MainType Alternatives

MainType is described as 'Powerful but easy to use font manager and font viewer for Windows, that takes the frustration out of managing your fonts' and is a Font Library tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MainType for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best MainType alternative is NexusFont, which is free. Other great apps like MainType are FontBase, Font Manager, MyFonts.com and Extensis Connect.

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MainType is a powerful but easy to use font manager and font viewer for Windows, that takes the frustration out of managing your fonts.

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MainType alternatives page was last updated Jul 17, 2024
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  1. Font Finder icon
    Font Finder icon

    Font Finder

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    FontFinder is created for designers, developers and typographers. It allows a user to analyze the font information of any element on a page, copy any piece(s) of that information to the clipboard, and perform inline replacements to test new layouts.

    19 Font Finder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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  2. FontViewOK icon
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    FontViewOK

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    Compare 2 fonts (even not installed fonts) in a 2 pane comparison.

    29 FontViewOK alternatives
    Main window, default settings

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FontViewOK Features

    1.  Portable
    Context menu
    Custom colors and "2x" mode for side to side comparison
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  4. Fontcase - Manage Your Type icon
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    Fontcase - Manage Your Type

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    1. Import fonts from your iCloud Drive or Dropbox and add them to your collection of favorites.
    38 Fontcase - Manage Your Type alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    MyFonts.com

    MyFonts is the largest font marketplace in the world, offering over 270,000 professional fonts for web and desktop use. Browse font bundles, albums, and collections by style, price, and popularity.

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  6. TransType icon
    TransType icon

    TransType

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    TransType organizes font families, fixes font problems, and allows you to play and experiment with monochrome and multi-color fonts.

    37 TransType alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    TransType Features

    1.  Batch conversion
    2.  Drag and Drop
    3.  Export to PDF
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  7. Font Xplorer icon
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    Font Xplorer

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    Font Xplorer - ultimate font viewing and management software. Font Xplorer does not support Adobe Type 1 fonts and OpenType fonts with PostScript outlines. It works with TrueType and OpenType fonts that have TrueType outlines.

    Do you need to find that perfect font for best fri.

    31 Font Xplorer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Uninstall font
    Character "zoomed"
    Discontinued

    Last version, 1.2.2, released on July 2001, is still downloadable from the official website for free, but is not compatible with Windows Vista/7/8.

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  8. CufonFonts icon
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    CufonFonts

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    At Cufonfonts.com, you can download thousands of fonts for free and use them with WebFont support on your website.

    36 CufonFonts alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Printers Apprentice icon
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    Printers Apprentice

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    Printer's Apprentice is the powerful and easy to use font manager for Windows. Whether you are a graphic artist, a publishing professional or a software enthusiast, Printer's Apprentice will help you manage, organize and print your font collection.

    15 Printers Apprentice alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Beefont icon
    Beefont icon

    Beefont

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    Manage & Compare Fonts Easily.

    You want to be able to list all the fonts installed on your computer? You want to compare part of them? You want to display all their possible main characters in any style, any size? You want to display them with your own text sample? Yeah, Bee.

    24 Beefont alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    No longer accessible.

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  12. Font Catalog icon
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    Font Catalog

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    A modern font manager built for Windows 10.

    30 Font Catalog alternatives
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    • Windows
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    Font Catalog Features

    1.  Categories
    2.  Automatic Tagging
    3.  Collections
    4.  Tagging
    5.  OpenType Support
    6.  Automatic categories
    7.  Category Filters
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  13. Deepin Font Manager icon
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    Deepin Font Manager

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    Deepin Font Manager is a tool to install and uninstall font easily, supports batch installation, font information recognition, etc., making it easy to use your favorite fonts.

    34 Deepin Font Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Deepin Font Manager Features

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  14. Fonty icon
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    Fonty

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    Fonty allows you to scan all the installed fonts on your Mac and lists their character support. Fonty comes with some predefined character sets for some common languages and groups of characters.

    13 Fonty alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. Embellish icon
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    Embellish

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    User-friendly application designed for managing Nerd Fonts on your system. With a sleek GTK4 user interface enhanced by libadwaita, Embellish provides a seamless experience for installing, uninstalling and updating of Nerd Fonts.

    38 Embellish alternatives
    Embellish screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Gtk
    7.  Tui
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