Design & creative
FontForge is a desktop font editor for drawing glyphs, adjusting spacing and generating font files. It gives type designers access to a detailed toolset for creating or repairing typefaces.
Designing custom fonts with detailed controls
Dense interface has a learning curve. Font licensing is separate from editor licensing.
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FontForge is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Detailed glyph and spacing controls support custom typefaces.
An editable font workflow allows iterative testing and repair.
Dense interface has a learning curve
Font licensing is separate from editor licensing
Start with a limited character set and establish consistent baseline, height and spacing conventions. Test a generated font in real text before expanding the family.
Keep source files and permission records for any imported material, as using the editor does not grant rights to existing fonts. No. Permissions for any font you import depend on that font license. Yes. Creating and exporting fonts is a core purpose of the application.
FontForge is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
No. Permissions for any font you import depend on that font license.
Yes. Creating and exporting fonts is a core purpose of the application.
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