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MainType

MainType makes font management effortless. View, install, and organize your collection with tags, ratings, and advanced OpenType support. The Free Edition handles up to 2,500 fonts—upgrade to unlock its full professional power.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

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  • Windows
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Features

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  1.  Font Previews
  2.  Duplicate Font Finder
  3.  Font Library
  4.  Moveable Panes
  5.  Robust Tagging
  6.  Font Registry Fixer
  7.  Font Export Feature

 Tags

  • font-management
  • typeface-installation
  • typeface
  • typeface-installer
  • postscript
  • typeface-install
  • font-installers
  • font-installation
  • font-install
  • typeface-installers
  • font-installer
  • myfonts

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    neonbeacon added MainType as alternative to Font Pair AI
  • erwindenissen updated MainType
  • belleor, pitchenese1204 and maxgraye liked MainType
  • shivvetee reviewed MainType  

    Top font management software. I've been using it for at least 10 years. Totally happy with it.

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: MainType is praised for its robust features and strong performance as a font manager. Users appreciate its ability to manage large font libraries effectively, offering fast access and easy organization. The software is noted for its stability, versatility, and the ability to enable or disable fonts with ease. Its recent updates add support for OpenType features, new interface themes, and improved accessibility for keyboard users. The free version remains a viable option for non-commercial use, supporting up to 2,500 fonts.
Top Positive Comment
gournis
2

Having worked with NexusFont, Fontbase, and pro software like Suitcase Fusion, FontExplorer X Pro, I can say that MainType is an excellent pro-grade font management.

Steve Berer
0

Top font management software. I've been using it for at least 10 years. Totally happy with it.

Erin Chavez
0

I absolutely love MainType Font Manager, I looked and downloaded over 15 font managers trying to find one that could handle the amount of fonts that I have, still be fast, be able to do sorting, easy access to the extra glyphs, and a few other qualifications. MainType is the only one that hit all of them and then some. I am so impressed with how well it handles my huge collection of fonts and it doesn't slow it down. I am able to sort my fonts into custom groups and folders. There are so many more features that MainType has packed in that I am just crazy over. I can change the font size in the previews, I didn't know I needed this until I downloaded two others that didn't let me. I highly recommend MainType Font Manager for everyone!

RogerB
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I have been using Maintype for many years now. Over this time it has made the management of fonts on my PCs muuuuch easier. Above all, the stability and user guidance have convinced me and continue to convince me, so that I buy every new version. Let's be honest: Each of us could organize the fonts with the Windows on-board tools without a utility. But these on-board tools are really hard to bear. It's like driving a Porsche but wanting to save the money for a proper car technician. Main Type saves me money and nerves. Managing several thousand fonts, which I regularly use for my advertising agency, would actually be impossible without MainType. Normally the program runs absolutely stable and error-free. However, when I once discovered an error, the development team helped me within a few hours and I was able to continue working. All in all, the program is top notch from the point of view of stability, user guidance and price/performance! I really don't see any other program that could keep up with the performance spectrum in relation to the price. Roger B.

Guest
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This Font Manager for Windows has no legitimate rival at any price!

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Norl
0

The view of comparing fonts is more compact than alternative software's. The fonts are tagged to indicate their styles.

markusmathieu
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Even if it might not be perfect all the way, I wholeheartedly agree with all the positive reviews. Ther is no better alternative anywhere. I spent hours preparing for the end of PS1 Support in some months and I would have spent days without MainType. Havin been a satisfied pro user for many years today I decided to give that review after once again being "rescued" by the program that just works so perfectly that you can forget about it for month at a time sometimes. I also decided to give more feedback to the developers because once again I experienced super-fast and friendly support. MainType has fixed the problems Adobe and Microsoft cause for me countless times.

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What is MainType?

MainType is a powerful, professional font manager designed to take the hassle out of organizing your font collection. View, install, print, and manage your fonts with ease while enjoying support for advanced OpenType layout features and vector-based color fonts. Add custom tags, notes, and ratings to stay organized, and use the built-in Unicode character grid plus backup/restore tools to protect your library. The Free Edition lets you manage up to 2,500 fonts—perfect for most designers. For larger collections or premium features, upgrading unlocks MainType’s full potential.

MainType information

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    NL flagHigh-Logic
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $0 + free version with limited functionality.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Chinese
    • Czech
    • Dutch
    • French
    • German
    • Hebrew
    • Arabic
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish

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