---
name: "run_scaled"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xpra"
version: "6.4.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/run_scaled"
---

# run\_scaled(1)

run an X11 application upscaled or downscaled

## NAME

run\_scaled - run an X11 application upscaled or downscaled

## SYNOPSIS

**run\_scaled** \[**--scale**=*VALUE*\] application \[application-arguments\]

**run\_scaled** \[**--scale**=*VALUE*\] \[xpra-arguments\] **--** application \[application-arguments\]

## DESCRIPTION

**run\_scaled** uses [**xpra**(1)](/xpra/1.md) to show any X11 application with arbitrary scaling applied.

## EXAMPLES

- **run\_scaled xterm -ls**

  Starts the command "**xterm -ls**", with the default scaling of **2**.\
   The xterm window will be twice as big as it normally would be.

- **run\_scaled --scale=250% firefox**

  Start firefox, upscaled by 250%.

- **run\_scaled --speaker=off --microphone=off -- wine notepad.exe**

  Starts the command "**wine notepad.exe**", with audio inputs and outputs disabled (by additional Xpra arguments) and the default scaling of **2**.

## OPTIONS

- **--scale**=*VALUE*

  The scaling factor to apply, specified as:

  - **number**

    ie: 2, 1.5

  - **fraction**

    ie: 3/2

  - **percentage**

    ie: 250%

  If unspecified, the default value is **2**.

## LIMITATIONS

The scaling value is limited to the range 0.1 to 10, and even within that range, values lower than 1 may not work correctly with large displays.

## SEE ALSO

[**xpra**(1)](/xpra/1.md)