MacType Alternatives

MacType is described as 'Render windows font smoothly and much more convenient to read' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are 2 alternatives to MacType for Windows and Linux. The best MacType alternative is fontconfig, which is both free and Open Source.

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    fontconfig

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    Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    fontconfig vs MacType Comments
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    FontConfig-Infinality is the only means of getting truly Apple quality font rendering on Linux ever encountered to date (including the often touted alternative, fix-infinality.md, which in no way delivers the same quality), which is unfortunate, as it is an unsupported / discontinued project :(

    • fontconfig is Free and Open SourceMacType is also Free and Open Source
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    gdipp

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    The gdipp project is a replacement of the Windows text render, which brings to you the effect of text like Mac OS and Linux distributions. It is easy to use with ignorable overhead, and it is fully customizable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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