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Install Consolas font on Mac
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Download and install the font

  1. Download the Consolas font from http://www.fontpalace.com/font-details/Consolas/
  2. Open Finder and navigate to Downloads directory
  3. Double click the Consolas.ttf file
  4. A dialog box appears displaying the details about the font
  5. Click Install font button

Using Consolas font on IntelliJ IDEA:

  1. Open IDEA Preferences Window (Press Command + ,)
  2. Editor > Colors & Fonts > Font
  3. Uncheck Show only monospaced fonts checkbox
  4. Select the Consolas font from the font list
@drivelous
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drivelous commented May 20, 2020

🎉 thank you for this. new macbook didn't have Consolas and I thought PT Mono would be the same but it just wasn't the same.

@jeroeneck
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jeroeneck commented Jun 9, 2020

Thanks for this instruction for downloading & installing this font. However I'm missing the bold and italics variations.

I used https://ikato.com/blog/how-to-install-consolas-font-on-mac-os-x.html to mange this problem. unfortunately the download link PowerPointViewer.exe did not work anymore; so I googled on PowerPointViewer.exe and found a working version which I could use.

Disadvantage: this method uses homebrew (https://brew.sh/); But I can not image an developer MacOS without homebrew ;-)

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ghost commented Aug 21, 2020

Thank you

@tito-cr
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tito-cr commented Sep 9, 2020

This will lead you to the bold and italic variations of the font: https://www.fontpalace.com/search.php?q=consolas&search_bt=Search

@netsprout
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netsprout commented Sep 30, 2020

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

@dyanakiev
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dyanakiev commented Oct 9, 2020 •
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Thanks.. i hate the new IntelliJ font.. yet i cant do anything to get it exactly like the 2019 version, any ideas?

@AybarsAcar
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AybarsAcar commented Dec 25, 2020

awesome! thanks!

@rroossyyiidd
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rroossyyiidd commented Feb 12, 2021

Thanks a lot :)

@larissaleite
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larissaleite commented Mar 5, 2021

Installing it on my mac made the font on github code preview to change and now it's too small 😞 how can I fix this?

@kushao1267
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kushao1267 commented Nov 12, 2021

thanks

@benkaan001
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benkaan001 commented Oct 21, 2022

Thanks

@drakiula
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drakiula commented Feb 7, 2023

Just installed it on latest Ubuntu, works like a charm, my favorite font for coding, thanks a bunch :).

@Nostrudamus
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Nostrudamus commented May 25, 2023

Thank you!

@WillAlvino
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WillAlvino commented Jun 5, 2023

Thank you so much!! I mas trying to set this Font on my inteliij!!

@maxiaochuan
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maxiaochuan commented Jun 18, 2023

Thank you!

@chen2438
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chen2438 commented Apr 7, 2024

Thanks

@shink
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shink commented May 6, 2024

Thanks so much, I love Consolas!

@eyale
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eyale commented Jul 30, 2024

Thank you, but my question is - is it legal to download it and use it on my personal Mac?

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YYekz commented Feb 14, 2025

Thanks :)

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HeavyComponent commented Mar 30, 2026

I don't think this works anymore. Installed font but nothing showed up in my Font Book.

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