# Extremely low resolution in Obsidian 1.4.x on Linux with Wayland

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** upstream-bug, ui-ux, linux, repro\
**Created:** [September 3, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441 "2023-09-03T09:46:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![xplosionmind](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/xplosionmind/32/14808_2.png) [@xplosionmind](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/xplosionmind)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/1 "2023-09-03T09:46:47Z")

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### Steps to reproduce

1. Install/update any Obsidian 1.4.x version
2. Open the app
3. It appears to be really blurred with very low resolution (compare the status bar and the app to verify): ![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/42862428/265119937-2f154d24-cf46-4ab8-8593-24863accf7bb.png)

### I followed the [troubleshooting guide](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/about-the-bug-reports-category/24/10)

### Expected result

Obsidian matching the resolution of the screen and of all the other apps.

### Actual result

The resolution of the app is extremely low, and it is way below the resolution of the display of my device.

### Environment

Fedora Linux 38 (Workstation Edition)  
Wayland  
GNOME 44.4  
Linux 6.4.12-200.fc38.x86\_64

The issue occurs with any packaging, **including Appimage**.

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### Additional information

- Disabling Wayland and using X11 specifically for Obsidian solves the problem, even though the cursor appears as super tiny
- [Flatpak downstream bug report](https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/issues/194)
- [This](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1443144) seems to be the problem, and it appears to be a Chromium/Electron problem. Could it be fixed upstream only, or something can be done specifically for Obsidian? 👀

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**Author:** ![phlojax](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@phlojax](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/phlojax)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/2 "2023-09-07T01:47:17Z")

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Have you tried running with the `--ozone-platform-hint=auto` parameter ?

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**Author:** ![xplosionmind](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/xplosionmind/32/14808_2.png) [@xplosionmind](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/xplosionmind)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/3 "2023-09-07T20:21:25Z")

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No… but I do not know how to add a parameter, if not via Flatseal… could you show me how?

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**Author:** ![jstone](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jstone](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/jstone)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/4 "2023-09-08T13:18:31Z")

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You should be able to test with this:

```auto
flatpak run --env=OBSIDIAN_USE_WAYLAND=1 md.obsidian.Obsidian --ozone-platform-hint=auto

```

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**Author:** ![adityainduraj](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@adityainduraj](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/adityainduraj)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/5 "2023-09-09T10:16:49Z")

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This fixed the issue for me completely. Could you please tell me how do I make this the default, so that whenever I launch Obsidian it launches with this parameter?

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**Author:** ![jstone](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jstone](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/jstone)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/6 "2023-09-09T21:48:57Z")

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I have a test build that you can try, although I’m not sure whether to merge it since it didn’t appear to have helped @xplosionmind:

> <https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/issues/194#issuecomment-1712033629>
>
> \### Description
> 
> As the screenshot below shows, the resolution of the applicat…ion after updating to 1.4.5 is extremely low.
> 
> !\[Screenshot from 2023-09-01 22-15-09\](https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/assets/42862428/2f154d24-cf46-4ab8-8593-24863accf7bb)
> 
> \#### Flatseal screenshots
> 
> !\[Screenshot from 2023-09-01 22-16-56\](https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/assets/42862428/6207f779-11ef-4dd9-a715-0ef0c4b2cd8d)
> 
> !\[Screenshot from 2023-09-01 22-17-18\](https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/assets/42862428/3d6a500e-c208-4d5f-977d-0214639284d0)
> !\[Screenshot from 2023-09-01 22-17-10\](https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/assets/42862428/b551e274-15e6-46db-a89a-fe06074acfbe)
> 
> !\[Screenshot from 2023-09-01 22-17-33\](https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/assets/42862428/6e83f960-6b16-47dc-8a72-9300ce26387d)
> !\[Screenshot from 2023-09-01 22-17-26\](https://github.com/flathub/md.obsidian.Obsidian/assets/42862428/ad852e2f-8293-4bf8-8a1a-628b68129703)
> 
> 
> \### System Information
> 
> Fedora Linux 38 (Workstation Edition)
> Wayland
> GNOME 44.4
> Linux 6.4.12-200.fc38.x86\_64
> 
> 
> \### Sandbox Permissions
> 
> \`\`\`bash session
> flatpak info --show-permissions md.obsidian.Obsidian
> \`\`\`
> 
> \### Logs
> 
> \`\`\`bash session
> flatpak run md.obsidian.Obsidian
> 
> Debug: Will run Obsidian with the following arguments: --ozone-platform=wayland --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --enable-blink-features=MiddleClickAutoscroll
> Debug: Additionally, user gave: 
> 2023-09-01 20:19:10 Loading main app package /app/resources/obsidian.asar
> LaunchProcess: failed to execvp:
> xdg-settings
> 2023-09-01 20:19:11 Checking for update using Github
> 2023-09-01 20:19:11 Success.
> 2023-09-01 20:19:11 Latest version is 1.4.5
> 2023-09-01 20:19:11 App is up to date.
> /app/bin/obsidian.sh: line 40: 13 Segmentation fault (core dumped) zypak-wrapper /app/obsidian $@ ${EXTRA\_ARGS\[@\]}
> \`\`\`
> 
> The segmentation fault occurs upon closing, therefore I believe it is unrelated with this bug.

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**Author:** ![bencc](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/bencc/32/35864_2.png) [@bencc](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/bencc)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/7 "2023-09-09T21:49:43Z")

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```auto
flatpak override --user --env=OBSIDIAN_USE_WAYLAND=1 md.obsidian.Obsidian

```

or, depending on how you’ve installed obsidian:

```auto
flatpak override --env=OBSIDIAN_USE_WAYLAND=1 md.obsidian.Obsidian

```

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**Author:** ![jstone](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jstone](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/jstone)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/8 "2023-09-09T21:58:14Z")

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They also need to have`--ozone-platform-hint=auto` added, which is what the test build is for.

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**Author:** ![xplosionmind](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/xplosionmind/32/14808_2.png) [@xplosionmind](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/xplosionmind)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/9 "2023-09-13T08:02:35Z")

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Hey, thanks to you all!

Unfortunately, the Obsidian resolution issue appears to be still happening with the command parameters you wrote in this thread.

 ![Screenshot from 2023-09-13 09-59-16](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/a/2/a2af016efd81b52789f9b012f7c9a7116a119e4e.png)  
 ![Screenshot from 2023-09-13 09-57-31](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/7/6/76eb5732e2a534847b74fffd2479d6d318c47783.png)

The only solution still remains to fallback to X11.

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**Author:** ![bencc](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/bencc/32/35864_2.png) [@bencc](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/bencc)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/10 "2023-09-13T22:09:40Z")

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the error you’re getting is because you’re passing `--ozone-platfrom-hint` to flatpak and not obsidian.  
Regardless, `--OBSIDIAN_USE_WAYLAND=1` is setting that variable (among others) for you as you can see in the first error message.

That error is what i made [this post](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/wayland-appimage-crash/66989) about.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/extremely-low-resolution-in-obsidian-1-4-x-on-linux-with-wayland/66441/11 "2024-02-23T14:12:28Z")

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