FontForge

by George Williams

Font editor provided for windows servers

Operating system: Windows

Publisher: George Williams

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FontForge is a program for creating, editing and converting fonts that supports TrueType, OpenType, PostScript, CFF, SVG, CID and BDF formats. To import ready-made fonts, the program offers a convenient file browser, which allows you to open several files simultaneously and select separate tabs for them in the local editor.

After importing the file, FontForge will display a convenient panel with examples of lowercase and capital letters. By clicking on any letter, you can change it at will with or without symmetry. In general, the program is perfect for creating new fonts based on existing ones. In the editor you will find a lot of tools for drawing, transforming, rounding, adding notches, as well as copying individual elements or parameters of the letter (height, width, etc.). Convenient curve management, distance measurement and scaling tools are also available. Layers are supported (front, back).

FontForge allows users to easily create, edit, and convert unique fonts across multiple formats.

Generally speaking, you will not be able to create a certain symbol from scratch in FontForge. Starting to work on a new project in any case you will have to resort to the function "generate". It's creating some kind of blank space for you to mold a letter later on. Once you've finished working on all the letters of the alphabet, you'll be able to save the finished font by giving it a name, specifying the "family", version and range of Unicode.

Other useful features of FontForge include support for automatic saving of changes when working with letters, extraction of fonts from PDF documents and the ability to create presets for Mac fonts.

- ability to edit, convert and create new fonts;

- support for OpenType, TrueType and PostScript;

- built-in scripting language;

- Multifunctional built-in editor with convenient tools for drawing, transformation, rounding, curves and distance measurement;

- the possibility of copying the parameters of the letter;

- the presence of an automatic save function;

- Availability of font import function from PDF documents;

- the ability to select a name, family and encoding range while saving your own fonts.


PROS
Supports a wide range of font formats.
Offers extensive glyph editing tools.
It's free and open source.

CONS
Interface is outdated and not user-friendly.
Lacks customer support and tutorials.
Performance issues and frequent crashes.

Brodie
Mon, Feb 26, 2024

FontForge is a great font editor. It supports various font formats. Users can easily edit, create, and convert them. FontForge can work on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It is possible to use FontForge Graphically as well as as a command-line tool. Beginners can watch various tutorials

and quickly learn how to use the app. The program also allows users to make and use scripts.

FontForge is translated into 12 languages.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Kai
FontForge is truly a one of a kind software product. You will not regret downloading it. It allows you to do a variety of things such as creating, editing, and even converting fonts! Without this software, I do not know what I would do.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Kai
As a person who maintains a website, I am very interested in this product. I think it is phenomenal to be able to modify and create a unique font for publications. It would give websites and other publications a unique look and feel, versus the standard fonts that are available right now. Very cool.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Jaxon
FontForge for Windows is a great piece of software that I use everyday. It converts different types of fonts into other available styles. It is useful for converting foreign scripts into readable files on my computer. It is also updated very often.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Cooper
FontForge for Windows is a software that allows the users to make their own Font. This software is quite easy to use, to start to create your own font you can do it for each letter, just select the one of the letter in the main screen and than give a click in the section import in the file section, select image as a background, and look for the image that you want to work with like your font background, once finished you can export and generate fonts and protect them in the font information section ,giving to your new font a PS Name.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Archie
Fontforge on windows is a free and open source outline font editor. Fontforge is a libre software which lets you download, share and install without any restrictions. Fontforge is a community maintained application so anyone can use this application. Frontforge is a free font editor. You can use this application on windows, mac and Gnu and linux. Fontforge is built and modified font types for systems and custom programs.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Blake Z*****q
FontForge is an open-source font editor used to create and modify fonts. It can edit TrueType, OpenType, PostScript, and other font formats. It allows for the manipulation of glyphs, the manipulation of font metrics and kerning, and the conversion between different font formats.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Daniel H********x
FontForge is an incredibly powerful and versatile font-editing software. It has a steep learning curve but once you master it, you can create and edit fonts with ease. The software has a good range of tools and features, making it a great choice for professional font designers.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Kian L******g
FontForge is a powerful open-source software for designing typefaces. I've used it for creating my own fonts and found it to be quite intuitive and user friendly. It offers a wide range of features for creating your own typeface designs. The program is easy to navigate and has a variety of tools for modification and editing. It includes both vector-based and bitmap-based drawing tools which are great for creating custom typefaces. The program also supports several popular font formats so you can easily export your work. The documentation is also very thorough and helpful when you need help. Overall, I found FontForge to be a great software for creating custom typefaces.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner William H.
FontForge is a powerful font editor and I have been using it for a few years. It has a great user interface that allows you to make changes quickly. I also love its compatibility with many different font formats. Its built-in tools are very useful and helpful. The speed of the software is impressive as well.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Ryan Mallone
FontForge is a great tool for font designing and editing, but it's interface is a bit confusing and sometimes counter intuitie.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Luke Turnwald
FontForge is an easy to use software which allows users to create, edit and manipulate fonts.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Aaron Jarzabek
This software is a free and open-source font editor that allows users to create, edit and convert fonts. It supports various font formats, including TrueType, OpenType, and PostScript. The software features a user-friendly interface and offers advanced tools for glyph editing, font hinting, and font validation. Additionally, it supports multiple languages and scripts, making it an excellent tool for creating multilingual fonts. It also offers features like font transformation, glyph substitution, and glyph merging. Overall, this software is a comprehensive font editing tool that can be used by designers, developers, and font enthusiasts.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Luke S.
FontForge is a free and open-source font editor that offers a wide range of features for creating and modifying fonts.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Nathan
It's an intricate tool that provides extensive options for creating and editing fonts, although the interface can be challenging for beginners.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Oliver
Feature-rich, open source, complex interface, steep learning curve.
image/svg+xmlBotttsPablo Stanleyhttps://bottts.com/Florian Körner Robert
Incredibly intricate, complex font creation.
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