdipp - The gdipp project is a replacement of the Windows text render, which brings to you the effect of...

YOURLS - YOURLS is a website that contains all the tools you need to create and launch your very own URL shortener. URL shorteners like bitly or TinyURL are fine for public use, but they offer limited options in terms of URL customization.

ClearType Tuner PowerToy - Windows XP and Vista users can use the online ClearType Tuner, or the ClearType PowerToy to...

Bitly - Get the most out of your social and online marketing efforts. Own, understand and activate your best audience through the power of the link with Bitly Enterprise.

fontconfig - Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access. Fontconfig can: