Bitmap Font Generator

Bitmap Font Generatorv allows you to generate bitmap fonts from TrueType fonts. The application generates both image files and character descriptions that can be read by a game for easy rendering of fonts.

Features

• Support for complete Unicode 5.1 character set, as well as 8 bit OEM character sets
• Optimal use of texture space, i.e. as little unused area as possible
• Support for kerning pairs
• Easy to use file format, either normal text file or xml files. Binary format is available for those that prefer that
• 8bit or 32bit texture output (TGA, PNG, and DDS files)
• Option for packing 4 layers of font images into 1 32bit texture. Needs special shader to render with, but saves a lot of memory
• Anti-aliasing, both through Windows native font smoothing and super sampling
• Configurable padding and spacing between characters
• Select characters from text file, supports both UTF8 and UTF16 encoded files
• Generate bitmap font from command line
• Import colored images as characters, supports: bmp, jpg, tga, dds, png
• Optional outline to font characters
• Optional packing of characters with outline into 1 channel. Needs special shader to unpack during rendering, but saves a lot of memory
• Use TrueType fonts directly from the file without installing them first