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High Sierra 10.13.1 Blurry Preview in Preview

I am having a problem with Preview app in High Sierra 10.13.1. The preview in preview became noticably and irritatingly blurry after my upgrade from Sierra to High Sierra. I am attaching the comparison between the rendering in Google Chrome and Preview below:

Chrome

Preview:

This is such a dealbreaker, since I use my Mac mostly for reading pdfs and other academic purposes. I would like to solve this without reverting to Sierra. I would appreciate any tips or solutions.

Thanks.

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015), macOS High Sierra (10.13.1), null

Posted on Nov 15, 2017 5:26 AM

40 replies

Dec 10, 2017 10:36 AM in response to huseyingungor

I'm really surprised that the problem of blurry text hasn't generated more outcry. In recent years, Apple Preview often rendered blurry text, but there were preferences you could adjust to make it sharp again. In High Sierra, that option disappeared.

I've started viewing PDFs in Acrobat Pro, but I prefer the overall user experience in Preview. Obviously, if the text is blurry and I can't read it, it's pointless to use Apple Preview.

I reported the issue to Apple when High Sierra first came out. Despite all of the updates, the problem hasn't been addressed. Is there any way to get Apple's attention on this?

Dec 10, 2017 1:10 PM in response to helloandyhihi

Exactly why I opened this thread and tried to hush the people claiming that it is just an extra layer of rendering. The difference is night and day, and it surprises me as much as it does you that the guys at Apple does not care about this problem.

dialabrain

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Nov 15, 2017 6:14 AM in response to huseyingungor

Perhaps there is something wrong with my eyes but I'm not seeing a difference between the two images.

Nov 15, 2017 7:18 AM in response to dialabrain

Here are the screenshots identical in resolution--the former is Chrome; the latter is Preview:

Nov 15, 2017 7:28 AM in response to huseyingungor

This is the screenshot from safe mode. Looking much better than normal mode:

Old Toad

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Nov 15, 2017 9:47 AM in response to huseyingungor

Try using either Adobe's Acrobat Reader or Skim, a free PDF reader for scientific work with good annotating capabilities.

dialabrain

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Nov 16, 2017 4:52 AM in response to huseyingungor

Preview - Firefox. High Sierra 10.13.1

edit: Late-2015 27" 5k iMac.

dialabrain

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Nov 16, 2017 5:11 AM in response to dialabrain

Preview - Adobe Reader

Eau Rouge

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Nov 15, 2017 5:54 AM in response to huseyingungor

Well its where we are with High Sierra along with a few other niggles.

You can always tell Apple your frustrations, Product Feedback - Apple

dialabrain

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Nov 15, 2017 9:15 AM in response to huseyingungor

As I mentioned you can always try Adobe Reader which is free. There are also other PDF apps.

You can send Apple feedback here…

Feedback - macOS - Apple

dialabrain

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Nov 15, 2017 10:58 AM in response to huseyingungor

There was no denial. I clearly said some look the same and some are different. I'm not aware of any tips. You can always send Apple feedback.

Feedback - macOS - Apple

Dec 11, 2017 1:23 PM in response to huseyingungor

Apple doesn't seem to take this problem seriously. If you experience blurry text in PDFs displayed in Preview, please help get Apple's attention with a bug report:

Feedback - macOS - Apple