Open Source FontCreator AlternativesTop Font Editors and other similar apps like FontCreator

The best open source alternative to FontCreator is FontForge. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to FontCreator and six of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to FontCreator are BirdFont, Glyphr Studio, Karektar and MkFont.

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FontCreator alternatives page was last updated Jul 2, 2025
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  1. FontForge icon

    FontForge

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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.

    31 FontForge alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FontForge editing the font "Santana" on Ubuntu 10.10

    FontForge Features

    1.  Font maker
    2.  Portable
    3.  Typography
    4.  Web fonts

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    • Most users think FontForge is a great FontCreator alternative.

    • FontForge is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to FontCreator.

    • FontForge is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FontCreator.

    • FontForge is Free and Open SourceFontCreator is Paid and Proprietary
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    BirdFont

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    With BirdFont, create vector graphics and export fonts in TTF, OTF, EOT, and SVG formats. Developed by Johan Mattsson, it supports kerning adjustments, glyph imports, and is cross-platform and beginner-friendly. Open-source and community-driven.

    22 BirdFont alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Background image on windows

    BirdFont Features

    1.  OTF editing
    2.  Color Fonts Support
    3.  TTF editing

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    Glyphr Studio

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    Glyphr Studio is a free online font editor to make good looking professional typefaces. Many professional font editors are very complex and/or very expensive. This tool however is streamlined and made for font design hobbyists... and it's free!.

    22 Glyphr Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Glyphr Studio screenshot 1

    Glyphr Studio Features

    1.  Add ligatures
    2.  Options for re-scaling

    Glyphr Studio VS FontCreator

     

    • Glyphr Studio is the most popular Web-based alternative to FontCreator.

    • Glyphr Studio is Free and Open SourceFontCreator is Paid and Proprietary
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    Karektar

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    Karektar is a React/TS app for building exportable bitmap fonts from custom glyph sets.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Karektar screenshot 1

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  6. MkFont icon

    MkFont

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    MkFont is a free (libre) tool to create & export fonts from existing assets. Component-based workflow, with advanced features to nit-pick & tweak metrics in a non-destructive way!.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    MkFont screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Support for Layers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Support for Unicode
    9.  Typography

    MkFont VS FontCreator

     
  7. TruFont icon

    TruFont

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    TruFont is a font-editing application written with Python3, ufoLib, defcon and PyQt5.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TruFont screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    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."

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