FontForge Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to FontForge for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative 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 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to FontForge are Glyphr Studio, Glyphs, Fontself Maker and FontLab Studio.

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FontForge alternatives are mainly Font Editors but may also be Graphic Design Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of FontForge.

FontForge

Font Editor
Free • Open Source

Fontforge is a free Typeface (font) editor program for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux and is localized in several languages.

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FontForge alternatives page was last updated Feb 10, 2023

BirdFont
Birdfont is a free font editor which lets you create vector graphics and export TTF, OTF, EOT and SVG fonts.
21 BirdFont alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
BirdFont Features
OTF editing
Color Fonts Support
TTF editing
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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

Glyphr Studio
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!.
21 Glyphr Studio alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
Glyphr Studio Features
Add ligatures
Options for re-scaling
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Comments about Glyphr Studio as an Alternative to FontForge

Guest
1.Edit existing fonts 2.add ligatures
Positive comment •Jul 26, 2019
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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

Glyphs
Make everything from dingbat webfonts to full-fledged text typefaces in the most Mac-like font editor.
23 Glyphs alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
Glyphs Features
OTF editing
OpenType Support
Typography
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- Glyphs is the most popular commercial alternative to FontForge.
- Glyphs is Paid and ProprietaryFontForge is Free and Open Source

Fontself Maker
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
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
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Fontself Maker Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Font maker
3. Typography
4. Color Fonts Support
5. Handwriting
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FontLab Studio
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
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
FontLab Studio Features
Typography
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Discontinued
The program can be still bought from the official website, but it will not receive other updates. Its successor is FontLab

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FontLab
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...
12 FontLab alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
FontLab Features
OpenType Support
Color Fonts Support
Customizable
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Comments about FontLab as an Alternative to FontForge

Thomas Phinney
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.
Positive comment •Jul 25, 2018
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- FontLab is Paid and ProprietaryFontForge is Free and Open Source

TruFont
TruFont is a font-editing application written with Python3, ufoLib, defcon and PyQt5.
29 TruFont alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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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TypeTool
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.
22 TypeTool alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
TypeTool Features
Typography
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Fontographer
Fontographer is a font editor for mac and windows.
25 Fontographer alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Fontographer Features
Typography
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AFDKO
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.
8 AFDKO alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
AFDKO Features
Command line interface
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Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio
Easy-to-use font editor for Mac.
24 Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Font Editor
Platforms
- Mac
Crossfont by Pixel Egg Studio Features
Typography
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RoboFont
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.
24 RoboFont alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Font Editor
- Graphic Design Tool
Platforms
- Mac
RoboFont Features
Typography
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