I may be some old, and that is the reason why I am not using Winbox

In web gui I can sett lage font size, so It would be easy for me to read information on the screen.
But as far as I see the font size in WinBox is fixed and its too small for me.

So a feature request from me to MikroTik is to add font adjustment to WinBox fonts.
I do use putty for cli command. There I can set large nice fonts.

Add Ctrl+/Ctrl- to adjust font size.

PS I do see that I am not alone:
viewtopic.php?t=98419

If you are happy with Webfig, you can just keep using it. What is the reason you need Winbox anyway?

I couldn't live without winbox. Clicking through the webfig is so much time consuming and unreliable for me. And what is the most important, does not work without full and correct ip configuration....

I couldn't live without winbox. Clicking through the webfig is so much time consuming and unreliable for me. And what is the most important, does not work without full and correct ip configuration....

You are not the OP. He seems to be happy with Webfig.

I am not pretending that.

Glasses might help...

me too. i cant work without winbox.

Sadly im a GUI guy.
I have no idea what i'm doing in CLI yet.

You are more flexible with WinBox.
It handles multiple windows at the same time so you can see graphs, etc.
It does not timeout as Webfig does.
Look more professional.

So with a larger font, or larger monitor, I will use WinBox.

Whilist I think it would be a nice feature to be able to vary the font size in Winbox, there is the option on Windows OS to use the magnifier feature.

I have always thought that my vision is my responsibility. I get glasses accordingly. some need bi or tri focals. I don't send mail back to sender because its not the font I desire.
I would get a 50" monitor or jewelers glasses vs making it other peoples responsibility to conform to my needs.

Real admins never use a GUI (web or winbox) !

Soooo, I guess I am not a real admin.

Actually, I very much prefer to use winbox

Have a look at this:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=122904

Winbox fonts actually can be scaled.

You don't seriously recommend using Windows 10 ?!?

Have a look at this:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=122904

Winbox fonts actually can be scaled.

This works to some degree. It makes it more readable, but I would like larger fonts. (try Ctrl + (num plus)) in your browser.

You don't seriously recommend using Windows 10 ?!?

I do not recommend anything here. I just offered a possible solution to people already using Windows-10. This thread is not about discussing which OS might be good or bad.

This works to some degree. It makes it more readable, but I would like larger fonts. (try Ctrl + (num plus)) in your browser.

If you already zoom the text in your browser you might instead want to try an overall higher dpi-value in your display-settings. Thus all windows-applications will become more 'zoomed in'.

Winbox was incorrectly named from the beginning and ignores users who don't use Windows.

I haven't used Windows regularly in over 10 years, and even before that I wasn't using it as much as other stuff. I have been using Linux at work for nearly 20 years now, and BSD and Mac at home.

Yes I know there are emulators for Mac and Linux and others, but that's one more layer I have to deal with.

I think both the name and the OS support need a re-think.

I'm only using the GUI for stuff that's easier to deal with in it, and then I'm using the web gui. Most of the time I'm using CLI.

(I've only been a "network guy" for a few years now so maybe I'm missing something.)

It's like with everything. Also btest and dude clients are windows only applications.
It looks easier to run windows application emulated in Linux than opposite.

The creators have every right to make it how they want it. No that being said users can voice their opinion and perhaps change things. In this case nothing was incorrectly named as it was designed for use with Windows. I highly doubt they will devote resources to a new Tik Manager with multi OS support. Would it be awesome? Yes I think it would. But they have Webfig and since its browser based they will argue that its multi-platform and negates the need make multi platform Tik Manager application. I like Winbox personally. I find terminal a pleasure to use vs Webfig. And their skins concept is alpha level. They need to drop the current layout and allow us to customize the pages by calling the variables we want. Customers should not have to click on 5 different things to land at the only thing we want them to adjust.

They already did it several times (refused to make Linux or Mac version of winbox). Personally I don't mind, because I run Windows on my end stations... But I understand others. I would be upset like them if the situation was opposite.

I'm not using winbox at night. Because white theme damaging my eyes. Please add dark theme to winbox

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I'm not using winbox at night. Because white theme damaging my eyes. Please add dark theme to winbox

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LOL Next will be: I am cross eyed please enable cross eyed mode so I can see it clearly.

WebFig is slow to load informations, doesn't have same multi-window behavior as Winbox, is full of validation bugs, is ugly, is boring with session timeout limit and isn't responsive to mobile devices. MikroTik should replace it with a basic web GUI for newbies, just like TP-Link or D-Link ones, because currently it doesn't serves neither professionals nor home users.

I was fighting for some time with Winbox on MAC, tried several different pre built versions, but it didn't work well. The Webfig is not that good as Winbox, I think Winbox is something that is really good tool, especially for learning/teaching people. After long battle I found the way to run it on MAC - I use Wine HQ + XQuartz, here is the description of installation if someone was stuck with MAC OS and Winbox - https://splynx.com/3596/mikrotik-winbox-for-mac-os/
Maybe it's a right time for Mikrotik to make a MAC OS native Winbox app ?

I mostly use ssh to do things mikrotik.

Something like a firewall rule, in the CLI it's a copy & paste one-liner from a template. In Winbox, it's click on multiple things to get to the right section of the firewall, then open a box and put a bunch of things in a bunch of different tabs requiring photographic memory.

Winbox has it's uses though, particularly for viewing large amounts of counters real-time and setting an initial IP. I wish it weren't so Windows specific. I'd really love a chromeos version of winbox. I have a windows laptop but half the time, it's busy doing updates. My Chromebook is always ready for work.

I use CLI exclusively lmao - for the dark mode and because it helps with understanding syntax

I use mainly winbox! However I enjoy the power and functionality of CLI. Understanding that winbox is a front end gui for CLI is good to understand. Thus the best part of winbox is the Terminal

I'm very happy to "day mode" on winbox, try to use some "dark mode" with the laptop under the sun...
And for who have his eyes ruined to "day mode", if they do not know, the screen usually can be able to regulate the light...

I'm very happy to "day mode" on winbox, try to use some "dark mode" with the laptop under the sun...

Vampires don't handle well high light intensities such as those encountered during day light, let alone "under the sun"... hence urgent need for dark mode.

If your config skills are so bad that you have to work into the night LOL.
Okay confession, I have spent many late nights.......... (trying to figure out what the heck sob and sindy were trying to get through my thick skull)