Font Creator
A preferred way for font enthusiasts to edit, view, and enhance their fonts
Operating system: Windows
Publisher: High-Logic B.V.
Release : Font Creator 11.5.0.2430
Antivirus check: passed
FontCreator is a Microsoft Windows application that been molded and improved throughout the years.
FontCreator at its core allows font creators to easily and accurately create fonts, view and display font characters in an organized visually appealing manner, and add/modify characters to font sets. Aside from all this, FontCreator can allow its user to do much more, more efficiently.
Features:
FontCreator was made by the folks at High-Logic, they have been in business since 1997
- Compatible with OpenType fonts and TrueType fonts.
- Create and edit web fonts with super compression technology.
- Create fonts for real-world objects and engraving.
- Change fonts in a batch fashion.
- Covert OpenType to TrueType and vice-versa.
- Tools to create complex and script like fonts.
- Edit existing characters in a font set.
- Preserves OpenType features when opening a font.
- Create fonts that you can scale and color.
- Node optimization.
- Extract TrueType fonts.
- Add your own characters to font sets.
- Use software built-in fonts.
- Edit OpenType with a visual interface.
- Vertical metrics for creating vertically based fonts.
- Supports and is compatible with all encoding.
- Preview fonts.
- Install fonts.
FontCreator is a must have for content creators, writers, and font enthusiasts. It is popular with over 5 million views and has been in the game for years, so you can expect it to have fleshed out any bugs and glitches.
If you are someone who uses software such as Adobe Photoshop and uses stock fonts or fonts from websites, then this tool can become an essential part of your workload as it can allow you to tailor those fonts to your liking with many layers of compatibility and if you find none that suits your needs, FontCreator give you all the tools you need to create your own font, in your own image, and with the right to use it wherever you please. This is the power that software like FontCreator can bring creators and Font enthusiast.
Windows only software.
PROS
Supports multiple file formats for import/export.
Includes extensive glyph editing features.
CONS
User interface is not very intuitive or beginner-friendly.
Expensive compared to similar font creation tools.
Nathan
FontCreator has undergone development over time transforming into a tool that facilitates the creation and manipulation of fonts. What sets it apart is its provision of a user platform, for creators to accurately design, view and organize font characters. This software allows you to efficiently create, edit and compress web fonts while ensuring compatibility with both Open Type and True Type fonts. Moreover FontCreator offers support for batch font changes conversion between Open Type and True Type formats, font creation for objects in the world as well as editing existing characters within font sets. It also retains Open Type features to enable scaling and coloring along with node optimization for font designs. Despite its enduring popularity with over 5 million views FontCreator presents both advantages and drawbacks. On the side it is a tool for content creators, writers and font enthusiasts due to its extensive features and consistent bug free performance throughout the years. This makes it particularly valuable for individuals working with design software like Adobe Photoshop since FontCreator allows customizing stock fonts or creating ones tailored to needs. However it does have limitations when it comes to scripting and Open Type layout features. Additionally some users might find the user interface less intuitive if they are beginners, in this field. Moreover Font Creator is limited to Windows operating systems. Carries a higher price tag compared to other font design software options.
Mon, Jan 22, 2024
