FontCreator Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to FontCreator for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to FontCreator and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to FontCreator are BirdFont, Glyphr Studio, Glyphs and Fontself Maker.

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FontCreator alternatives page was last updated Jan 4, 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.

    30 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

    FontForge VS FontCreator

     

    • 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
  2. BirdFont icon

    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.

    21 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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  4. Glyphr Studio icon

    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!.

    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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    Glyphs

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    Make everything from dingbat webfonts to full-fledged text typefaces in the most Mac-like font editor.

    23 Glyphs alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Glyphs screenshot 1

    Glyphs Features

    1.  OTF editing
    2.  OpenType Support
    3.  Typography

    Glyphs VS FontCreator

     

    • Glyphs is the most popular commercial alternative to FontCreator.

    • Glyphs is Paid and ProprietaryFontCreator is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Fontself Maker icon

    Fontself Maker

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    Meet the fastest & easiest tool to create OpenType fonts, right within Illustrator & Photoshop CC. Fontself is used by thousands of creatives, including at Nike, Adobe, Google, Disney, Ubisoft or Sony.

    22 Fontself Maker alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Photoshop
    Fontself Maker screenshot 1

    Fontself Maker Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Font maker
    3.  Typography
    4.  Color Fonts Support
    5.  Handwriting

    Fontself Maker VS FontCreator

     
  7. FontLab Studio icon

    FontLab Studio

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    FontLab Studio 5 is next-generation professional font editor for Mac and Windows. Used by Adobe, Apple, Bitstream, IBM, Linotype, Microsoft, Monotype, Morisawa and almost every other major font foundry in the world, it is the comprehensive solution for font foundries...

    25 FontLab Studio alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    FontLab Studio screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program can be still bought from the official website, but it will not receive other updates. Its successor is FontLab icon FontLab

    FontLab Studio Features

    1.  Typography

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  9. FontLab icon

    FontLab

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    With FontLab VI, you can create, open, modify, draw, space, kern, hint and export desktop, web, color and variable fonts. The app is an all-around font editor, but also supports data interchange with other font creation tools, making it easy to integrate into your existing...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    FontLab screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  OpenType Support
    2.  Color Fonts Support

    FontLab VS FontCreator

     
  10. 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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  11. TypeTool icon

    TypeTool

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    TypeTool is our basic font editor for Mac OS and for Windows. For students, hobby typographers and creative professionals who occasionally need to create or customize fonts.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    main interface

    TypeTool Features

    1.  Typography

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  12. Fontographer icon

    Fontographer

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    Fontographer is a font editor for mac and windows.

    25 Fontographer alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Fontographer Features

    1.  Typography

    Fontographer VS FontCreator

     
  13. Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio icon

    Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio

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    Easy-to-use font editor for Mac.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio screenshot 1

    Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio Features

    1.  Typography

    Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio VS FontCreator

     
  14. RoboFont icon

    RoboFont

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    RoboFont is a UFO based, mac only, font editor.

    Written from scratch in Python with scalability in mind. The editor allows full scripting access to objects and interface. The application is a platform for drawing and modifying typefaces and much more.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    RoboFont Features

    1.  Typography

    RoboFont VS FontCreator

     
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