Glyphs Alternatives

Glyphs is described as 'Make everything from dingbat webfonts to full-fledged text typefaces in the most Mac-like font editor' and is a Font Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Glyphs for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and BSD apps. The best Glyphs alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Glyphs are BirdFont, FontCreator, FontLab Studio and FontLab.

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  1. Calligraphr icon
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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.

    30 Calligraphr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPad
     
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  3. 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
     
  4. Typlr.app icon
     3 likes

    A web-based font editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. 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
     
  6. FontStruct icon
     14 likes

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

    26 FontStruct alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Fony icon
     3 likes

    Fony is an 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Unique icon
     Like

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

    21 Unique alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. (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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