Fontself Maker AlternativesFont Editors and other similar apps like Fontself Maker

Fontself Maker is described as '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' and is a Font Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fontself Maker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and BSD apps. The best Fontself Maker alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fontself Maker are BirdFont, Glyphr Studio, Karektar and Glyphs.

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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.

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Fontself Maker alternatives page was last updated Sep 26, 2023
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  1. FontForge icon
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    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.

    31 FontForge alternatives
    FontForge editing the font "Santana" on Ubuntu 10.10

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    FontForge Features

    1.  Font maker
    2.  Portable
    3.  Typography
    4.  Web fonts
    Mastering FontForge drawing tools From the main window, double-click on one of the glyph boxes to launch the Glyph Window. <http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Using_the_Fontforge_Drawing_Tools.html>
    This automatic placement of diacritic marks can be tuned by preferences, found in the ‘accents’ section of FontForge’s preferences menu ‘File > Preferences > Accents’ <http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Diacritics_and_Accents.html>
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    Find Problems: The first tool is called Find Problems, and is found under the Element menu. You must first select one or more glyphs — either from the font view, the outline view, or the metrics view — then open the Find Problems tool. The tool presents you with an assortment of potential problems in eight separate tabs. <http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Making_Sure_Your_Font_Works_Validation.html>
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    • Almost everyone thinks FontForge is a great Fontself Maker alternative.

    • FontForge is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Fontself Maker.

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

    • FontForge is Free and Open SourceFontself Maker is Paid and Proprietary
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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.

    21 BirdFont alternatives
    Background image on windows

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    BirdFont Features

    1.  OTF editing
    2.  Color Fonts Support
    3.  TTF editing
    Lower case o on Mac OS X
    Logo on Ubuntu
    BirdFont iconFontself Maker Icon

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  4. Glyphr Studio icon
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    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!.

    21 Glyphr Studio alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Glyphr Studio Features

    1.  Add ligatures
    2.  Options for re-scaling
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    Glyphr Studio iconFontself Maker Icon

    Glyphr Studio VS Fontself Maker

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    • Glyphr Studio is the most popular Web-based alternative to Fontself Maker.

    • Glyphr Studio is Free and Open SourceFontself Maker is Paid and Proprietary
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    Karektar

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

    23 Karektar alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    Karektar iconFontself Maker Icon

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  6. Glyphs icon
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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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    License model

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Glyphs Features

    1.  OTF editing
    2.  OpenType Support
    3.  Typography
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    Glyphs iconFontself Maker Icon

    Glyphs VS Fontself Maker

    Is Glyphs a good alternative to Fontself Maker?
     

    • Glyphs is the most popular commercial alternative to Fontself Maker.

    • Glyphs is Paid and ProprietaryFontself Maker is also Paid and Proprietary
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    FontCreator

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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...

    25 FontCreator alternatives
    FontCreator for Windows

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    FontCreator Features

    1.  Color Fonts Support
    2.  Web fonts
    3.  OpenType Support
    FontCreator for macOS
    OpenType Designer
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  9. Calligraphr icon
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    Calligraphr

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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.

    27 Calligraphr alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Calligraphr Features

    1.  Handwriting
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    Calligraphr iconFontself Maker Icon

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  10. iFontMaker icon
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    iFontMaker

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    iFontMaker is the world's first font editor designed for iPad. You can create your "handmade" typeface in less than 5 minutes¹ just with your fingers. Your fonts are then ready to install on your computers and also on your iPad & iPhone for any apps.

    24 iFontMaker alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPad

    iFontMaker Features

    1.  Font maker
    2.  Typography
    iFontMaker iconFontself Maker Icon

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    • iFontMaker is the most popular iPad alternative to Fontself Maker.

    • iFontMaker is Paid and ProprietaryFontself Maker is also Paid and Proprietary
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    FontStruct

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    FontStruct is a free font-building tool brought to you by the world’s leading retailer of digital type, FontShop.

    24 FontStruct alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    FontStruct Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Typography
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    FontStruct iconFontself Maker Icon

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    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
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    FontLab Studio Features

    1.  Typography
    Discontinued

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

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  13. Type light icon
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    Type light

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    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.

    22 Type light alternatives
    Type light screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Type light Features

    1.  Typography
    Type light screenshot 1
    Type light iconFontself Maker Icon

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    YourFonts.com

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    YourFonts is an online font generator that turns your handwriting into a font that you can use in every program that you own. 250,000+ fonts already made!

    21 YourFonts.com alternatives
    YourFonts.com screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    YourFonts.com Features

    1.  Handwriting
    2.  Colored Text
    Example
    YourFonts.com iconFontself Maker Icon

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