Free FontForge AlternativesFont Editors and other similar apps like FontForge

The best free alternative to FontForge is BirdFont, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to FontForge and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to FontForge are Coki Fonts, MkFont, Glyphr Studio and TruFont.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Coki Fonts icon
     4 likes

    AI font generator that turns handwriting, logos, or lettering into real, installable fonts (TTF/WOFF2) with a full in-browser glyph editor.

    18 Coki Fonts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. MkFont icon
     6 likes

    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!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Glyphr Studio icon
     10 likes

    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!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    1.Edit existing fonts 2.add ligatures

    • Glyphr Studio is Free and Open SourceFontForge is also Free and Open Source
  5. TruFont icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. AFDKO icon
     3 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Typlr.app icon
     4 likes

    A web-based font editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. FontArk icon
     2 likes

    A browser-based font editor, font creator, featuring the most versatile real-time multiple glyphs editing system. Open beta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Calligraphr icon
     4 likes

    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.

    33 Calligraphr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Unique icon
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    A custom font goes a long way, giving you that special extra. Simply select, customise and off you go with a font you love.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Type light icon
     7 likes

    With Type light you can design, edit and convert OpenType, TrueType and PostScript fonts. As a light version of Type 3.2 font editor it is your ideal package for entering into the world of font creation.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Karektar icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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