AFDKO Alternatives

AFDKO is described as 'collection of command-line tools used at Adobe for manipulating and creating OpenType font files. Can verify structures, and table entries and their checksums' and is a Font Editor in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to AFDKO for Windows, Mac, Linux and Online / Web-based. The best alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AFDKO are TruFont, BitFontMaker2™, Private Character Editor and Microsoft Font Validator.

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AFDKO

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Font Editor

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AFDKO is a collection of command-line tools used at Adobe for manipulating and creating OpenType font files. Can verify...

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FontForge
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Free • Open Source
Font Editor
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Fontforge is a free Typeface (font) editor program for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux and is localized in several languages.
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1. PortableFontForge can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Web fonts
TruFont
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Free • Open Source
Font Editor
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28 alternatives to TruFont
TruFont is a font-editing application written with Python3, ufoLib, defcon and PyQt5.

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According to the Github page:"Maintenance status: The trufont project is currently discontinued. Although we will happily accept bug fixes, no new features are currently planned."
BitFontMaker2™
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Free • Proprietary
Font Editor
Online
28 alternatives to BitFontMaker2™
Fast and easy Online Bitmap font Editor.
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Private Character Editor
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Free • Proprietary
Font Editor
Windows
23 alternatives to Private Character Editor
(Windows built-in) Using Private Character Editor (PCE), you can create up to 6,400 unique characters (such as special letters and logos) for use in your font library. PCE contains basic tools for creating and editing characters, along with more advanced options.

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Microsoft Font Validator
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Windows
7 alternatives to Microsoft Font Validator
A tool that evaluates how closely a TrueType or OpenType font adheres to the current font format specification, as well as whether the font meets basic recommendations and deliverable guidelines from Microsoft.

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Apple Font Tool Suite
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Free • Proprietary
Font Editor
Mac
4 alternatives to Apple Font Tool Suite
A suite of tools for working with font files. The tools focus on comparing, manipulating, and validating font files that are to be shipped for Apple’s operating systems. Graphical tools includes Blinker, Font Proofer X, and MorxTester.

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Microsoft Typography
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Free • Proprietary
Font Editor
Windows
8 alternatives to Microsoft Typography
Internal tools developed at Microsoft for manipulating and creating OpenType and TrueType font files. Used in development of new font toolsets and fonts. The tools includes TTFdump, TrueType Open Assembler, Flint, SBIT32, CacheTT, FastFont, and AddTable.
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1. Command line interfaceMicrosoft Typography either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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FontDoctor
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Paid • Proprietary
Font Editor
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4 alternatives to FontDoctor
FontDoctor is the industry standard software for fixing font problems and organizing font files. Easily locate and eliminate hard-to-find font problems that wreak havoc on computer performance and applications. Diagnostic tool.

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