Microsoft Font Validator Alternatives

Microsoft Font Validator is described as 'A tool that evaluates how closely a TrueType or OpenType font adheres to the current font format specification, as well as whether the font meets basic recommendations and deliverable guidelines from Microsoft' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are seven alternatives to Microsoft Font Validator for Mac, Windows, Linux and Web-based. The best Microsoft Font Validator alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Font Validator are AFDKO, TruFont, Microsoft Typography and BitFontMaker2™.

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  1. FontForge icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • FontForge is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Microsoft Font Validator.

    • FontForge is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft Font Validator.

    • FontForge is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Font Validator is Free and Proprietary
  2. AFDKO icon
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    AFDKO is a collection of command-line tools used at Adobe for manipulating and creating OpenType font files. Can verify structures, and table entries and their checksums.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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
     
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    Internal tools developed at Microsoft for manipulating and creating OpenType and TrueType font files. Used in development of new font toolsets and fonts. The tools includes TTFdump, TrueType Open Assembler, Flint, SBIT32, CacheTT, FastFont, and AddTable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Fast and easy Online Bitmap font Editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • BitFontMaker2™ is the most popular Web-based alternative to Microsoft Font Validator.

    • BitFontMaker2™ is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Font Validator is also Free and Proprietary
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    A suite of tools for working with font files. The tools focus on comparing, manipulating, and validating font files that are to be shipped for Apple’s operating systems. Graphical tools includes Blinker, Font Proofer X, and MorxTester.

    5 Apple Font Tool Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Easily locate and eliminate hard-to-find font problems that wreak havoc on computer performance and applications.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • FontDoctor is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft Font Validator.

    • FontDoctor is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Font Validator is Free and Proprietary
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