LibreOffice / OnlyOffice Blurry Text With KDE Plasma 130% fractional scaling (1440p)

Hey everyone,

I'm running LibreOffice / OnlyOffice on KDE Plasma 6.6 with a 27" 1440p monitor scaled at 130%.

The problem: LibreOffice's UI elements are severely underscaled when run natively—they're too squished together to navigate comfortably.

https://preview.redd.it/qyy4yn0nkoah1.png?width=1558&format=png&auto=webp&s=8de110ee2b4aa40f45ed286b5e6c837436bc27ce

https://preview.redd.it/hphauhwqkoah1.png?width=1574&format=png&auto=webp&s=129395780617d843a2cc891b476c621d4733296f

However, applying QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb fixes the sizing but introduces noticeably blurry text rendering. Unfortunately, I need to keep this variable for LibreOffice to function at all—without it, the application barely works properly.

OnlyOffice works fine, but the text rendering is also blurry over there.

https://preview.redd.it/w0sgymjkkoah1.png?width=1315&format=png&auto=webp&s=d5f5d4f90f187821843c793b0924320d672034ed

Here's what I've tried:

SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=qt5/6 without xcb → UI elements too small

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb → This fixed the UI and it looks correct but text is blurry

QT_SCALE_FACTOR=1.33 → just makes everything bigger, no sharpness improvement

QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=0 → no visible difference

Context: On Windows, both LibreOffice and OnlyOffice render cleanly without any environment tweaks, so this appears specific to the Linux/LibreOffice combination under Wayland.

Goal: Achieve readable UI element sizes at 130% scaling while maintaining crisp, non-blurry text rendering in LibreOffice and crisp, non-blurry text rendering OnlyOffice.

My setup:

Operating System: Kubuntu 26.04

KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.4

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0

Qt Version: 6.10.2

Kernel Version: 7.0.0-27-generic (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Display: Gigabyte G27Q24G, 2560×1440 @ 150% scaling

I need to stay at 130% scaling for readability. Has anyone solved this issue? Thank you in advance guys!

reddit.com
u/real_maxitendo — 4 days ago
▲ 7 r/libreoffice+1 crossposts

LibreOffice blurry text with KDE Plasma 130% fractional scaling (1440p)

Hey everyone,

I'm running LibreOffice on KDE Plasma 6.6 with a 27" 1440p monitor scaled at 130%.

The problem: When running LibreOffice, the UI elements are way too small. Setting QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb fixes the UI sizing, but now the text quality is noticeably worse/blurry.

Here's what I've tried:

  • SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=qt5/6 without xcb → UI elements too small
  • QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb → This fixed the UI and it looks correct but text is blurry
  • QT_SCALE_FACTOR=1.33 → just makes everything bigger, no sharpness improvement
  • QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=0 → no visible difference

My setup:

  • Operating System: Kubuntu 26.04
  • KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.4
  • KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0
  • Qt Version: 6.10.2
  • Kernel Version: 7.0.0-27-generic (64-bit)
  • Graphics Platform: Wayland
  • Display: Gigabyte G27Q24G, 2560×1440 @ 150% scaling

I need to stay at 130% scaling for readability. Has anyone solved this issue? Thank you in advance guys!

reddit.com
u/real_maxitendo — 7 days ago