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akash_7107
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November 29, 2024
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HOW TO UNLOCK UI SCALE IN MACBOOK PHOTOSHOP 2025

  • November 29, 2024
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I have installed Adobe Photoshop on my MacBook m2, All the tool icons and interfaces show up too small, creating trouble for me. and the UI scaling is locked. How do I fix it?

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    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Sameer KCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    November 29, 2024

    Hey, @akash_7107. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I've moved your post to discussions for now. I'll clarify this for you. 

     

    This feature is grayed out in Preferences because UI scaling is not supported on Mac OS.The display scaling option is locked to System Settings > Display. The font size in Preferences > Interface is functional, but adjustments are slight.

     

    If the interface is hard to see, consider altering your Mac's display resolution. Additionally, 3rd party menu bar extensions can help you easily switch display settings and save preferences. 

     

    Thanks!
    Sameer K

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      Justyna&Max
      Participant
      February 18, 2025

      HI, i have same problem Here.
      Photoshop misrepresents the size of the object on the screen. I don't know what resolution to set to get it right. It's even worse with InDesign. Photoshop shows the size of the images half the size, while InDesign shows 4 times the actual size, of course at 100% scale

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      ExUSA
      Legend
      February 18, 2025

      Photoshop always shows ACTUAL pixels at 100%. Mac Retina screens are scaled (four real pixels = one screen pixel at the system default) so you may need to view at 200% to get correct size on screen. This is also true with 4k displays which are scaled the same way.

       

      InDesign uses inches/mm or points/picas which are mapped to the screen based on document resolution. make sure you have document settings that work for your needs.

       

      https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-sizing-resolution-question/m-p/13935858

      https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fix-image-display-performance.html

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