[mastazi]

I use both Windows and Mac daily and I'm not sure that Mac font rendering is always better. Here is my experience:

On low DPI screens (think 24" or 25" at 1080p) I prefer how fonts render in Windows. It seems they have better antialiasing, while Mac fonts look slightly pixelated.

However on high DPI screens (13" Retina, 25" 4K etc.) fonts on Mac look sharper while Windows fonts look a bit "soft". So I prefer Mac on those.

[simondotau]

I agree that macOS does the better job on high DPI "retina" screens. On low DPI screens I also prefer how certain fonts render in Windows, specifically, only with fonts that have excellent hinting. Verdana and Georgia look great in low resolution on Windows, but non-standard fonts tend to look like garbage.

Putting this in table form:

           | System fonts | Other fonts  |
           |--------------|--------------|
   low DPI | Windows      | macOS        |
  high DPI | macOS        | macOS        |

[mastazi]

interesting point, initially I did not consider the fact that some fonts might render better than others.

Also, I'm a big fan of the Whirlpool forums ;-)

(I've noticed "dotau" in your username so I had a look at your profile).