diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index a1f0f4e2d4..961c728fcc 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "PreferencesDialog.h"
 #include "UserActivityLogger.h"
 
+const int PREFERENCES_HEIGHT_PADDING = 20;
+
 PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog() :
     QDialog(Application::getInstance()->getWindow()) {
         
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog() :
     connect(ui.buttonReloadDefaultScripts, &QPushButton::clicked,
             Application::getInstance(), &Application::loadDefaultScripts);
     // move dialog to left side
-    move(0, 0);
-    setWindowState(Qt::WindowMaximized);
+    move(parentWidget()->geometry().topLeft());
+    setFixedHeight(parentWidget()->size().height() - PREFERENCES_HEIGHT_PADDING);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::accept() {
diff --git a/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui b/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui
index 2ec8579383..1f7439a749 100644
--- a/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui
+++ b/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     <rect>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
-     <width>501</width>
-     <height>491</height>
+     <width>500</width>
+     <height>481</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
      <rect>
       <x>0</x>
       <y>0</y>
-      <width>501</width>
-      <height>1435</height>
+      <width>500</width>
+      <height>1347</height>
      </rect>
     </property>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>75</weight>
          <bold>true</bold>
         </font>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>16</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>14</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>25</height>
+         <height>28</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>16</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>14</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@
          <property name="font">
           <font>
            <family>Arial</family>
-           <pointsize>14</pointsize>
           </font>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
@@ -271,13 +270,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>25</height>
+         <height>28</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>16</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>14</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -324,7 +323,6 @@
          <property name="font">
           <font>
            <family>Arial</family>
-           <pointsize>14</pointsize>
           </font>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
@@ -357,7 +355,7 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>75</weight>
          <bold>true</bold>
         </font>
@@ -384,13 +382,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>25</height>
+         <height>22</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>16</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>13</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -445,7 +443,6 @@
          <property name="font">
           <font>
            <family>Arial</family>
-           <pointsize>14</pointsize>
           </font>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
@@ -478,7 +475,7 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>75</weight>
          <bold>true</bold>
         </font>
@@ -505,13 +502,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>25</height>
+         <height>22</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>16</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>13</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -566,7 +563,6 @@
          <property name="font">
           <font>
            <family>Arial</family>
-           <pointsize>14</pointsize>
           </font>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
@@ -605,7 +601,6 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>14</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -630,7 +625,7 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>75</weight>
          <bold>true</bold>
         </font>
@@ -663,7 +658,7 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>32</width>
-         <height>32</height>
+         <height>28</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="baseSize">
@@ -675,7 +670,6 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>13</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -713,13 +707,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>40</height>
+         <height>35</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>75</weight>
          <bold>true</bold>
         </font>
@@ -741,13 +735,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
@@ -823,13 +817,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
@@ -941,9 +935,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Lean scale (applies to Faceshift users)</string>
          </property>
@@ -1005,13 +996,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
@@ -1020,9 +1011,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Avatar scale &lt;span style=&quot; color:#909090;&quot;&gt;(default is 1.0)&lt;/span&gt;</string>
          </property>
@@ -1081,13 +1069,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
@@ -1096,9 +1084,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Pupil dillation</string>
          </property>
@@ -1177,7 +1162,6 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>13</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -1191,13 +1175,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
@@ -1206,9 +1190,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Static Jitter Buffer Frames</string>
          </property>
@@ -1276,13 +1257,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
@@ -1291,9 +1272,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Max Frames Over Desired</string>
          </property>
@@ -1349,97 +1327,6 @@
        </item>
       </layout>
      </item>
-     <item>
-      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_13">
-       <property name="spacing">
-        <number>0</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="rightMargin">
-        <number>0</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
-       </property>
-       <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
-         <property name="font">
-          <font>
-           <family>Arial</family>
-          </font>
-         </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Max Frames Over Desired</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="indent">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="buddy">
-          <cstring>maxFramesOverDesiredSpin</cstring>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_20">
-         <property name="font">
-          <font>
-           <family>Arial</family>
-          </font>
-         </property>
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QSpinBox" name="maxFramesOverDesiredSpin">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-         <property name="minimumSize">
-          <size>
-           <width>100</width>
-           <height>0</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-         <property name="maximumSize">
-          <size>
-           <width>70</width>
-           <height>16777215</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-         <property name="font">
-          <font>
-           <family>Arial</family>
-          </font>
-         </property>
-         <property name="minimum">
-          <number>0</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="maximum">
-          <number>10000</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="value">
-          <number>1</number>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useStdevForJitterCalcCheckBox">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -1482,13 +1369,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_17">
@@ -1497,9 +1384,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Window A Starve Threshold</string>
          </property>
@@ -1573,13 +1457,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
@@ -1588,9 +1472,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Window A (raise desired on N starves) Seconds</string>
          </property>
@@ -1664,13 +1545,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_19">
@@ -1679,9 +1560,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Window B (desired ceiling) Seconds</string>
          </property>
@@ -1791,13 +1669,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
@@ -1806,9 +1684,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Faceshift eye detection</string>
          </property>
@@ -1875,13 +1750,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>35</height>
+         <height>33</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>50</weight>
          <bold>false</bold>
         </font>
@@ -1903,13 +1778,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
@@ -1918,9 +1793,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Maximum voxels</string>
          </property>
@@ -1979,13 +1851,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
@@ -2060,13 +1932,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>35</height>
+         <height>33</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>50</weight>
          <bold>false</bold>
         </font>
@@ -2088,13 +1960,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_12">
@@ -2103,9 +1975,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>User Interface Angular Size</string>
          </property>
@@ -2175,13 +2044,13 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>35</height>
+         <height>33</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <pointsize>18</pointsize>
          <weight>50</weight>
          <bold>false</bold>
         </font>
@@ -2202,7 +2071,7 @@
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>0</width>
-         <height>40</height>
+         <height>35</height>
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="baseSize">
@@ -2233,13 +2102,13 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="topMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <property name="rightMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <property name="bottomMargin">
-        <number>8</number>
+        <number>7</number>
        </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
@@ -2248,9 +2117,6 @@
            <family>Arial</family>
           </font>
          </property>
-         <property name="styleSheet">
-          <string notr="true">color: rgb(51, 51, 51)</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Reticle Movement Speed</string>
          </property>
@@ -2352,7 +2218,6 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>14</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
@@ -2368,7 +2233,6 @@
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <family>Arial</family>
-         <pointsize>14</pointsize>
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">