How to change the system font?

Hi,

how can I change the system font/weight/line height in Yosemite? Helvetica Neue seems really distracting to me and remembers me to Arial. All the parameters (face, weight, line height, ...) mentioned before seems to me so inharmonious. Why Apple hasn't integrated a proven font like Myriad Pro/Set Pro?

Thanks and regards

- Stefan

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 2:10 PM

33 replies

LucanTue

Level 1

4 points

Oct 23, 2015 9:49 PM in response to spanitz

https://github.com/jenskutilek/FiraSystemFontReplacement/releases/tag/v4.100

Sep 20, 2016 11:57 AM in response to closurdo

I used the Github fix as well but it only turns the Finder into Lucida Grande. When switching to Safari or any other app I still get the ugly Helvetica Neue. What am I missing?

Oct 4, 2016 12:06 AM in response to Server rookie

Any ideas? I'm on 10.10.5. Tia.

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