FontForge AlternativesFont Editors and other similar apps like FontForge

FontForge is described as 'Fontforge is a free Typeface (font) editor program for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux and is localized in several languages' and is a popular Font Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to FontForge for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and BSD apps. The best FontForge alternative is BirdFont, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FontForge are FontCreator, Glyphs, FontLab Studio and FontLab.

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FontForge alternatives are mainly Font Editors, but if you're looking for Graphic Design Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online and Mac. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to FontForge.
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  1. BirdFont icon
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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

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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

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

    • BirdFont is Freemium and Open SourceFontForge is Free and Open Source
  2. FontCreator icon
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    FontCreator, available for both Windows and macOS, is a professional font editor that allows you to create and edit TrueType, OpenType, and variable fonts. It features powerful drawing tools essential for typographers and graphic designers, while its intuitive interface ensures...

    26 FontCreator alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Almost everyone thinks FontCreator is a great FontForge alternative.

    • FontCreator is the most popular commercial alternative to FontForge.

    • FontCreator is Paid and ProprietaryFontForge is Free and Open Source
  3. Glyphs icon
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    Make everything from dingbat webfonts to full-fledged text typefaces in the most Mac-like font editor.

    24 Glyphs alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4. FontLab Studio icon
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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...

    26 FontLab Studio alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. FontLab icon
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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...

    13 FontLab alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Comments about FontLab as an Alternative to FontForge
    Thomas Phinney
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    FontLab VI support modern features such as OpenType Variations (variable fonts) and color fonts. It has a modern interface, and supports Mac and Windows interface conventions instead of using X-Windows like FontForge. It is under active development instead of being mostly in maintenance mode.

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    • FontLab is Paid and ProprietaryFontForge is Free and Open Source
    • FontLab is CustomizableFontForge is not according to our users
  6. Glyphr Studio icon
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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!.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Comments about Glyphr Studio as an Alternative to FontForge
    Guest
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    1.Edit existing fonts 2.add ligatures

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Glyphr Studio is the most popular Web-based alternative to FontForge.

    • Glyphr Studio is Free and Open SourceFontForge is also Free and Open Source
  7. TruFont icon
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    TruFont is a font-editing application written with Python3, ufoLib, defcon and PyQt5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. AFDKO icon
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    AFDKO is a collection of command-line tools used at Adobe for manipulating and creating OpenType font files. Can verify structures, and table entries and their checksums.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Fontself Maker icon
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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.

    23 Fontself Maker alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Photoshop
     
  10. Fontographer icon
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    Fontographer is a font editor for mac and windows.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. Calligraphr icon
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    Transform your handwriting or calligraphy into a font. With support for randomized letters, editing after scanning and many more features you want find in other tools.

    28 Calligraphr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. MkFont icon
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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!.

    18 MkFont alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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