Glyphs Alternatives for Windows

Glyphs is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Glyphs and 15 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Glyphs are BirdFont, FontCreator, FontLab Studio and FontLab.

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  1. FontForge icon

    FontForge

     101 likes

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

    32 FontForge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FontForge editing the font "Santana" on Ubuntu 10.10
     
  2. BirdFont icon

    BirdFont

     33 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.

    23 BirdFont alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Background image on windows
     
  4. FontCreator icon

    FontCreator

     19 likes

    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...

    27 FontCreator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    FontCreator for Windows
     
  5. FontLab Studio icon

    FontLab Studio

     15 likes

    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...

    26 FontLab Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    FontLab Studio screenshot 1
     
  6. FontLab icon

    FontLab

     13 likes

    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...

    13 FontLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    FontLab screenshot 1
     
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  7. Glyphr Studio icon

    Glyphr Studio

     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!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Glyphr Studio screenshot 1
     
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  9. MkFont icon

    MkFont

     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
    MkFont screenshot 1
     
  10. TypeTool icon

    TypeTool

     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    main interface
     
  11. Fontographer icon

    Fontographer

     4 likes

    Fontographer is a font editor for mac and windows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. Fontself Maker icon

    Fontself Maker

     13 likes

    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.

    24 Fontself Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Photoshop
    Fontself Maker screenshot 1
     
  13. TruFont icon

    TruFont

     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
    TruFont screenshot 1
     
  14. iFontMaker icon

    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.

    26 iFontMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPad
    iFontMaker screenshot 1
     
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