

Fony is described as 'Editor for bitmap (raster) fonts. While the focus is on Windows FNT/FON bitmap fonts, it can import and export some other popular file formats' and is a Font Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fony for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, Linux and iPad apps. The best Fony alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fony are Glyphr Studio, FontCreator, Karektar and Glyphs.



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.


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



