iFontMaker AlternativesFont Editors and other similar apps like iFontMaker

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

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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...

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

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

    • FontForge is Free and Open SourceiFontMaker is Paid and Proprietary
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    BirdFont

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    Birdfont is a free font editor which lets you create vector graphics and export TTF, OTF, EOT and SVG fonts.

    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
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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 is the most popular Web-based alternative to iFontMaker.

    • Glyphr Studio is Free and Open SourceiFontMaker 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 iconiFontMaker 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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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Glyphs Features

    1.  OTF editing
    2.  OpenType Support
    3.  Typography
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    • Glyphs is the most popular commercial alternative to iFontMaker.

    • Glyphs is Paid and ProprietaryiFontMaker is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Fontself Maker

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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.

    22 Fontself Maker alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Photoshop
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    Fontself Maker Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Font maker
    3.  Typography
    4.  Color Fonts Support
    5.  Handwriting
    Fontself Maker iconiFontMaker Icon

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  9. FontCreator icon
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    FontCreator

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    This professional font editor allows you to create and edit TrueType and OpenType fonts. It has the powerful drawing tools that typographers and graphic designers require, and an intuitive interface that allows beginners to become productive immediately.

    25 FontCreator alternatives
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    License model

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    FontCreator Features

    1.  Color Fonts Support
    2.  Web fonts
    3.  OpenType Support
    FontCreator iconiFontMaker Icon

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  10. 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
    Calligraphr screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Calligraphr Features

    1.  Handwriting
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  11. FontStruct icon
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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
    FontStruct screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    FontStruct Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Typography
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  12. FontLab Studio 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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    FontLab

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    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...

    12 FontLab alternatives
    FontLab screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    FontLab Features

    1.  OpenType Support
    2.  Color Fonts Support
    3.  Customizable
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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
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