accessibility glossary

Screen Magnifier

A screen magnifier is software or an operating-system feature that enlarges part or all of a screen for users with low vision, often used alongside high-contrast display settings rather than a screen reader.

Dedicated tools like ZoomText, along with built-in options like Windows Magnifier and macOS Zoom, let users enlarge content anywhere from 200% up to 20 times its normal size, frequently paired with cursor enhancements and color or contrast adjustments that make the magnified view easier to track.

Because magnifier users only see a portion of the screen at any moment, predictable layouts, a logical reading order, and visible, easy-to-locate focus indicators matter enormously; content that jumps around unexpectedly is especially disorienting for someone viewing the page at high zoom.

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