Magnus is billed as a very simple screen magnifier. It’s designed for Ubuntu but runs on other Linux distributions.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Configurable zoom: Choose between x2, x3, x4, and x5 magnification.
Website: github.com/stuartlangridge/magnus
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Developer: Stuart Langridge
License: MIT License
Magnus is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Magnifying Tools | |
|---|---|
| KMagnifier | Screen magnifier for KDE Plasma |
| magnifiqus | Qt based screen magnifier |
| wooz | Zoom / magnifier utility for Wayland compositors |
| shmooz | Wayland presentation tool with zoom, annotation and screenshots |
| hyprmag | Screen magnifier for wlroots-compatible Wayland compositors |
| Magnus | Very simple screen magnifier. It’s designed for Ubuntu |
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