Free Glyphs AlternativesFont Editors and other similar apps like Glyphs

The best free alternative to Glyphs is FontForge, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Glyphs and 14 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Glyphs are BirdFont, MkFont, Glyphr Studio and Calligraphr.

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Glyphs alternatives are mainly Font Editors, but if you're looking for Graphic Design Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows and Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Glyphs.
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  1. FontForge icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. BirdFont icon
     28 likes

    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
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. MkFont icon
     4 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!.

    18 MkFont alternatives

    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!.

    22 Glyphr Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Glyphr Studio vs Glyphs Comments
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    Glyphr has a modern UI and a default feature set that covers most of the tasks involved in creating high-quality fonts. It has repeatable components, glyph previews, and scaling tools built into a straightforward UI.

    • Glyphr Studio is Free and Open SourceGlyphs is Paid and Proprietary
  5. 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.

    29 Calligraphr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. 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.

    22 Type light alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. 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
     
  8. FontStruct icon
     14 likes

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

    25 FontStruct alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Typlr.app icon
     3 likes

    A web-based font editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. 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
     
  11. (Windows built-in) Using Private Character Editor (PCE), you can create up to 6,400 unique characters (such as special letters and logos) for use in your font library. PCE contains basic tools for creating and editing characters, along with more advanced options.

    26 Private Character Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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