Zoom Workplace UI is too small

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
May 4, 2025
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The Zoom Workplace UI is too small, and I can't figure out how to change it to be bigger. I am using Kubuntu 24.10, and have Display & Monitor -> Display Configuration -> Global scale set to 175%, but Zoom Workplace seems to be ignoring this. I can't find any option to scale the whole UI; only the "Webview" thing, which seems to be the thing that shows the current time and upcoming meetings. I have also looked at ~/.config/zoomus.conf and tried setting autoScale to the opposite option (it started as true, so I set it to false), but there was no visible effect (and yes, I restarted the app). How do I scale up the UI?

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Peer Up

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Same problem in Windows. Zoom is not accessible.

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James Smite

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Hey! Zoom on Linux can be tricky with scaling. A few things you can try:

Environment variable scaling – before starting Zoom, try running:

QT_SCALE_FACTOR=1.75 zoom

or adjust the number to match your desired scale.

Zoom settings – the “Webview” zoom only affects certain panels, so the main UI won’t change.
Check HiDPI support – some Zoom builds ignore global scaling on Linux, so make sure you have the latest version installed.
Alternative – if nothing works, you could try running Zoom with --force-device-scale-factor=1.75 (similar to Chromium apps).

Hopefully one of these methods scales the UI properly without affecting your desktop setup.

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Peer Up

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I am using the native Zoom App in WIndows and the labels like Share, People, Chat etc are tiny and my Windows is already at 175% text size. No other app has these issues. It’s very difficult to use for a person with poor vision.

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