FontForge AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Graphic Design Tools

The best Graphic Design alternative to FontForge is BirdFont, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to FontForge and four of them are Graphic Design Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Graphic Design Tool alternatives to FontForge are RoboFont, Typlr.app and BitFontMaker2™.

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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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    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • 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
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Typlr.app

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    A web-based font editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Typlr.app is the most popular SaaS alternative to FontForge.

    • Typlr.app is Freemium and ProprietaryFontForge is Free and Open Source
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