P: Modifying font and font size in the interface

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

I would like to be able to change the font and font size across the board in the interface. it is WAY to small for my old eyes

[SpivR]

Thanks for the mention.

FYI, Very worthwhile live stream and the Adobe folks were very open in replying to feedback and providing info on improvements under consideration.

Some other issues besides the UI font size were also mentioned, so worthwhile to review if you have other fixes/features/improvements important to you.

(I was happy to hear they know Premier Pro 'project manager' needs improvement and they have in their sights to improve it.)

[Elaine315642378ai1]

I had cataract surgery in Feb. Now, I no longer need glasses! However, I'm leaning in and squinting through drugstore readers to try and edit in PP because of the @#$%*! tiny font size of the UI.  Of course finding the console trick on YouTube provided only fleeting hope, since it apparently no longer works on the new version I've got installed (Win11 Pro desktop). I'm blaming all my new crow's feet on you, Adobe! 

Signed,

Squinty McSquintmeister

[Julian Roberts 62]

Do as I’ve done and go back to the last 2024 version, where the back door trick still works

[brian_0194]

Please fix this function I can not read what I'm doing and it's very discouraging to using your product. I'm SUPER frustrated and very angry that this isn't possible. I mean VERY  frustrated. IT SUCKS. I LITERALLY can not read what I'm clicking on on a 27" monitor, that's absurd.

[motionben]

Don't forget, there's also always the option to move closer to your display.

[Donnie Rogers]

You can only get so close before you leave nose prints on your monitor.

[R Neil Haugen]

I'll be at NAB all next week.

And as usual, this will be on the list for things I'll bring up with the devs. As it has been for a decade now ... but hope springs eternal!

They did finally fix the issue where color control surfaces could only affect the bottom, last instance of Lumetri if there were multiple Lumetri layers on a clip ... which has been an issue since about half way through the 2017 version ...  🙂

[rui_galveias]

It's really important to have these as a normal "preferences" feature in Premiere Pro. Fixing a bug with hardware it's simply no way to work around this.

We're not in the 90's anymore so please fix this.

[R Neil Haugen]

Again, totally agree the UI needs more user controls. Including font size. The comments at NAB were ... from what I could share, to the effect of "yea, we're aware of this ..." and "it's on the radar" ... that sort of thing. 

We users tend to prefer something about how soon this might appear in the public beta, but they're still a bit close-lipped on any progress 'here'. As always on about anything.

[Ifihadahifi]

[text deleted]. Search for [text deleted] and change it there. It's not perfiect, there's some clipping of menus in places but it improves it substantially. My probelm is a hi-res laptop on which I have my secondary window. My workspace is on my 27" Dell which is fine, I just couldn't change the laptop. Hope that helps.

Note: please do not share the use or how to enable any undocumented features here in the community.
I have to remove such comments by request from the product team.

[Boka2112]

The dog jumped up and knocked me over and my [text deleted] fell off. 

[Urmaseero]

A completely wrong decision. Why take away something so useful? What exactly did this change make better in Premiere? It definitely made things significantly more inconvenient.

[motionben]

Edits to workarounds offered by other users show they are aware of the feedback. Keep it up, folks!

[JesseSchluntz]

I can only increase the font size on the project window now. I use the marker panel a ton, but there's no way to up the font size. Would really appreciate the freedom to adjust font size on the entire UI (unless it's just not doable for the functionality). 

[MyerPj]

If you look around there are some threads you can add too, at least upvote, (the big number up top/left next to the tread title. One thread inparticular had some... ah...er... 'heated' discussions. 🙂

[MyerPj]

I believe this is it, it already has 214 upvotes, so it's a better starting place.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/p-modifying-font-and-font-size-in-the-interface/id...

[JesseSchluntz]

Done. Thanks. 

[boyang93671726]

Many words have been written, but where is the solution,XXXXXXXXXXX

Moderator note:
Edited due to Adobe policy prohibiting discussion of use of the engineer's console on their forums.

[shellkursk]

The interface font premiere 2025 is too small for my eyes, but I haven't found a way to resize it!

This is a very very bad decision by adobe!!!

I cannot change the resolution of my 4K monitor or the font in the system, as this affects all other tasks. Explain to me how to change the font size of the interface Premiere 2025 to my preferences?

Mod note: Edited for content.

