The Font Thing Alternatives

The Font Thing is described as 'Freeware program for managing TrueType fonts in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0. It hasn't been designed for but work well under Windows XP and 7' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to The Font Thing for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best The Font Thing alternative is NexusFont, which is free. Other great apps like The Font Thing are FontBase, Font Manager, MyFonts.com and Print My Fonts.

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The Font Thing alternatives are mainly Font Library Tools but may also be Font Hosting Services. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of The Font Thing.
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The Font Thing is a freeware program for managing TrueType fonts in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0. It hasn't been designed for but work well under Windows XP and 7.

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The Font Thing alternatives page was last updated Jul 17, 2024
  1. TransType icon
     1 like

    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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  2. Font Xplorer icon
     3 likes

    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

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    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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  3. Typograf icon
     4 likes

    Typograf previews, prints and manages opentype, truetype, type1 and printer fonts.

    25 Typograf alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Typograf Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Typography
    Typograf iconThe Font Thing Icon

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  4. CufonFonts icon
     1 like

    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

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    CufonFonts iconThe Font Thing Icon

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  5. Font Glancer icon
     3 likes

    Font browser which displays a preview of all the fonts installed in system. Allows you to test each font and have a global view of the full char map of each font.

    4 Font Glancer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Font Glancer iconThe Font Thing Icon

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  6. Font Catalog icon
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    A modern font manager built for Windows 10.

    30 Font Catalog alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    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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  7. Embellish icon
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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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    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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  8. Fonty icon
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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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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Deepin Font Manager icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Deepin Font Manager Features

    Deepin Font Manager iconThe Font Thing Icon

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  10. Beefont icon
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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.

    Beefont iconThe Font Thing Icon

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  11. FontDrop icon
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    Use fonts without needing to install them, just drag'n'drop to Photoshop/Illustrator! With an online catalog of fonts, quickly search and install them. Adobe suite integration lets you create new text layers and restore missing fonts.

    21 FontDrop alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    FontDrop iconThe Font Thing Icon

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