Fontforge is a free Typeface (font) editor program for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux and is localized in several languages.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
United States




Apps similar to Microsoft Font Validator include FontForge, which is free and open source. Other options are Microsoft Typography, AFDKO, TruFont and BitFontMaker2™. In total there are seven Font Editors like Microsoft Font Validator for Mac, Windows, Linux and the web.
Fontforge is a free Typeface (font) editor program for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux and is localized in several languages.




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.
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.
TruFont is a font-editing application written with Python3, ufoLib, defcon and PyQt5.



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



