A simple text magnification app
GPL-3.0 License
Louper is a text magnification app that helps you zoom the selected text.
Select the text you want to magnify and just launch the app! The app shows the selected text in huge size.
Other features include:
Click the button to get Louper on AppCenter if you're on elementary OS:
Community packages maintained by volunteers are also available on some distributions:
You'll need flatpak
and flatpak-builder
commands installed on your system.
Run flatpak remote-add
to add AppCenter remote for dependencies:
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists appcenter https://flatpak.elementary.io/repo.flatpakrepo
To build and install, use flatpak-builder
, then execute with flatpak run
:
flatpak-builder builddir --user --install --force-clean --install-deps-from=appcenter com.github.ryonakano.louper.yml
flatpak run com.github.ryonakano.louper
You'll need the following dependencies to build:
Run meson setup
to configure the build environment and run meson compile
to build:
meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr
meson compile -C builddir
To install, use meson install
, then execute with com.github.ryonakano.louper
:
meson install -C builddir
com.github.ryonakano.louper
Ctrl+C
or perform secondary click to copy itEsc
/Ctrl+Q
or unfocus the window to close the appIt is recommended to assign a shortcut key to launch the app for daily use:
+ Add Shortcut
button at the bottom of the right paneflatpak run com.github.ryonakano.louper
as a triggered commandYou can also use the following command line options:
-k, --keep-open Keep the app window open when unfocused
-t, --text=TEXT The text to zoom in; the clipboard is used if none specified
Please refer to the contribution guideline if you would like to:
Need help in use of the app? Refer to the discussions page to search for existing discussions or start a new discussion if none is relevant.
Originally designed for elementary OS as a prototype of the idea in https://github.com/elementary/wingpanel-indicator-a11y/issues/35