[shellkursk]

It's already been half a year since your promise. You're talking about we shouldn't have known about this feature, but IT WORKED. At our risk. It was very helpful. Now you've broken it and you're not giving me a tool to fix it!

[Salva Veritate]

I agree that the inability to adjust the UI in Adobe products, and Premiere Pro 2025 is no exception, is highly frustrating. How does this issue persist for so many years despite numerous complaints? NOTE: This is as respectful as I can be at the moment, as I'm wasting time posting this comment out of frustration instead of working on a project I need to finish.

I'm using a Samsung Odyssey G95SC 49" monitor, 3840 x 1080, at 120 Hz. The program is nearly unusable, as I have to squint or use reading glasses. The horrible UI color choices and microscopic fonts cause me to wonder why I continue to use this product.

• The small font size and compressed UI slow production.
• The small, unreadable fonts strain the users' eyes.
• The UI is already complicated. Did Adobe engineers discuss ways to increase the difficulty of use, deciding to minaturize fonts and condense the UI? They certainly haven't made it easier.
• The ridiculous comment from @MyerPj, suggesting the purchase of a lower resolution monitor, begs the question of how this person is considered a community expert. I'm at 3080 x 1080, and the font is too small. It is completely unreadable at any higher resolution. We should all be thankful this person doesn't offer weight loss advice, for we could expect something similar to, "just don't eat or drink anything until reaching the desired weight."

Although @Francis-Crossman responded to this issue nearly eight months ago, acknowledging that it is a long-standing, many-year-old complaint, what has been done to resolve it?

[R Neil Haugen]

I totally get the frustration as this is an issue I and many others talk with the devs about at NAB year after year. And I agree, there should have been a change long ago.

That said, MyerPj's comments were simply a totally practical comment for how to save your eyes and sanity at this time with the limitations of the app.

In some ways it's not dissimilar though, to buying an Intel KF CPU, and complaining about lack of H.264 hardware encoding. That COU specifically doesn't have the hardware inside that other Intel CPUs do.

I'm on my 4th desktop built for Premiere working. This one also had use in Resolve as a consideration for the parts. I intentionally worked with a company that has done extensive testing of hardware and media in tge various video post apps.

Similar to that, i select monitors based on the apps I'm using. My UHD monitor is never used for any UI type thing, only transmit out/clean-feed use. My other monitors were chosen to fit within Premiere's limits. My main UI monitor is an LG Ultrawide 2560x1080.

I can still read the blasted text with it. 

[Julian Roberts 62]

I must admit I’ve got fed up waiting for this to be fixed - so I’ve done two things:

1. Rolled back to the 2024 version - where I can change the font size

2. Keep learning how to use Resolve, which is actually a really nice user experience - and no need for dynamic link…

Of course, I still feel more at home in P Pro, but I can’t wait forever and I now know how to use two systems well

[R Neil Haugen]

It's always good to develop multiple paths. I've used Resolve for years personally. But then I teach Resolve users to work and grade in Premiere, and how to use say Tangent panels in Resolve.

I dislike their UI, both the layout abd the rigidity that doesn't allow users to do any serious rearranging as you can in Premiere.  As well as I still struggle to remember where a ton of their submenus are buried/hidden around the app.

But good friends think it's the most intuitive UI ever ... so we view it from 180 degree different angles. But that's fine. Everyone's mileage always varies.

[MyerPj]

Hey @Salva Veritate - do preserve 'the truth', and thanks for the mention! 🙂

Samsung advertises this with your monitor:

It'd be better to have larger, less 'densly packed' pixels, for a monitor used in PP, IMO. Interesting monitor too. 5120x1440. My two 32" also Samsung monitors (love them) equal that, so ie: a 64" monitor compared to your 49".

The pixels in my monitor are bigger (and by necessity 'less densly packed') at 91 PPI, your monitor crams them together, er 'densly packs' them at 109 PPI so everything gets visibly smaller.

A long time ago, during the analog monitor days, I quickly realized pixel pitch is really what is needed, especially to run at 100% in the OS, which I always do. So, one of the first things I look for in a monitor is the size of the pixels. I need about a .270mm (ish) pixel size, your monitor has .234mm pixels. It makes a difference.

So, the post is for general information. It's really something you should look out for when purchasing a rig. Just like what @R Neil Haugen said. You really need something that works as a whole with consideration to the other tools you use.

Cheers.

PS: I'm trying to loose some weight, any suggestions? 🙂