Make It Big
Show large text on your screen
Free
13for iPhone, iPad and more
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Make It Big Screenshots
About Make It Big
Type a message and Make It BIG!
The message will be ENLARGED to fill the entire screen.
FAST & EASY TO USE
Tap screen to edit text, Tap screen again to hide the keyboard.
WIDGETS
Show your latest message in a widget, now supporting iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets.
PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE
Rotate and hold your device in any direction, the text will automatically resize to fill the entire screen.
ATTENTION GRABBING
Shake device to flash your message (alternates between background colour and text colour).
SETTINGS
- Change font
- Change text & background colours
- Swap colours
- Enable/disable haptic feedback
- Enable/disable shake to flash mode
- Set the flash speed
RECENTS
All messages shown will now be stored so you can easily show them again.
WARNING: Flashing screen may cause seizures, use responsibly.
makeitbig://?m=The%20cake%20is%20a%20lie
The message will be ENLARGED to fill the entire screen.
FAST & EASY TO USE
Tap screen to edit text, Tap screen again to hide the keyboard.
WIDGETS
Show your latest message in a widget, now supporting iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets.
PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE
Rotate and hold your device in any direction, the text will automatically resize to fill the entire screen.
ATTENTION GRABBING
Shake device to flash your message (alternates between background colour and text colour).
SETTINGS
- Change font
- Change text & background colours
- Swap colours
- Enable/disable haptic feedback
- Enable/disable shake to flash mode
- Set the flash speed
RECENTS
All messages shown will now be stored so you can easily show them again.
WARNING: Flashing screen may cause seizures, use responsibly.
makeitbig://?m=The%20cake%20is%20a%20lie
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What's New in the Latest Version 13
Last updated on Sep 15, 2022
Old Versions
- Added support for iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets
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Version History
13
Sep 15, 2022
- Added support for iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets
12
Oct 25, 2021
- Shake gesture no longer disables the flashing (for you party-goers)
- Widget now shows the "big" placeholder text when the contents is empty
- Fixed crash that occurs when sharing from recents on an iPad
- Fixed the location of the Clear all confirmation to the correct button
- Widget now shows the "big" placeholder text when the contents is empty
- Fixed crash that occurs when sharing from recents on an iPad
- Fixed the location of the Clear all confirmation to the correct button
11
Jun 1, 2021
- Add support for custom installed fonts
10
Feb 14, 2021
- Fixed issue where a single Japanese character was being clipped
9
Feb 13, 2021
- Added support for Japanese and Chinese languages (text will no longer just go on one line)
- Improved Estonian translations
- Improved Estonian translations
8
Feb 7, 2021
- Added an action extension, simply select text from anywhere, tap it and "Share..." to "Make It Big"
- Fixed an issue where the scrollbar on the font selection screen was always white, it will now be black if the background colour is light
- Fixed an issue where the scrollbar on the font selection screen was always white, it will now be black if the background colour is light
7
Feb 6, 2021
- Added small padding around the text to avoid touching the edges
- Added support for many different languages
- Added support for many different languages
6
Feb 1, 2021
- Added haptic feedback option
5
Jan 31, 2021
- Added share button on recents screen to share text
- Updated urls for share this app and rate on AppStore
- Added haptic feedback on the settings screen to provide feedback
- Show version and build number in settings
- Updated urls for share this app and rate on AppStore
- Added haptic feedback on the settings screen to provide feedback
- Show version and build number in settings
4
Jan 28, 2021
- Flash speed setting
3
Jan 19, 2021
- Widget support
- Custom app icons
- Dark mode support
- Dynamic text size support
- Hide top status bar when showing text (clock, battery, etc)
- Color selector using the system color picker (grid, spectrum, sliders)
- Custom app icons
- Dark mode support
- Dynamic text size support
- Hide top status bar when showing text (clock, battery, etc)
- Color selector using the system color picker (grid, spectrum, sliders)
2.3
Nov 29, 2018
- Fix crash when sharing from iPad
- Add roadmap to app
- Autohide home indicator
- Add roadmap to app
- Autohide home indicator
2.2
Nov 14, 2017
- Device will be awake whilst app is open
- Taptic feedback
- Taptic feedback
2.1
Oct 16, 2017
- New feature: Recents list - all messages shown will now be stored so you can easily show them again
- Added URL scheme, makeitbig://?m=The%20cake%20is%20a%20lie
- Added URL scheme, makeitbig://?m=The%20cake%20is%20a%20lie
2.0.1
Sep 25, 2017
- iOS 11 support
- iPhone X support
- New features: Swap colours, Light/Dark keyboard
- Now supports all devices (running iOS 10 and above)
- Also supports multitasking mode on iPads
- Changed the icon back to "big"
Completely rewritten (in Swift 4) from scratch, let me know if you have any problems
- iPhone X support
- New features: Swap colours, Light/Dark keyboard
- Now supports all devices (running iOS 10 and above)
- Also supports multitasking mode on iPads
- Changed the icon back to "big"
Completely rewritten (in Swift 4) from scratch, let me know if you have any problems
2.0
Sep 22, 2017
- iOS 11 support
- iPhone X support
- New features: Swap colours, Light/Dark keyboard
- New icon (大) means "Big" in Chinese/Japanese/Korean
- Now supports all devices (running iOS 10 and above)
- Also supports multitasking mode on iPads
Completely rewritten (in Swift 4) from scratch, let me know if you have any problems
- iPhone X support
- New features: Swap colours, Light/Dark keyboard
- New icon (大) means "Big" in Chinese/Japanese/Korean
- Now supports all devices (running iOS 10 and above)
- Also supports multitasking mode on iPads
Completely rewritten (in Swift 4) from scratch, let me know if you have any problems
1.6
Sep 18, 2014
- iOS 8 compatibility
- Keyboard will no longer awkwardly appear for no reason when returning from settings
- Performance improvements
- Typing messages will now be faster and not have that sluggish feel when entering large messages
- Tapping to swap between edit and display mode is now faster
- Keyboard will no longer awkwardly appear for no reason when returning from settings
- Performance improvements
- Typing messages will now be faster and not have that sluggish feel when entering large messages
- Tapping to swap between edit and display mode is now faster
1.5
Jan 27, 2014
- Redesigned for iOS 7
- Removed the flip animation, it feels much faster now
- Removed the flip animation, it feels much faster now
1.4
Oct 19, 2012
- Fixed problem with iOS 5.1 where landscape mode was broken, app will now support all device orientations as intended
- Added Shake to Unflash (whilst the screen is flashing, shaking the device will stop the flashing)
- Added Shake to Unflash (whilst the screen is flashing, shaking the device will stop the flashing)
1.3
Sep 26, 2012
Added support for iPhone 5 (4-inch).
1.2
Jan 13, 2012
New features
• Configurable Font
• Configurable Text Color
• Configurable Background Color
• Shake to flash screen
• Configurable Shake setting
Performance improvements
• Font sizing optimisation
• Configurable Font
• Configurable Text Color
• Configurable Background Color
• Shake to flash screen
• Configurable Shake setting
Performance improvements
• Font sizing optimisation
1.1
Nov 20, 2011
Minor fixes
1.0
Nov 15, 2011
Make It Big FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Make It Big in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Make It Big.
iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Make It Big supports English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh
