ClearType Applet is a free Control Panel utility that helps to improve rendering of text and user interface elements on Pocket PC devices.

ClearType technology increases the perceived crispness and resolution of text by selectively turning on neghbouring RGB elements on the display.

Although most Pocket PC 2002 devices now include an option to activate ClearType, this capability has been omitted by several popular devices, including the iPAQ 38xx and 37xx (or upgraded iPAQs).

ClearType Applet activates ClearType on any Pocket PC device: it provides immediate display of selected settings, and it embeds a soft-reset option to automatically reset the device when changing ClearType mode.

On Pocket PC 2002 devices most user interface elements and applications are sensible to ClearType settings.

On old Pocket PC 2000 devices ClearType settings affect a smaller number of programs (e.g.: Pocket Internet Explorer).